FRENCH MOTOGP
Below you will find reviews, ratings, and tips on the circuit from other race fans.
WE HAD A GOOD WEEKEND ALL ROUND
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Hello,
I arrived at the Le Mans circuit at 2100 and wasn't allowed to park in Privilege Parking like I paid for, I was directed to the Blue campsite where I finally got to park the car at 2330. From here, there was no space to actually pitch a tent and park the car so I had to sleep in the car. I say sleep, I was kept awake most of the night by people riding, drunk, through the camp site revving the engines until the it hit the rev limiter, again myself and my companion were supposed to be in Green camping, which may have been quieter. In day light, I was able to get the car to Garage Vert parking and was able to pitch the tent in Blue, but sadly I still had a sleepless night again due to riders revving engines, performing 'burn-outs' and generally making a nuance of themselves.
While the food was generally OK, I have to ask for more variety burger and chips or sausage and chips was pretty much the only option here. I feel I should now speak to my doctor and have a cholesterol check-up due to the fatty, artery clogging, hormone injected food served.
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This was my first MotoGP although I've been to this circuit many times before. I was a bit wary of not buying a reserved grandstand seat but we got there at 9am ish and just about managed to find a good view. If we'd got there earlier even better views would have been ours. Any later than that and you'd need a reserved seat though. There are lots of giant screens around the track, so try to get a spot where you can see one as it makes following the races much easier, especially as the circuit commentary has no English updates.
We watched at Garage Vert, you can see the bikes for a long time here, plus there is good overtaking to watch, and a big screen.
As ever, the toilet facilities at this track were poor. Long queues all day, but that's pretty standard for this type of event.
Now, my biggest gripe was the car parking. Your General Entrance ticket entitles you to free parking, but if you care for your car in any way look for other options. The car parks are also the camp sites, so by Sunday morning there is virtually no spaces left amongst a sea of tents, motorcycles, broken bottles and smouldering fires. It was a challenge to find anywhere to abandon the car without upsetting anyone. After the event, it took over an hour to get off the car ark, so make sure you don't need to rush for a ferry too.