Which is the best Northern France track to do?

[CycleSi]

Looking to do a track day in July 2019 at one of the following French tracks and I'd like to know what PH think is the 'better' of the 3:

Clastres
Folembray
Abbeville

I'll be driving a Caterham R500 if that makes any difference.

Thanks & festive greetings,

CycleSi

Edited by CycleSi on Wednesday 26th December 22:48

Edited by CycleSi on Tuesday 8th January 17:37

[F355GTS]

Not driven Clatres but of the other two I'd choose Abbeville, great track and you can have some fantastic fun there, also consider Croix

[dunc_sx]

Ignore, got my French tracks missed up!

Dunc.

Edited by dunc_sx on Sunday 23 December 12:53

[LaSource]

Did Folembray and Abbeville last year. Of the two, most people preferred Folembray as found Abbeville to be too 'go-karty'. However this is from people mostly in heavier road cars - eg GT3s.

I was in a KTM XBow and enjoyed Abbeville too - you may be the same in a caterham. If you enjoy sliding the caterham around then possibly Abbeville will be better - it is closer to Blighty too!

By way of video comparison:

Folembray:
http://youtu.be/NUm03_XFwkY

Abbeville:
Having fun with a friend in a GTR Nismo:
http://youtu.be/0LO-8FSWyno

Outright lap:
http://youtu.be/32l2kc1PwoI

Edited by LaSource on Tuesday 8th January 17:18

[CycleSi]

Thanks for the feedback - I have decided on Abbeville.

[braddo]

LaSource said:

Folembray:
http://youtu.be/NUm03_XFwkY

I saw Porsche911R in the title and shuddered....


The track looks more interesting for a heavier car than Abbeville.

[LaSource]

braddo said:

LaSource said:

Folembray:
http://youtu.be/NUm03_XFwkY

I saw Porsche911R in the title and shuddered....


The track looks more interesting for a heavier car than Abbeville.

Haha..

We enjoyed Folembray. It was a private day so mostly friends or friends of friends. The setting in a clearing in the woods is pretty cool. The track is a bit simple but does allow you to open the throttle for a fair amount of it which is nicer for the heavier cars.

Abbeville by comparison is like a gokart track where you are unlikely to get beyond mid revs in 4th on the one straight and the rest is 2nd/3rd gear short sprints before another 2nd gear corner. I enjoyed it in the XBow but most others in the heavier GT3 style cars did a few laps and then chilled out.