Track Days in Europe

[timlit]

Am planing a trip next spring or autumn with my mate, who has a gt3 RS, and want a bit of quality track time in France / Belgium / Germany / North Italy.
Any good suggestions as to venues, costs, contacts and WOW factor.
( Not too keen on Nurburgring - too many nutters ? )
We are hoping to do a tour that covers Stuttgart and Modena plus a few great passes in the Alps and any tracking would be on the way ( Tyres willing )

Thanks,
Pedrospa

[911Thrasher]

Spa Francorchamps is absolutely epic! Beautiful hilly track, and the area is charming as well.

If you can get on Magny Cours in France as well...beautiful south w/ its amazing food! Superbe Relais Chateau at the track too, room food (1star Michelin i believe) and pool amazing - not cheap though.

[Scelto]

What a great question!

I'll be shamelessly stealing the ideas contributed here for my own trip in the Spring

[Kidhaa]

911Thrasher said:

Spa Francorchamps is absolutely epic! Beautiful hilly track, and the area is charming as well.

If you can get on Magny Cours in France as well...beautiful south w/ its amazing food! Superbe Relais Chateau at the track too, room food (1star Michelin i believe) and pool amazing - not cheap though.

+1

Apart from the charming bit!!

[Trev450]

timlit said:

Am planing a trip next spring or autumn with my mate, who has a gt3 RS, and want a bit of quality track time in France / Belgium / Germany / North Italy.

As already recommended, Spa is a fantastic venue but be prepared to be plagued by midgies if you go in the Autumn.

[Sunnysidebb]

What are you guys doing about track insurance when in Europe. The wife and I are planning a Germany tour, however my insurance specifically mentioned the ring is not covered no matter how it is driven. Another thing, what if you damage the car on track and cant drive back to the UK what contingencies do you have. I'm with the AA and they do recovery from Europe but might not from a track??
Frank

[timlit]

Sunnysidebb said:

What are you guys doing about track insurance when in Europe. The wife and I are planning a Germany tour, however my insurance specifically mentioned the ring is not covered no matter how it is driven. Another thing, what if you damage the car on track and cant drive back to the UK what contingencies do you have. I'm with the AA and they do recovery from Europe but might not from a track??
Frank

Thanks Frank, hopefully insurance will be sorted, but NOT doing the Ring.

[timlit]

911Thrasher said:

Spa Francorchamps is absolutely epic! Beautiful hilly track, and the area is charming as well.

If you can get on Magny Cours in France as well...beautiful south w/ its amazing food! Superbe Relais Chateau at the track too, room food (1star Michelin i believe) and pool amazing - not cheap though.

Love to Spa ,but can't seem to find many track days. Do you have to go with an organised club ?

[timlit]

911Thrasher said:

Spa Francorchamps is absolutely epic! Beautiful hilly track, and the area is charming as well.

If you can get on Magny Cours in France as well...beautiful south w/ its amazing food! Superbe Relais Chateau at the track too, room food (1star Michelin i believe) and pool amazing - not cheap though.

Will def give it some thought but it is a bit of the 'beaten' track

[chfs911]

I highly recommmend you plan around the Spa Francorchamps Days at the beginning of May. You will not regret it. Only Porsches allowed on track.

http://www.porscheclubfrancorchamps.be/

Insurance is possible with Classicline

The closed Nurburgring days with a group like RMA is fine too.

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

Edited by chfs911 on Tuesday 25th October 21:53

[Steve Rance]

Spa. No question. A fantastic circuit

[iguana]

Spa really is a good as everyone says, 'ring really is the daddy tho, if you are put off by regular tf, then do a desination Nurburgring trackday.

My other track faves in Europe-

Circuit du Charade
Mas du Clos
Dijon
Monza
Zandvoort

Other roads-

one of my faves is Klausen pass Switz




& around there you also have the St Gotthard pass, Furka pass, & Grimsel & Susten passes.

Play around on them for a day or two, then italian lakes, track day at Monza, then back via Simplon pass

[guyh]

Mas du Clos excellent, but Ledenon my favourite (to be fair I haven't done Spa yet)

Guy

[guyh]

Mas du Clos excellent, but Ledenon my favourite (to be fair I haven't done Spa yet)

Guy

[chris7676]

Steve Rance said:

Spa. No question. A fantastic circuit

To many straights for me and only a few hunderd metres of very special corners

[chris7676]

Btw, I hope you are aware of a number of companies & clubs that organise track days. I suggest to look at the trackdays forum as well, unless you have a special reason to limit yourself to the Porsche or even the GT3.

[timlit]

Thanks to all for your help & suggestions, will have to do a fair bit of research and map shuffling. Busy autumnn / winter !

[PJI]

Circuit Days are normally at Spa in April and October. Keep an eye out for their 2012 calendar. http://www.circuit-days.co.uk/tracks.asp