Spa in 2013
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bikerstu

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160 posts

168 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Hey guys

I want to go to Spa for a track day in the new year but the company i do most of my track days with don't do days there..... Can some one recommend me a company that will do a day at Spa and not cost the earth?

Cheers

gtdc

4,259 posts

306 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Us - Gold Track
Bookatrack
RMA

Beware of cheap. Cheap often equals too many people.

bikerstu

Original Poster:

160 posts

168 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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have you any experience of these companies?

gtdc

4,259 posts

306 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Gold Track is my company so - hell yes!
Use Bookatrack a lot - always impressed.
Use RMA sometimes - decent.

bikerstu

Original Poster:

160 posts

168 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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oooo

have you got any 2013 dates planned in yet?

gtdc

4,259 posts

306 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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We do. None of us will know what we have until November though.

kaese

727 posts

210 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Bookatrack traditionally have dates at Spa in March (around 23/24), July and November.

Low numbers and good driving standards. Here's a video from when I was there with them in July from one of their arrive-and-drive Caterhams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgbgSqxAapI&lis...

Edited by kaese on Friday 26th October 13:00

boxsey

3,579 posts

233 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I went with a group of friends to Bookatrack's end of March weekend this year and will be going again next year...just waiting for the date to be set. smile

iguana

7,301 posts

283 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Done Spa couple of times with Circuit Days, all good & no complaints, folks who drove like tits were sent home, same with the Destination Nurburg/Circuit Days Spa days which I've also done.

Goldtrack days in general are ace, maybe a tad steep for folks on a smaller budget, which is fine as thats not really their market, have no experience of Bookatrack.

Are many European operators for Spa if you want to go that route.

RedSpike66

2,342 posts

235 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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+1 for Circuit Days. Had a great time. Well organised event.

dace

202 posts

233 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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RedSpike66 said:
+1 for Circuit Days. Had a great time. Well organised event.
+ 2 for the above too. Usually in April and October, as these are the dry months, historically...

shim

2,051 posts

231 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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In my experience lesser numbers, faster cars, more expensive

GOLDTRACK
BOOKATRACK
RMA
CURBSTONE

More cars, cheaper but more than decent people and days especially if not wet (and bigger queues)

CIRCUIT DAYS
MLR
SKYLIMIT EVENTS
JAVELIN (sometimes)
VRIJ RIJDEN

other have Spa on there calendar but they are normally days bought off the TDOs above inc

Lotus On Track
RSR



7 TVR

2,589 posts

191 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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+1 for Circuit days been doing there Spa double headers plus spring dates for a couple of years now, always well organised with good people out!

PeterV

28 posts

173 months

Sunday 28th October 2012
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I like to add BMW circuit club, a Dutch organisation ( http://www.bmwcircuitclub.nl/ )
All brands accepted, despite the name.
Not too busy, and very good atmosphere and ethics.
Costs 375 euro for a day, incl. pitbox.

Another organisation I often use is Driving-Fun ( http://www.driving-fun.com/active.aspx )
Usually they share with Skylimit at Spa and Zolder.

7 Sevens

658 posts

244 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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3 consecutive years with Circuit Days at Spa with their October dates. Well organised and problem free.

Stephanie Plum

2,797 posts

234 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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shim said:
other have Spa on there calendar but they are normally days bought off the TDOs above inc

Lotus On Track
We have our own dedicated days there too, usually in March.

Johno

8,592 posts

305 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Stephanie Plum said:
shim said:
other have Spa on there calendar but they are normally days bought off the TDOs above inc

Lotus On Track
We have our own dedicated days there too, usually in March.
Reading your site, is it right you only accept cars that have an MOT or MOT equivalent for all your track days? You do several days here in France other friends use, but reading this rules out my track only Caterham.. A real shame as good well run days in France are always sought after ..

Stephanie Plum

2,797 posts

234 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Johno said:
Reading your site, is it right you only accept cars that have an MOT or MOT equivalent for all your track days? You do several days here in France other friends use, but reading this rules out my track only Caterham.. A real shame as good well run days in France are always sought after ..
They must be to MOT standards - but need not have an existing MOT - in other words we try and exclude death traps wink and also downforce cars such as Radicals or such things as hillclimb specials that couldn't necessarily get an MOT. A Caterham will be fine - the most important thing is that the driver understands our club ethos smile

Johno

8,592 posts

305 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Thanks for replying . . . I like the sound of the ethos, and can confirm undoubtedly it's no 'shed', it just doesn't have lights, indicators etc that you need for a MOT pass.

I'm currently just finishing a complete ground up rebuild and was hoping to use you guys whilst we're living in Paris as other friends speak highly of your days, just don't want to fall at first hurdle.

juansolo

3,012 posts

301 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Do the Spa summer double header with BaT every year. Also include Zandvoort to make it a triple header. It can be a bit mental on the first day as it's usually the morning after the 24hrs (go a couple of days early and catch that also) so it can be utter chaos as they clear out. Worth it though. Put it this way, I can likely only do one track day ( technically 3 wink ) next year and this will be it. I'd rather do that than 10 days on tracks here.