Track Days at Spa - 2011

[V8mate]

Watching the GP at the weekend reminded me of just what a glorious circuit Spa is. So I toddled off to Google to see what the scope for track days there is. On the face of it, events there are plenty and no more expensive than in the UK.

So what are your experiences of track time at Spa? Can you recommend any organisers who do a particularly good job - whether on the day/weekend at the circuit or in terms of overall care/package?

[jleroux]

V8mate said:

So what are your experiences of track time at Spa?

Spa is the daddy of all circuits for me. I'd trade 10 days at any UK race circuit for a single day at Spa. Simply awesome in any weather.

Jonny
BaT

[Eduardo de Sousa]

V8mate said:

Watching the GP at the weekend reminded me of just what a glorious circuit Spa is. So I toddled off to Google to see what the scope for track days there is. On the face of it, events there are plenty and no more expensive than in the UK.

So what are your experiences of track time at Spa? Can you recommend any organisers who do a particularly good job - whether on the day/weekend at the circuit or in terms of overall care/package?

Hi , i used Gold track organizer last June 2010 for 2 days Spa and it was a fantastic day.
Would do it again for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDuq0AueCE

Eduardo.

[mrmr96]

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[ForzaGilles]

I was also on one of the Goldtrack days at the end of June and would echo Eduardo's comments. Great day, well organised and an awesome track!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKocEykIOZY

[grahamn]

Group of us are going begining of Oct with Circuit Days

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f... Europe trip '10

Will be our third trip there. It is a great place and is my favorite circuit.

[jaibk]

i had two hours during the spaitalia event in june, and was totally blown away by an amazing circuit. i wish i had booked more of the sessions available, and will certainly do so when we go back next year.

worth every penny for this:


and this:

[fergus]

ForzaGilles said:

I was also on one of the Goldtrack days at the end of June and would echo Eduardo's comments. Great day, well organised and an awesome track!

+1

[Vixpy1]

Spa is epic, back there in October

[pikeyboy]

Vixpy1 said:

Spa is epic, back there in October

absolutely epionc you're right. I've been lucky enough to have driven and raced there on many occasions. Are going with goldtrack in October?

[TuxMan]

fergus said:

ForzaGilles said:

I was also on one of the Goldtrack days at the end of June and would echo Eduardo's comments. Great day, well organised and an awesome track!

+1

Took the Noble in June was awsome !!

[chrisr29]

grahamn said:

Group of us are going begining of Oct with Circuit Days

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f... Europe trip '10

Will be our third trip there. It is a great place and is my favorite circuit.

I'm booked in on Tues 5th Oct, which day you on?

Doing the ring on the Sun.....can't wait!

[COBRO]

I did Spa with RSR Nurburg earlier in the year who joined up with RMA. The organisation is a bit eccentric but it was a fabulous day with only 50 cars on circuit (think we were lucky) so almost a clear track. Loved the circuit and would go back there any time. The 'track walk' with Ron Simons made it special too - standing at the top of Eau Rouge and getting a real sense of the gradient.

[Vixpy1]

pikeyboy said:

Vixpy1 said:

Spa is epic, back there in October

absolutely epionc you're right. I've been lucky enough to have driven and raced there on many occasions. Are going with goldtrack in October?

Circuit days

[mrmr96]

ForzaGilles said:

I was also on one of the Goldtrack days at the end of June and would echo Eduardo's comments. Great day, well organised and an awesome track!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKocEykIOZY

Great video. That looks like a LOT of fun!

[System-G]

We've been to Spa with BookaTrack about 9 times so far - each time taking in track time over both days (BaT tend to run double-headers).

The first 8 outings was in our old MK1 MR2's which don't have long enough legs to streatch on the longer staights compared to some of the faster cars, but great fun hstling some of them faster cars all the way from Les Combes right down to Stavelot is great fun

The last trip end July/Early August we had our VX220 out and it was even better as we weren't hustled on the longer straights too much.

BaT tends to book around 100 cars for their events there but even with those numbers you can still sometimes experience 2 or 3 laps without seeing another car. Even if you do see other cars, traffic is never a problem - over-taking opportunities are endless.

Also with BaT the track etiquette and general atmosphere in the padock is truly awesome.

Best circuit in my book by a long shot

We're back there in November with BaT

[7 Sevens]

Making my first trip there with some mates in October with Circuit days, can't wait. Especially after we were supposed to go at Easter and part of the track/tunnel collapsed.

[grahamn]

chrisr29 said:

grahamn said:

Group of us are going begining of Oct with Circuit Days

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f... Europe trip '10

Will be our third trip there. It is a great place and is my favorite circuit.

I'm booked in on Tues 5th Oct, which day you on?

Doing the ring on the Sun.....can't wait!

We are all booked in for the Mon. If you are back from the ring in time pop up and have a chat

[braddo]

Does anyone have a graph of the elevation of the circuit?

[jleroux]

braddo said:

Does anyone have a graph of the elevation of the circuit?

I've not seen a graph - but the circuit map we get from them shows the elevation change at ~100m from the highest point at Les Combes to the lowest point at Stavelot.

Jonny
BaT