Have you been to Spa?

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So I am obsessing about attending a track day at Spa Francochamps circuit in good old Belgium.

Have any of you been? Been watching you tube and just want to ride the track so badly. I have been to a F1 event and also the Spa Classic in a early 70's 911, which was quite an experience.

So notes I have taken.

1. Track days there get booked up mega quick.
2. Expensive for the day.
3. Rain seems most likely and its pot luck.
4. No power so need to bring a generator for my tyre warmers.

How do you take Eau Rouge in 4th with caution it appears?


Am I right?

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I think for me being a F1 for so many years (until recently, as I don't watch races, I prefer to read about them they are so dull) Spa is a almost pilgrimage of the motorsport kind.

Kind of the same when I went to Le Mans and Silverstone (not Donnington strangely) The only other tracks that makes me feel this way are Suzuka and maybe Mugello.

I think I may join you in August probably on my 750 if the R1 gets sold.

I have generator but would prefer a proper pit.

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Tall_Paul said:

My one visit to spa (not for a track day) and yes, it was raining.

I am planning a weekend road trip to Spa with my brother and some pals. I like the roads around there too.

I think the track day needs to take precedent.

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Using tyre warmers enables you to be on pace much sooner on the circuit, reducing the laps needed to bring cold tyres up to optimum temperature for maximum grip. They can also dramatically increase the life of your tyres by reducing the number of heat cycles. Each heat cycle causes a degradation in the tyre compound - by maintaining a constant temperature you can reduce the number of heat cycles and prolong the life of your rubber.

I nicked this from the No Limits site..
https://nolimitstrackdays.com/tyre-warmers/

As I couldn't have explained it better.

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I was wondering if the site had showers and I may take my T5. The rear bench lays back into a bed. I may camp... but to be honest I am not sure how pleasant it would be.

Another thing to consider is noise. My R1 passes everything with the Akra's but the 750 might struggle unless I change the exhaust.

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doogalman said:

Renn Sport said:

I was wondering if the site had showers and I may take my T5. .

There are showers in the lower paddock.

There is also power in all the paddocks, just take some extension leads and an adaptor.

Never used tyre warmers on any bike track days there, never been a problem as the track is quite grippy and tyres soon get heat in them. Besides I always like a warm-up/sighting lap then go for it.

Wet weather grip is a plenty as long as you stay off the tyre line of cars into the heavy braking zones.

Weather is generally good thruout summer, I was last riding there late september and it was a belter. should it shower the track can dry pretty quick with a couple of places that are slow to dry so again a good reason to warm up on an out lap.

Spa really is a classic track that has to be done at least once. 3 1/2 hours drive from calais it's easy to get to. I'm lucky as I live 70 miles away over the border in Germany. But often work at Spa as a car instructor.

What tyres do you run? I was going to take D212 or Supercorsa for the dry and some full wets. In mixed conditions I'm not sure what to go out on?

Should I get some road tyres like the M7RR's? That's a lot of tyres. I don't like riding in the wet because its cold, uncomfortable, then you have to dry your kit.

However if I am paying £400 at Spa then I think rain is a fact of life and as such I'll ride in it.

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mckeann said:

They can sell out fast, they are very expensive, and it does rain a lot.

But it's totally worth it

https://vimeo.com/178874316

WOW - you are hauling ass!!!!

Loved that video after finally getting around to watching it. Were you doing 4th through Eau Rouge? just aim at the house to drag you toward the apex and then on to the Kimmel straight?

awesome. Got the blood flowing.