sub 800kg cars banned on french trackdays.

[TimVanhee]

Anyone heard of this new rule by the FFSA for french trackdays where cars up to 800kg's are banned in days where cars of over 800kg are allowed?
I'm living 2 hours from most Tracks in Northern France and have attended like 5 or 6 events there in the last year in my Caterham, and they are part of the reason I own a Caterham. I would be gutted if this doesn't change soon...

There's a (french) petition against this insanity:

http://tinyurl.com/hpuyxln

[Stephanie Plum]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Sadly nobody seemed very bothered at the time

[F355GTS]

Yep just had to cancel two in March

[johnnyreggae]

At the risk of being controversial this is something to consider in the UK too - many trackdays for other users are spoiled by Caterham type cars slipping up their insides into braking zones

[TartanPaint]

johnnyreggae said:

At the risk of being controversial this is something to consider in the UK too - many trackdays for other users are spoiled by Caterham type cars slipping up their insides into braking zones

Not controversial, just total nonsense. Trackdays are spoiled by people not sticking to the rules. It has nothing to do with what they're driving.

[BrotherMouzone]

TartanPaint said:

Not controversial, just total nonsense. Trackdays are spoiled by people not sticking to the rules. It has nothing to do with what they're driving.

Agreed!

[F355GTS]

BrotherMouzone said:

TartanPaint said:

Not controversial, just total nonsense. Trackdays are spoiled by people not sticking to the rules. It has nothing to do with what they're driving.

Agreed!

Also agreed!

[F355GTS]

Just to clarify sub 800kg's are not banned, the Frnech authorities have decided that cars have to be run in similar weight groups <700kg, 700kg-1100kg and 1100kg-2000kg

Unfortunately most of the days run by the likes of Lotus On Track do not lend themselves to sessions and the majority of cars are in the middle weight group so under 700kg's can not attend

Edited by F355GTS on Saturday 13th February 17:50

[Bodo]

Drats. I now have to trackday my 2cv with an additional six crates of Saint Rieul Triple. Good thing is, they measure the weight at the start of the day, so I can have a fresh bottle every time I brake into that hairpin.

[barpilot]

Bodo said:

Drats. I now have to trackday my 2cv with an additional six crates of Saint Rieul Triple. Good thing is, they measure the weight at the start of the day, so I can have a fresh bottle every time I brake into that hairpin.

[V1DL3R]

Will this be run as sessions? So >700kg etc get the morning and <700kg get the afternoon? I'm just thinking about the business of track days, surely in fFrance attending one now is going to get ludicrously expensive??

[F355GTS]

V1DL3R said:

Will this be run as sessions? So >700kg etc get the morning and <700kg get the afternoon? I'm just thinking about the business of track days, surely in fFrance attending one now is going to get ludicrously expensive??

They will or can run sessions I think it's more a question of whether it's financially viable