Hi mate, I went in 2010.

My friend made all the arrangements for travel etc but did it so that we effectively had a shorter drive and longer ferry crossing. That worked well for us as you get more time to oggle at the supercars on the ferry, haha.

When driving down we avoided the motorways and stuck to A-roads. We didn't see a single police speed trap but went through loads of nice French towns with people waving and whistling at our cars. It was great fun.

We stayed in the smaller of the two Speedchills campsites and it was fantastic. It was 10 minutes walk from the track, had hot showers and clean toilets, plus a massive marqui with hot food, cold beer and a plasma TV showing the race on Eurosport - perfect for when you've spent a few hours at the track and fancy coming 'home' for a more comfy seat!

My advice would be to travel as light as you can. You can buy everything you need from the massive Carfour supermarket up the road. However honestly, we all got sick of eating BBQ food after 3 days so do your best to mix it up a little

I'd planned to go again in 2012 but unfortunately one of my stupid friends has booked his stupid wedding that weekend!!! Such is life... LOL

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Went 2 years back, I thought Le mans was a bit of a shit hole tbh. Make sure you get a decent hotel, ours was a flea pit. Prices seemed mega dear as it was race "week" also.

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I also didnt rate it, been twice took motorhomes both times (but stayed on campsites) its quite hard to actually follow the race when your there i found, its impossible to buy decent food on site, its basically just a big p*ss up nothing wrong with that and thats what most go for im sure, watching headlamps in the middle of the night does become a bit boring after a while, kart track is fun, I wouldnt go again.

So you'd recommend Hoax for a decent campsite to stay at?

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Does Houx have decent showers and toilets?

I really like my creature comforts and having a hot shower in the morning is a number 1 priority for me. That's what impressed me about the Speedchills site I was at. And they had a marquee selling decent hot grub as well.

No electricity hook up though. Keeping our beers cold was a problem!

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Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

I have been a fair few times, would not go now though.
If I wanted to see an audi diesel I can look out of the kitchen window.

The Le Mans Classic a month later is much more interesting.

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The sad thing about Le Mans is there is now a substantial chav element to it.

There are some great threads on Pistonheads on which campsites to avoid and which ones are good (Houx Annexe and Beausejour are top spots).

I've been every year since 1997. Camped 5-6 times but now we use the Hotel F1 at Le Mans Nord. €29 per night per person including breakfast, a decent-ish bar across the road.

We get the Eurotunnel down and go on the toll roads these days. The N138 used to be a laugh but there are speed traps in abundance these days. Plus the toll roads take 2 hours off your journey.

Friday night in Le Mans is essential - we met Ben Collins on the tram and Gareth Jones (aka Gaz Top) in town - he was doing some bits for his Podcast (which is pretty funny and has Richard Porter aka Sniff Petrol featured).

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Yeah we've stayed at Karting Nord too. Great campsite.

Our group are the sort that like to watch the racing so we get grandstand tickets to watch the build up and start. We usually watch for a few hours there then wander over to the Porsche Curves or up to Tetre Rouge. Nip off for a bite to eat at about 9pm, come back as it's getting dark and head to Indianapolis or Arnage at about 2-3am. I love seeing the sun coming up at Arnage

Pop back to the car for a bite to eat and a doze, then back to the grandstand to watch the last couple of hours unfold. That's a typical LM

A mini radio is essential for listening to Radio Le Mans.

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