The races will adhere to the Le Mans 24 hour tradition and start at 16.00 hours on Saturday 5th July and finish on Sunday 6th July at 16.00 hours. The race features historic endurance race cars from the 1920?s to 1970?s many of which raced at Le Mans in period. The competing cars are classified into 6 age related Plateaus (grids). Each Plateau races for an hour in rotation and this is then repeated 4 times over the 24 hours; the cumulative furthest travelled in each Plateau determining the winner of each Plateau.
Our party will depart from Portsmouth by ferry early on Thursday 3rd July 2014 and drive to Alencon, where we will stay at the Campanile.
A group evening meal will be organised for our party. We will drive to Le Mans on Friday morning and camp at the circuit for two nights. Camping en masse, the legendary ?camp Jensen? of barbecues, beers and much Jensen waffle will be pressed back into service! Whilst the race is in progress there is much to see and view with many shows and displays: have a look at http://www.lemansclassic.com.
After the race has finished on Sunday, we will drive to Caen and stay overnight at the Campanile. Again we will have an organised group evening meal. We will depart early Monday morning for our return to Portsmouth at about 13.00 hours.
The weekend is relaxed with members and their families setting their own agenda. Having said that, this ?camp Jensen? is a hospitable place to be and many lasting friendships have been made there over the years. In 2012 fifty seven members and their families attended; many regulars attend routinely every two years.
Costs are likely to be about ?600 per car plus 2 persons. The cost includes ferry, two overnight accommodations and evening meals, camping pitch, general admission, paddock pass and grandstand seating. Track laps and picnic hampers are extra. The event was oversubscribed in 2012 and will be so again so, if you are interested in attending, could you please let me know? We will need to place our order with the organisers by the end of November 2013.
If you would like to have a chat about the event please call John Donegan on 01580 201167 after 20.00 hours weekdays or e-mail him at billy.rootes@yahoo.co.uk
Some photos from last year, some mine, some Steve Johnson's
