Campsite and parking exits

[davidd]

For the past couple of years the campsite exists have been closed by the end of the race, opening 45 mins later. I guess in an effort to control traffic.

Does anyone know if they do the same with the official car parks?

[CLK-GTR]

davidd said:

For the past couple of years the campsite exists have been closed by the end of the race, opening 45 mins later. I guess in an effort to control traffic.

Does anyone know if they do the same with the official car parks?

Panorama was open last year, albeit you were forced to head West on the dual carriageway for quite a long time before any exits were open to turn around.

[davidd]

That helps, thanks.

[Nickg67]

Panorama and expo both open, although took ages to get out . The I made the fatal error of trying to go though LM centre, completely forgetting they are digging up 90% of the roads ! Although did make it to Dieppe in plenty of time for midnight ferry

[adamstreeter]

Last few years we've packed in the morning, and moved the car to a location that is fairly reliably easy to get out and outside of campsite boundries.

Pretty much when the cars have finished we head out and on last few occasions have been out with pretty much no hold up. Been enough times to not worry to stick around for the podium unless something significant has happened.

Meant we were easily back at Calais for a eurotunnel on the Sunday.

[//j17]

Not sure if they actually did the whole "campsite lockdown" thing this year. Certainly where I was no signs went up and there was only the short delay you'd expect for them to sweep the road and remove the barriers before people started to flow, slowly but steadily out of Hippodrome and Prairie.

[Chrisgr31]

//j17 said:

Not sure if they actually did the whole "campsite lockdown" thing this year. Certainly where I was no signs went up and there was only the short delay you'd expect for them to sweep the road and remove the barriers before people started to flow, slowly but steadily out of Hippodrome and Prairie.

Thats possibly because the exits aren't crossing pedestrian routes out of the circuit?

[davidd]

We were on bsj, gates closed for 45 mins after the race, then traffic was terrible.

[Red9zero]

Houx had signs up last few years, but only actually closed them in 2023. Last two years we got out easily after the race. I assume people weren't rushing back as they thought the gates were locked.