Facilities at Spa

[anonymous-user]

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[Steve H]

Can't answer any of those questions but see you there!

[AWRacing]

Electric hookup - yes
Showers - yes

Depending on paddock allocation, try and find a sheltered area - even if you have a gazebo! When it rains, IT RAINS!

[AWRacing]

Cant remember if i’ve used their fuel - i usually sneak it over - so cant comment on price. It will be higher than outside of the track though.

I did hear one year that it was contaminated but cant verify that. Plenty of people use the station on site or take a trip out to the local fuel station.

[NAS]

They have 98 Octane (at least, they did last year). Tad more expensive than usual, but not massively so. Pay by card.

[mattnoss]

AWRacing said:

Cant remember if i’ve used their fuel - i usually sneak it over - so cant comment on price. It will be higher than outside of the track though.

I’m assuming we can’t carry any fuel in Jerry cans on the Shuttle ?

[jeremyc]

mattnoss said:

AWRacing said:

Cant remember if i’ve used their fuel - i usually sneak it over - so cant comment on price. It will be higher than outside of the track though.

I’m assuming we can’t carry any fuel in Jerry cans on the Shuttle ?

No you can't. Carry empty cans and fill them at a French or Belgian filling station. 98RON is widely available.

[AWRacing]

mattnoss said:

AWRacing said:

Cant remember if i’ve used their fuel - i usually sneak it over - so cant comment on price. It will be higher than outside of the track though.

I’m assuming we can’t carry any fuel in Jerry cans on the Shuttle ?

No youre not meant to...
Our 2 jerry cans were hidden, we were on the ferry but same rules apply.

[BertBert]

I'm just wondering why you'd do that? Feels like quite a sensible rule to me!

AWRacing said:

No youre not meant to...
Our 2 jerry cans were hidden, we were on the ferry but same rules apply.

[Order66]

BertBert said:

I'm just wondering why you'd do that? Feels like quite a sensible rule to me!

There's nothing sensible about it - we had brand new, unused jerry cans confiscated - no more dangerous than a box of fish fingers...

[AWRacing]

BertBert said:

I'm just wondering why you'd do that? Feels like quite a sensible rule to me!

AWRacing said:

No youre not meant to...
Our 2 jerry cans were hidden, we were on the ferry but same rules apply.

I know, it wasnt big nor clever - mearly due to the fact we’d filled the fuel tank on the race car and both jerry cans before realising we werent allowed to carry fuel in cans.

[eastlmark]

mattnoss said:

I’m assuming we can’t carry any fuel in Jerry cans on the Shuttle ?

not enough for racing purposes I know but you can carry 30 litres in 3 10L Plastic jerry cans or 20 litres in one 20Litre metal can + if your race car is on a trailer you can brim the tank on it then maybe decant it when you get to Spa.

Edited by eastlmark on Sunday 17th June 15:06

Edited by eastlmark on Sunday 17th June 15:08

[shaunroche]

Mainland Europe's 110v isn't it?
Will you not need a step down transformer?

[Richair]

Spa n00b here too, heading there this weekend. From my research I can confirm there's a Total filling station on site selling 98. I'm heading out with V Power in the tank and will use the on site 98. Don't fancy loosing my fuel cans, plus I can't carry enough for the amount the car will swallow in two races!!

[Order66]

shaunroche said:

Mainland Europe's 110v isn't it?
Will you not need a step down transformer?

No.
No.

[megamaniac]

There are red and blue sockets in the paddock and in the garages,the fuel is usually about the same price as forecourt prices everywhere else. Tell your credit card company you will be making multiple similar transactions from the same place or they may stop your card.

[shaunroche]

Order66 said:

No.
No.

Almost no, but thanks for the in depth explanation.

https://www.110220volts.com/blog/traveling-to-belg...

[Order66]

shaunroche said:

Almost no, but thanks for the in depth explanation.

https://www.110220volts.com/blog/traveling-to-belg...

There's no "almost" about it. If you bothered to read the one and only comment on that pile of crap website you would see the correction which points out there is no 110v in Belgium (no more than you have a shaver socket in your bathroom, which has a local step-down xfmr which brings mains voltage down).