imagineer
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 10:11 AM |
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Le Mans 24 Hours - How much?!
Is it possible for two blokes to drive to Le Mans 24 Hours, park-up and pitch a tent for 4 nights, without spending £700 before you've bought
your first beer?
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gdp66
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 10:49 AM |
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Quite a few off site campsites, which are cheaper and quieter.
Depends what your after.
http://en.chateau-de-chanteloup.com/24-hours-of-le-mans-le-mans-classic/
http://www.lepontromain.com/
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FASTdan
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 11:00 AM |
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Absolutely?! Shouldn't be costing anywhere near that?
We've done it twice and granted we were a large party of 10/12 and I'd say before beer/food/fuel the price was £180'ish per head.
And that was doing the not-so-cheap route of the Hull overnight crossing - so if you skip that and do the straight Dover route I suspect you'd
achieve similar costs.
Think we were on Karting Nord last time which seemed a good campsite for reasonable money.
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lewis
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 11:10 AM |
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Stayed at Porsche curves with travel destinations this year cost £330 pp all in,only food beer & fuel on top.
[Edited on 8/10/12 by lewis]
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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chillis
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 11:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lewis
Stayed at Porsche curves with travel destinations this year cost £330 pp all in,only food beer & fuel on top.
[Edited on 8/10/12 by lewis]
So that's £660 plus fuel, getting close to that £700 figure
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 12:19 PM |
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I thought the ACO camping tickets were about £80 approx, general admission about £30, so thats about £140. Ferry under £100.
I know people get stiffed with the resellers big time. My advice think about joining the ACO, you get a few handy perks and discounted tickets. Use of
the main stands is always handy (excellent bogs in there)
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 12:24 PM |
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http://www.speedchills.com/le-mans-24-hours/on-circuit-camping/prices
that is a reseller, about £400 for 2..........
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 03:53 PM |
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This year I stayed hear.
http://motorsport-tours.com/detail.asp?TourID=MT100002
It was a 15 minuet walk to the circuit, good showers, good toilets and got some sleep (not sure how inportant the last bit is to you)
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ChrisW
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 04:59 PM |
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The trip I organised last year was £188 per person for race ticket, campsite and channel tunnel.
On top of that you'd need fuel (£140 in my diesel Audi) and tolls of about £60. I make that under £600 for two sharing. Anything I've
forgotten?
Chris
My gaff my rules
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 06:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
The trip I organised last year was £188 per person for race ticket, campsite and channel tunnel.
On top of that you'd need fuel (£140 in my diesel Audi) and tolls of about £60. I make that under £600 for two sharing. Anything I've
forgotten?
Chris
food?
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greenwood03
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 07:17 PM |
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yes you can def do it for less than that - like all things depends on what you want, and how clued up you are.....
that said i have arranged 3 tours to LM and it know that the total cost PP is a smidge under 850....BUT for that we: have 24 hr site security on a
private camping enclosure with therefore priovate showers/loos and a marquee with beer + tv, we also pay a premium because we wnat electric......AND
the cost is slightly distorted because we take a van with just 2 people travelling as well as the cars.....meaning higher petrol/ferry cost than
shoving 3-4 people in a car.
that figure includes luterally everything, we take all food, bbq and shedloads of beer to save messing around when down therte, and includes enough
spending money for meals out daytime and trackside beers and the helicopter ride.
top tip.....dont bother getting all or any of teh entrance tickets from the resellers, join the ACO, that gives you discounted tickets - i think from
memory up to 5 per member and access to the ACO private enclosure which is handy if its carp weather....an ACO member can sign in 3-4 guests for a
measely e15 or so.....AND if you recommend a pal to join the ACO you get a E20 fuel voucher.
watch e/tunnel or the ferries for deals and jump on them as early as poss. and personal preference, choose a camp site that isnt too much of a hike
from teh main entrance.....
as a rough guess 2 ppl in 1 car shd be a smidge less than £400, crossing, camping, entrance, fuel....
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 02:08 PM |
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We are booking in to the Houx annex campsite this year, will be around £115 each inc entrance tickets.
Ferry is looking to be around £100 each tops.
What i was wondering is has anyone taken their kit car down?
im thinking of taking the GT1 which has a busa engine in it, i just wondered whether anyone could roughly estimate the fuel usage?
I havent really driven mine enough to get a rough mpg estimation on a consistant 70mph ish journey. Id have thought it would be atleast 20-25mpg
right considering the weight but allowing for the higher rpm (about 6500rpm at 70mph)
I can take my 335d but would be pretty cool to go in the GT1.
[Edited on 22/10/12 by gtr_garner]
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FASTdan
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gtr_garner
We are booking in to the Houx annex campsite this year, will be around £115 each inc entrance tickets.
Ferry is looking to be around £100 each tops.
What i was wondering is has anyone taken their kit car down?
im thinking of taking the GT1 which has a busa engine in it, i just wondered whether anyone could roughly estimate the fuel usage?
I havent really driven mine enough to get a rough mpg estimation on a consistant 70mph ish journey. Id have thought it would be atleast 20-25mpg
right considering the weight but allowing for the higher rpm (about 6500rpm at 70mph)
I can take my 335d but would be pretty cool to go in the GT1.
[Edited on 22/10/12 by gtr_garner]
Not really much of a comparison but I drove the Indy (2.3 Duratec, bike carbs) down and it averaged 35+mpg mostly 70-85mph.
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 03:02 PM |
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Thanks for that
can you remember what kind of rpm that was at?
I think i should be alright and it not be hugely OTT i will be happy with over 25-30mpg to be honest!
Ive just increased the rear sprocket slightly but every little helps!
[Edited on 22/10/12 by gtr_garner]
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jossey
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 04:22 PM |
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Cost me and my mate £350 including euro tunnel camping and fuel in the tintop.
[Edited on 22/10/12 by jossey]
Thanks
David Johnson
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 04:31 PM |
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is that each im assuming?
if not wow you did well ha
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wheezy
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 10:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gtr_garner
We are booking in to the Houx annex campsite this year, will be around £115 each inc entrance tickets.
Ferry is looking to be around £100 each tops.
What i was wondering is has anyone taken their kit car down?
im thinking of taking the GT1 which has a busa engine in it, i just wondered whether anyone could roughly estimate the fuel usage?
I havent really driven mine enough to get a rough mpg estimation on a consistant 70mph ish journey. Id have thought it would be atleast 20-25mpg
right considering the weight but allowing for the higher rpm (about 6500rpm at 70mph)
I can take my 335d but would be pretty cool to go in the GT1.
[Edited on 22/10/12 by gtr_garner]
I've taken the Spire GTR over for the last few years. I get about 25mpg at a reasonable speed  on the motorways. Only down side is the lack of
space for camping equipment and getting soaked in some of the heavy rain we had on the journey.
You will certainly turn a few heads if you do take the GT1. 
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 6/11/12 at 11:06 AM |
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I can live with 25mpg or thereabouts 
Yeah I know what you mean about the rain, had to drive it back from filming in what can only be described as a typhoon ha, not fun but liveable.
There are about 10 cars that I'm going with so space isn't too much of an issue, trying to find a passenger to share the fuel costs with
is another matter
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sylva_phoenix
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 08:46 PM |
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Petrol price is the killer. Cheaper to fly there, but then you miss the best bit of the event!
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 09:34 PM |
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I'm all booked up to go now.
I have a passenger so can split the costs but the 17l tank or whatever it is is going to be a killer.
I've been doing some mileage tests and it isn't too bad so far.
Got a couple of jerry cans which we are going to put in other cars for the journey.
All costs so far come to £160 for ferry, entrance and camping for 4 days so hopefully my costs individually shouldn't be more than £350-£400
My problem is is that I have the gatebil run 2 weeks after which is going to be a fortune ha
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Simon
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| posted on 21/12/12 at 01:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sylva_phoenix
Petrol price is the killer. Cheaper to fly there, but then you miss the best bit of the event!
Might be if you go on your own.
I reckon get a decent sized diesel car and have 5 peeps sharing.
According to viamichelin Calais to Le Mans is 265 miles + 100 this side being 365 x 2 = 730/40mpg = 18 gallons @ £6.50 =
Fuel £120/5 peeps = £24/head
Tolls £46/5 = £9/head
Food/drink £15/head/day
Eurotunnel £100/5 = £20
+ entry tkt £?
There you go, under a £100 (ex entry ticket) each.
Ah, camping - I slept in a sleeping bag on a grass verge in car park. Cost nothing - was 1985 though
ATB
Simon
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Simon
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| posted on 21/12/12 at 01:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gtr_garner
I'm all booked up to go now.
Got a couple of jerry cans which we are going to put in other cars for the journey.
Customs will ask you about the jerry cans!
ATB
Simon
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gtr_garner
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| posted on 21/12/12 at 10:02 AM |
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Only if the car carrying it gets searched. Lol
I need someone to carry one so will have to deal with it as it comes along ha
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