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A couple of years ago (already?!) I went to the Spa 6 hours in my 924 Turbo, except the head gasket blew the day before and the transport ended up being my Dad's diesel Megane. Well, that was unfinished business so this year we went again in something less economical...
My itinerary was quite tight, I wanted to revisit the roads in Luxembourg before heading to Spa for the weekend, then drop into Gent on the way home. Starting from Cardiff, it's the drive to Dover that's always the worst. Luckily we managed to navigate the M4 & M25 without too much trouble and soon we were driving off the ferry in France. It was easy going until we got further south towards Luxembourg when the weather got a bit crappy and it started to get dark. With 500nm torque low down, the Corvette isn't most suited to wet mountain roads, especially when you've already driven 400 miles...
We made it to the hotel alright and I had some beers in the only hipster bar in Vianden. Not much fresher the next day we visited the castle, which I'd missed out last time I was passing through. After this it was time to head to Spa to collect our passes. Being close to Germany we managed 165mph on the sat-nav on the way. The car was very planted and felt like it sill had more to give, which surprised me! Having collected the passes we couldn't resist driving down to the circuit and having a quick look at what was to come over the weekend.
On Saturday the weather was so good I had to buy the cheapest hat (with feather) to stop getting sunburned! It looked like it might rain later in the day but miraculously the cloud passed over. This made the 6hrs extra enjoyable, as I could walk the paddock and a lot of the track to soak up the atmosphere rather than my clothes! All weekend we parked in the classic area by the new start/finish. There was some interesting metal there and best of all, a Land Rover Land Train. This was a free shuttle to the paddock going around all day. I bumped into a friend from home and met up with another who I used to work on a journal with which was cool. Oh and I ate my own body weight in frites & mayo.
Heading home we hit rush hour outside Brussels and then the car wouldn't start at the service station. It seemed like a heat soaked starter motor, as we had a slightly longer coffee break and it cranked nicely. This was the only foible in over 1000 miles of motoring at speed and a respectable 19mpg. Dover & back we got 24mpg at a steady motorway speed. The Corvette really impressed, it was very comfortable. At the ripe old age of 26 and with 6 ferry crossings in the last 4 years on cars/bicycles this was a big bonus! Likewise LHD and switchable imperial/metric instruments. I can't wait to do it again next year!
Luxembourg
Vianden
Arriving at Spa
Classic parking area
Loved this Capri
Cool 924!
396 Camaro
Ex Le-Mans Peerless
A pair of 964RS'
Poverty spec C4
924 not a lux!
Check out that rear hatch...
Lynx Eventer
I wasn't the only thing from Wales
Travelling in style!
Liked this Bastos liveried Camaro
Typical MG
Almost as intense as our last splash 'n' dash before the ferry!
Liked this Camaro more!
Don't worry, it's KPH
Sigh of relief!
My itinerary was quite tight, I wanted to revisit the roads in Luxembourg before heading to Spa for the weekend, then drop into Gent on the way home. Starting from Cardiff, it's the drive to Dover that's always the worst. Luckily we managed to navigate the M4 & M25 without too much trouble and soon we were driving off the ferry in France. It was easy going until we got further south towards Luxembourg when the weather got a bit crappy and it started to get dark. With 500nm torque low down, the Corvette isn't most suited to wet mountain roads, especially when you've already driven 400 miles...
We made it to the hotel alright and I had some beers in the only hipster bar in Vianden. Not much fresher the next day we visited the castle, which I'd missed out last time I was passing through. After this it was time to head to Spa to collect our passes. Being close to Germany we managed 165mph on the sat-nav on the way. The car was very planted and felt like it sill had more to give, which surprised me! Having collected the passes we couldn't resist driving down to the circuit and having a quick look at what was to come over the weekend.
On Saturday the weather was so good I had to buy the cheapest hat (with feather) to stop getting sunburned! It looked like it might rain later in the day but miraculously the cloud passed over. This made the 6hrs extra enjoyable, as I could walk the paddock and a lot of the track to soak up the atmosphere rather than my clothes! All weekend we parked in the classic area by the new start/finish. There was some interesting metal there and best of all, a Land Rover Land Train. This was a free shuttle to the paddock going around all day. I bumped into a friend from home and met up with another who I used to work on a journal with which was cool. Oh and I ate my own body weight in frites & mayo.
Heading home we hit rush hour outside Brussels and then the car wouldn't start at the service station. It seemed like a heat soaked starter motor, as we had a slightly longer coffee break and it cranked nicely. This was the only foible in over 1000 miles of motoring at speed and a respectable 19mpg. Dover & back we got 24mpg at a steady motorway speed. The Corvette really impressed, it was very comfortable. At the ripe old age of 26 and with 6 ferry crossings in the last 4 years on cars/bicycles this was a big bonus! Likewise LHD and switchable imperial/metric instruments. I can't wait to do it again next year!
Luxembourg
Vianden
Arriving at Spa
Classic parking area
Loved this Capri
Cool 924!
396 Camaro
Ex Le-Mans Peerless
A pair of 964RS'
Poverty spec C4
924 not a lux!
Check out that rear hatch...
Lynx Eventer
I wasn't the only thing from Wales
Travelling in style!
Liked this Bastos liveried Camaro
Typical MG
Almost as intense as our last splash 'n' dash before the ferry!
Liked this Camaro more!
Don't worry, it's KPH
Sigh of relief!
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