CLASSIC LEMANS – DDK CAMPING -- IMPORTANT NEWS

gav p · Post by **gav p** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:36 pm

Sounds all good James. Thanks again for your efforts.

As posted elsewhere, Alam and I can vouch for Karting Nord as being really good place to stay.. bigger, more trees, more bogs etc and still right by the action. It'll be very cool

theorangeperil · Post by **theorangeperil** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:19 pm

Does anyone know what you need to do if you are taking two cars but one tent?
I assume you pay for one camping plot, but will you be able to get both cars onto the site?
Anyone know?

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:27 pm

theorangeperil wrote:will you be able to get both cars onto the site?

Probably not. The passes are issued and affixed to the car windscreen.
You're let through onto the site with a pass displayed.
I think they monitor the car's for access not the number of tents.

Evil J Guano · Post by **Evil J Guano** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:30 pm

It is a car deal afaik, me and Stuart went on our pushbikes last time and only paid to get in and camped for free. As said the pass is for your car and very sticky in case you were thinking of sharing it.

theorangeperil · Post by **theorangeperil** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:06 pm

I see you can pay for parking on the ACO site, wonder if that would get you in to the campsite to park?

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:09 pm

quick answer is no it won't.

for example Maison Blanche is only accessable by cars via a single entrance that is manned at all times. No pass on the windshield no entrance.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:02 pm

hot66 wrote:quick answer is no it won't.

for example Maison Blanche is only accessable by cars via a single, machine gun-protected entrance, that is manned at all times. No pass on the windshield no entrance. Last time, a portable car crush was used to dispose of all non-ticket displaying vehicles. Any guilty occupants were forced to use the on-site toilets.

Sounds a bit harsh.

Sorry, couldn't resist

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theorangeperil · Post by **theorangeperil** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:28 pm

So 2 cars means 2 camping pitches...

Still I guess it's only 80 euros.

rvzz · Post by **rvzz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:06 am

I've managed to swop my camping at maison blanche for karting nord ,booked a hotel in Rouen on the way down , but can't get anything for monday on the way back. At the risk of sounding a bit forward, has any one got any space on the floor , bath , wardrobe .etc for the monday in Rouen, Willing to pick up the bar tab , then talk b*ll**ks tll the early hours in exchange............thanks. Russ

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:23 am

you have to love DDK with posts like that.. just don't tell some one you love them at 3 in the morning. esp not the wife

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On a more serious note..

I will need one more camping I am bringing my sister and we are coming down on the Thursday morning.. so will look for a hotel the nigth before. Now my sister is single and I am her brother so no funny business. Single boys can pass me their CV for approval before hand

I am staying on in France for a few days afterwards and coming back St Marlo different route..

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:12 am

Mark, is she in teh car with you or is she bringing her own car? Each camping pass is per car

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:39 pm

Update

It looks like ACO have started to number the camping pitches at their sites and issue the tickets with the pitch number, so no more turning up and grabbing a huge plot anymore ...

Anyway as a result Karting Nord looks like it will have numbered pitches too. Knowing the French, I thought I better just confirm my 38 camping passes are going to be 'together' and I've just had a confirmation email confirming they are

So all our 38 pitches are together in a single area of Karting Nord

I'm glad we didn't all book seperatly as we'd have all ended up all over the place

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:42 pm

good news james.

bootsy, on a diverted plane' drunk in madrid! what joy

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:33 pm

That's great James, thanks again.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:29 pm

Excellent! Should make things bit less chaotic

Thanks James