steve m
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| posted on 30/9/10 at 07:32 PM |
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Following on from Chris, Le mans 2011
I have always wanted to go, but various reasons, from money,children, grandchildren and health etc, have precluded me this source of entertainment
So next year ?? i am on leave over that period (race is 11/12 june)
My mate wants to go as well, so costs halved, but that does mean alcohol increased
Locost is MOT'd so in theory thats the wheels sorted, or it will be m8 XK8 soft top
So what does it all cost ?
ferrys
le mans entry
food (no room in my 7 to take any)
And what do you guys take (in a 7) ?
tent ?
sleeping bags x 2 ?
small bag of clean shreddies ?
toothpaste etc
Any one want to share their experiances, would greatly help my planning
Regards
Steve
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ChrisW
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| posted on 30/9/10 at 08:10 PM |
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Hi Steve
I went in my MR2 two years ago and we fitted everything in for two of us... and my Mrs doesn't travel light! I'm sure it's do-able
in a Seven.
The way we do it with my crew is to pair up and put in £160 each. That gets a ferry ticket for 1 car, 1 camping pitch (room for two tents), 2 race
tickets, and usually some money spare for the kitty.
On top of that it costs about £40 in tolls, and it's 500 miles round trip from Dover.
Then food and alcohol on top. The standing joke is 'What's for dinner?'... 'Meat and bread', which pretty much sums it
up. It's pretty cheap.
We usually spend the kitty on a BBQ (because nobody wants to put a greasy BBQ in their car), coal, bottles of water, ice, etc altho it usually
involves another whip-round of a tenner or so each for the campsite essentials.
After that you can spend as little or as much as you want. There are plenty of things to tempt you to spend money on at the track. Food and drink
are very pricey. But there's no reason you can't take food and drink with you - quite a few of our group do.
It's also possible to do it more cheaply if you stay on a cheaper campsite. You'd probably save £20-30 each if you sacrifice some sleep,
are prepared to walk further to the track, and don't mind crapping or showering in a portacabin.
The first time you go I'd strongly advise you try and team up with people who have been before. It's all a bit daunting the first time -
we were certainly very glad of someone to show us the ropes!
Oh, and whatever you do, make sure you sneak out onto the Mulsanne in the middle of the night on Saturday. You have to jump some fences and fight
through some undergrowth, but it's an amazing experience to be 2m away from the cars going flat out at 200mph+. If you're friends with me
on Facebook you can probably watch this:
http://www.facebook.com/bigchrisw?v=app_2392950137#!/video/video.php?v=434540995659
Cheers, Chris
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stevebubs
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| posted on 1/10/10 at 02:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Hi Steve
I went in my MR2 two years ago and we fitted everything in for two of us... and my Mrs doesn't travel light! I'm sure it's do-able
in a Seven.
The way we do it with my crew is to pair up and put in £160 each. That gets a ferry ticket for 1 car, 1 camping pitch (room for two tents), 2 race
tickets, and usually some money spare for the kitty.
On top of that it costs about £40 in tolls, and it's 500 miles round trip from Dover.
Then food and alcohol on top. The standing joke is 'What's for dinner?'... 'Meat and bread', which pretty much sums it
up. It's pretty cheap.
We usually spend the kitty on a BBQ (because nobody wants to put a greasy BBQ in their car), coal, bottles of water, ice, etc altho it usually
involves another whip-round of a tenner or so each for the campsite essentials.
After that you can spend as little or as much as you want. There are plenty of things to tempt you to spend money on at the track. Food and drink
are very pricey. But there's no reason you can't take food and drink with you - quite a few of our group do.
It's also possible to do it more cheaply if you stay on a cheaper campsite. You'd probably save £20-30 each if you sacrifice some sleep,
are prepared to walk further to the track, and don't mind crapping or showering in a portacabin.
The first time you go I'd strongly advise you try and team up with people who have been before. It's all a bit daunting the first time -
we were certainly very glad of someone to show us the ropes!
Oh, and whatever you do, make sure you sneak out onto the Mulsanne in the middle of the night on Saturday. You have to jump some fences and fight
through some undergrowth, but it's an amazing experience to be 2m away from the cars going flat out at 200mph+. If you're friends with me
on Facebook you can probably watch this:
http://www.facebook.com/bigchrisw?v=app_2392950137#!/video/video.php?v=434540995659
Cheers, Chris
If you've got a BBQ, there's a local carrefoure so food and drink doesn't *have* to be expensive...
Think last time, I spent less than £350 including petrol and entrance ticket (but excluding campsite and ferry)
[Edited on 1/10/10 by stevebubs]
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ChrisW
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| posted on 1/10/10 at 05:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
If you've got a BBQ, there's a local carrefoure so food and drink doesn't *have* to be expensive...
Think last time, I spent less than £350 including petrol and entrance ticket (but excluding campsite and ferry)
Indeed! There's also Super-U in Mulsanne, but it's a bit difficult to get to during the race itself. We certainly try to avoid
unnecessary expense!
Chris
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