Le Mans 2023 – 100th Anniversary

Date confirmed: 29th June 2023 to 3rd July 2023

Le Mans Classic is on again in 2023, it is the 100^th Anniversary of the Le Mans circuit so it should be a very special event.

It would be good to get everyone at the campsite and stand, so could you please confirm asap if you would like to attend. I will be placing the order on Tuesday 15^th November, any orders received after this date may not / probably won’t be in the same campsite and stand.

The planned travel arrangements are:

• Travel out on the 08:15 Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Caen on Thursday 29^th June, then stay at the Campanile Alencon that night.
• We then travel to Le Mans on Friday morning to set up camp at Epinettes (the same location where we camp last year).
• We will have tickets for the event including the Panorama stand for those that want them.

Some members will then head on to the Loire Valley for the 3-day Jensen European Rally 2023 organised by Chris Reed and Shaun Winfield, otherwise, you can make your own way back on Sunday.

Hotels in the Le Mans area for the weekend are extremely expensive, for those that don’t want to camp it may be worth staying at the Campanile at Alencon where we plan to stay Friday night, otherwise, there are some reasonably priced hotels south of Le Mans near Tours. Alencon is 70km 52 minutes to Le Mans although you will need to drive through Le Mans to get there (Chris Reed found a nice scenic way avoiding the centre). There is a hotel near Semblançay, north of Tours (South of Le Mans),  which is 71 km, 57 mins.

https://www.logishotels.com/en/hotel/logis-hotel-de-la-mere-hamard-1836 Booking.com currently shows as £215

To see the official accommodation page:

https://www.lemansclassic.com/en/information/accommodation/

• You could also stay at the hotel used for the Loire stay but that is about an hour and a half away.
• Brittany Ferries, the cost is likely to be around £225 for a flexible ticket (25% deposit) TBC
• Campanile Alencon, last year rooms prices were €110, plus €1 tax per person, breakfast €11.90 per person, dinner €22 per person. TBC
• Camping at Epinettes is €120 (the cost of camping the Thursday night is included so you could skip Alencon if you want.

Tickets for Le Mans Classic:

• general admission only €64
• general admission plus paddocks €90
• general admission, paddocks plus Panorama or Goodyear (ex Dunlop) €150 / children aged 8 to 15 €60 euros
• This entitles you to park your Jensen in the Jensen only parking area in the circuit village.

As always friends welcome, you don’t have to be a Jensen owner or bring your Jensen

Optional extras:

• Track lap Friday or Saturday morning €210
• Picnic basket for 2 €90 euros
• Helicopter flight €150 euros

As an indication the last night of the Loire tour is Wednesday 5th July, so the ferry back Thursday 6th 08:30 would cost £159

The total cost including the ferry back should be around £890 for two people sharing a car, room and tent

I am waiting to hear back from the organisers as to what deposit they need for the tickets or whether it is payment in full, the maximum deposit will be £430 may be less.

Please can you let me know if you are interested in joining us, and if so your requirements and I will get back to you with the cost.

If anyone wants to speak to me about this please phone on +44 (0) 7917 860 130 or email me on zac@383web.uk