Newbie to Zolder....

[t350chunder]

Hi Folks,

Me and a mate at work are thinking about going to Zolder (Me in my t350, Mike in his Sagaris).

First of all... How many cars go on the circuit at one time? is it a bit of a bun fight with lots of cars etc? Also, how much time do you get on the circuit? Is this more of a meet than a track day?

Really want to go whatever, just wondered that's all.

Rich...

[Terminator]

Just book, go and be pleasantly surprised.

By the way, is your mate's Sagaris Kermit Green?

Edited by Terminator on Wednesday 14th February 12:57

[t350chunder]

No, its quite a tasteful red.

I think I will book up anyway, just wondered how busy it was really.... (On the track that is)...

[Terminator]

It's not like a normal track day but no one has ever complained about track time (although brakes and clutches have done!)

[TVR 3X]

If you are new to Zolder it is worth paying the extra first time round for the Intro. You don't get up to much speed but you do get a chance to learn the sequence of corners, travelling behind someone who should know the lines and turning in points.

Once into the main body of the day, driving is free with people coming in and going out all the time - as Inseminator has already said your brakes and tyres will take a hammering if you drive at all enthusiastically.

The track closes at lunch-time (for a compulsory period and no engines in the pits) and there are the special events (sprint, slalom and hill-climb usually) after lunch followed by the relay.

After that it is the lapping part where the number of cars on at the same time is limited.

If there is time there is a free lapping session at the end of the day.

All-in-all most people seem to think that there is more than enough free driving.

Helmets are a must - as you would expect. Change your brake fluid before you go. Check everything twice.

Cars can be checked over by the organisers in the Hotel car-park the night before to save time.

Put some more air in your tyres before you go on the track.

Keep the noise down below the limit, especially around the monitoring point - some folks have been black-flagged in fairly standard cars.

Dont take things too seriously and enjoy yourselves.

Russ

[t350chunder]

Only got my Rally helmet, a Peltor rally pro. Will I need to get scrutineering to put a sticker on it before I can use it?

That should be OK though shouldn't it?

Really like the sound of it anyway. Definitely going to go.

Thanks for the info so far guys...

[Terminator]

TVR 3X said:

as Inseminator has already said

0/10 for spelling, Wood

TVR 3X said:

Dont take things too seriously and enjoy yourselves.

Russ

Those who takes things too seriously (like putting on semi-slicks) find it a bummer when they're excluded. But Russ and I are too experienced (and too old) to take it seriously. At least that's what Russ told me last time...

[PascalBuyens]

t350chunder said:

Only got my Rally helmet, a Peltor rally pro. Will I need to get scrutineering to put a sticker on it before I can use it?

That should be OK though shouldn't it?

Really like the sound of it anyway. Definitely going to go.

Thanks for the info so far guys...

They don't require a FIA approved helmet for a trackday, a rally helmet would be absolutely fine. (I use my Shoei bike helmet all the time to drive on track there and never had any complaints)

For those of you going: the track has been changed since last year, the "Chicane" (left-right-left, turn 5) is a bit faster now. Apart from that, it's been resurfaced on several places.

Sound measuring is still done in two fixed places: at the outcome of "Bianchi" (turn 4) adn right after the bridge over the main entry. Sometimes they measure with a mobile device too, but haven't seen that in ages at trackdays.

Hope to see most of you there in June, if work permits.

PB