Saturday, June 7, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Ear Muffs + Ear Plugs
Purchased today to add to the Le Mans daybag. Different earmuff model than the ones from the prior post, but should work well for $14, $10 on sale at Harbor Freight on Long Island. Ear plugs are an added bonus for only $3.
I figure the ear muffs will be good for use over stereo ear buds connected to a portable radio to listen to Radio LeMans during the event.
I figure the ear muffs will be good for use over stereo ear buds connected to a portable radio to listen to Radio LeMans during the event.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
LeMans in Audi Magazine
Just arrived in the mail this past week - a short piece on LeMans in the Audi Factory magazine. A brief read with a few nice photos. Nice to receive with about 3 weeks to go until race day!
Audi Magazine - Le Mans (PDF)
Audi Magazine - Le Mans (PDF)
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| LeMans in Audi Magazine |
Saturday, April 12, 2014
The Tickets Have Arrived
They are here and in possession in the US: 9 grandstand tickets and general access passes. Delivered to Austin, Texas in two packages on Friday and Saturday.
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| 9 Tickets to LeMans |
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| Delivery Tracking History from UPS |
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Saturday, November 16, 2013
T23 is The Place To Be!
Tickets Purchased for Le Mans 2014!
General Access Passes and Grandstand Seats:
Grandstand T23, Raccordement (aka La Sarthe, Maison Blance, or the Ford Chicane)
Row G: Seats 122,123,124,125
Row F: Seats 121,122,123,124,125
Tickets will be printed and mailed sometime around April 2014 and shipped to the US. Will distribute once we receive them.
We highly regard the racing valor of Luigi Chinetti, Woolf Barnato and Robert Benoist that is shown at the dedicated tribute grandstands for each of these drivers at the end of the S/F straightaway. But after much consideration and several email and facetime hours reviewing video, images, travel reviews and messageboard posts of viewlines around the track, our thought has adjusted. I don't believe the seating position from Chinetti (T15) and the other far straightaway grandstands will match the final turns of the course named after good 'ol Detroit Iron. The Ford Chicane has risen as the best bet for grandstand seating at Le Mans:
Below is a video of a view from T23 Raccordement - special thanks to the video author for his message reply this morning about the seats. Several snapshots of analysis for the seating position are also below.
Meet you all there at 3pm, June 14!
General Access Passes and Grandstand Seats:
Grandstand T23, Raccordement (aka La Sarthe, Maison Blance, or the Ford Chicane)
Row G: Seats 122,123,124,125
Row F: Seats 121,122,123,124,125
Tickets will be printed and mailed sometime around April 2014 and shipped to the US. Will distribute once we receive them.
We highly regard the racing valor of Luigi Chinetti, Woolf Barnato and Robert Benoist that is shown at the dedicated tribute grandstands for each of these drivers at the end of the S/F straightaway. But after much consideration and several email and facetime hours reviewing video, images, travel reviews and messageboard posts of viewlines around the track, our thought has adjusted. I don't believe the seating position from Chinetti (T15) and the other far straightaway grandstands will match the final turns of the course named after good 'ol Detroit Iron. The Ford Chicane has risen as the best bet for grandstand seating at Le Mans:
- Well covered grandstand area
- Close proximity to the vehicles on the course
- Extended view time of the cars at a slower, curvy section of the course
- Long view down the fast S/F straight
- View of the pit entry
- Line of sight to a jumbotron screen (maybe bring some binoculars!)
Below is a video of a view from T23 Raccordement - special thanks to the video author for his message reply this morning about the seats. Several snapshots of analysis for the seating position are also below.
Meet you all there at 3pm, June 14!
Saturday, November 9, 2013
A Ticketing Bargain
To keep everyone's interest level on high and to stoke your commitment to get some tickets real soon (let's say Monday morning, Nov11, before the ACO closes at 11am EST!?), I just ran some numbers for clarity and comparison fun:
GA = general admission cost, EUR55 as ACO member
GS = grandstand seat cost, been looking in the EUR75-100-ish range
ACO = ACO level 2 membership costs, EUR102
LD = cost of long distance call to France (optional to include, if we're really tracking ALL reimbursable costs)
S = shipping costs
P = number of persons purchasing on an ACO membership
GA + GS + (ACO/P) + (LD/P) + (S/P) = per ticket cost
So the cost per ticket will be in the neighborhood of EUR 175 or $235, maybe a bit less with lower cost grandstand seats, maybe a little higher with more costly seats, fewer persons sharing the ACO costs, or a strike in France causes a surge in long distance telephone charges or shipping costs.
I honestly had not been too concerned if the costs was +/- a bit from this range. If someone is committed to attend, this will be only a small portion of trip costs compared to airfare, hotel, rail, etc. That's all for you to decide how to travel and enjoy yourself while in France.
By comparison in the sporting world, this is a relative bargain:
Tickets to Game 6 of the World Series were going for $1000 each
Seats to the upcoming Super Bowl start at $800 each
Lowest costs seats to the final match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are $440
So on a per minute basis, LeMans is a clear winner:
BTW, I want to go to a game at Fenway next season. I've never been there. Anyone want to come along?
GA = general admission cost, EUR55 as ACO member
GS = grandstand seat cost, been looking in the EUR75-100-ish range
ACO = ACO level 2 membership costs, EUR102
LD = cost of long distance call to France (optional to include, if we're really tracking ALL reimbursable costs)
S = shipping costs
P = number of persons purchasing on an ACO membership
GA + GS + (ACO/P) + (LD/P) + (S/P) = per ticket cost
So the cost per ticket will be in the neighborhood of EUR 175 or $235, maybe a bit less with lower cost grandstand seats, maybe a little higher with more costly seats, fewer persons sharing the ACO costs, or a strike in France causes a surge in long distance telephone charges or shipping costs.
I honestly had not been too concerned if the costs was +/- a bit from this range. If someone is committed to attend, this will be only a small portion of trip costs compared to airfare, hotel, rail, etc. That's all for you to decide how to travel and enjoy yourself while in France.
By comparison in the sporting world, this is a relative bargain:
Tickets to Game 6 of the World Series were going for $1000 each
Seats to the upcoming Super Bowl start at $800 each
Lowest costs seats to the final match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are $440
So on a per minute basis, LeMans is a clear winner:
| Ticket Cost | Approx playing time (min) | Cost/min | |
| LeMans | $235 | 1440 | $0.16 |
| World Series | $1000 | 150 | $6.67 |
| Super Bowl | $800 | 60 | $13.33 |
| World Cup | $440 | 90 | $4.89 |
BTW, I want to go to a game at Fenway next season. I've never been there. Anyone want to come along?
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