Spa/Ring Trip 2009

[danr55]

Guys

Dates have been released as follows Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th July 2009 for the Spa Trackday

Due to the fact the pound is shocking against the Euro, bookatrack are charging £695 for the two day event. I'm not sure if they will let us split this as we did before and pair up and take a day each. We could go over at the weekend to the Ring, and then do Spa before heading back, all other details in terms of where would stay are open to discussion.

So, what I need to know is, who is interested in:

Spa + Ring - dont care on the cost, will do 2 days at Spa ?

Spa + Ring if we can pair up and do 1 day at Spa ?

Forget Spa, it's expensive, let's just do a couple of days at the Ring, then we can go whenever we want?

1. Dan

I'm not interested this year, but thanks

[Megaman]

Hiya,

I would like to do a trip like this but havent done anything like it before. I would need a good idea of budget for doing the whole event before i can commit to anything. Also how long I would need to take off work...

Cheers

Martin

[dynamix]

Forget Spa it's just too damned expensive - have more time at the ring or head down and do tourist evening at Hockenheim - awesome fun but scarey as hell

[WR1 Bro]

Would be interested in projected costs for a Ring trip.

[danr55]

Hiya,

I would like to do a trip like this but havent done anything like it before. I would need a good idea of budget for doing the whole event before i can commit to anything. Also how long I would need to take off work...

Cheers

Martin

You are looking at (very approx)
£60 for ferry
£100 (possibly a bit more) for accomodation
£300 (possibly a bit more depending on amount of track time) fuel
Spa cost is above
Ring is around £50 for 4 laps from memory, if we were doing a couple of days there budget for £100-£200
+ food and beer money
so I would say around £1000 give or take a bit. I would say that a 4-5 day trip would be about right, so look at doing this over a weekend, so 2-3 days off work

[danr55]

Forget Spa it's just too damned expensive - have more time at the ring or head down and do tourist evening at Hockenheim - awesome fun but scarey as hell

how far is Hockenheim from the Ring? whats the cost for the tourist evening there?

[presa900]

Defo ring trip only for me.........that place is awesome, Spa isn't worth it for me, although it is a fantastic circuit, the ring is in a different league!

A 4 day trip centred around the ring over a long weekend would be ideal for me, in late Summer.

[danr55]

Defo ring trip only for me.........that place is awesome, Spa isn't worth it for me, although it is a fantastic circuit, the ring is in a different league!

A 4 day trip centred around the ring over a long weekend would be ideal for me, in late Summer.

that's where my thoughts are heading too.

Are you going to do Le Mans aswell? I think I will have to do one or the other...

[presa900]

Defo ring trip only for me.........that place is awesome, Spa isn't worth it for me, although it is a fantastic circuit, the ring is in a different league!

A 4 day trip centred around the ring over a long weekend would be ideal for me, in late Summer.

that's where my thoughts are heading too.

Are you going to do Le Mans aswell? I think I will have to do one or the other...

Had forgotten about Le Mans, it's 13th, 14th June, so if we can do a ring trip in mid September I'd be up for both!

[dynamix]

Forget Spa it's just too damned expensive - have more time at the ring or head down and do tourist evening at Hockenheim - awesome fun but scarey as hell

how far is Hockenheim from the Ring? whats the cost for the tourist evening there?

Details here:

http://www.hockenheimring.com/Default.aspx?tabid=511

Dates are sparse though - look for Touristenfahren on the events page linked from there.

Takes about 1.5 hours to drive south there from the ring.

[presa900]

Forget Spa it's just too damned expensive - have more time at the ring or head down and do tourist evening at Hockenheim - awesome fun but scarey as hell

Sounds good, from memory Hockenheim has a lot of long straights connected by chicanes and tighter corners, could be interesting

[danr55]

Forget Spa it's just too damned expensive - have more time at the ring or head down and do tourist evening at Hockenheim - awesome fun but scarey as hell

how far is Hockenheim from the Ring? whats the cost for the tourist evening there?

Details here:

http://www.hockenheimring.com/Default.aspx?tabid=511

Dates are sparse though - look for Touristenfahren on the events page linked from there.

Takes about 1.5 hours to drive south there from the ring.

sent them an email to get dates

[b12rlw]

I'd be game for a trip to the ring.

[POESY]

Me too - not too fussed about spa though.

[WR1 Bro]

Depending on dates I will be doing the Ring if Pasty is going too.

[danr55]

No dates for Hockenheim yet, not available till March.

So what about a trip to the Ring end of July/beginning of August.

Names please!

1.Dan

[WR1 Bro]

Interested so long as it isn't a Bank Holiday.

[stijoy]

you definetly want to do it stuart its a fantastic place, were off there again 3 times this year again.

[danr55]

over the weekend 8th/9th august?

[WR1 Bro]

Sounds good to me.

I defo want to go. The only thing that will stop me will be if my contract doesn't get extended.

[The Swede]

As you know, I am always interested when there is a trip to Belgium.

For cost and flexibility, let me check with some friends in Belgium because I might be able to get us a trackday at Zolder or Croix-en-Ternois (northern France) which could be combined with the Ring if necessary.

Zolder has many free sessions during the year.

(PS: Zolder and Ring is not for the supersticious: Lauda lost his ears at the Ring, Villeneuve his life in Zolder)

[WR1 Bro]

Depending on dates I will be doing the Ring if Pasty is going too.

Just spoke to Pasty... He is going if Spike and myself are going.

[RobinSherwood]

Zolder or Croix-en-Ternois

I enjoyed both those circuits when I have been to them so both good calls.

[Megaman]

Just how many sets of tyres are we going to need for this trip if we do several circuits?

[presa900]

This trip has some serious potential to be

[danr55]

Just how many sets of tyres are we going to need for this trip if we do several circuits?

just the 1

[danr55]

This trip has some serious potential to be

OH YES!

[danr55]

1. Dan - definite
2. Phil (dan's mate)
3. Presa?
4. Bro?
5. Pasty?
6. Spike?
7. Megaman?
8. Poesy
9. Swede
10. Dymanix?
11.

please add names as TBC or definite

[The Swede]

Hei... I just realised I won't have the Evo anymore as the leasing runs out mid June

Need to think what I would drive there.

[WR1 Bro]

Hei... I just realised I won't have the Evo anymore as the leasing runs out mid June

Need to think what I would drive there.

Bring a caravan and sell bacon butties to help soak up the alcohol... Just remember, if you can't find your wallet.... check in your top pocket.