Porsche Gt3 at Spa at Easter weekend
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Hi,
Well I returned to Spa race track for my second visit and little did I know I was in for a very different weekend compared to when I first went in October last year.
The whole trip from start to finish was mainly standing around and waiting.... First off the Chunnel crossing had a 2 hour delay. Then we got to the hotel and went for some food, which later turned out to get the best of me as I spent the next day pretty much in the bathroom, lets just say it was coming out both ends!
The weather on Sunday was not good, snow all morning and track was not open till lunch time. I managed 6 laps and called it a day as the bathroom was calling and more snow coming down! So more waiting around in hotel.
Monday was better bright sun but very cold, track was open at 9am, I had already found the closest toilet to the pits! . I was not on the ball this time and only really had the iphone cradle on windscreen from using it as sat nav holder so turned video on and got some footage. Second video is me getting it all wrong!
Back to the crossing and more delays as train was delayed, we did get there 2 hours early in the hope we would get an earlier crossing but no such luck!
Not my best work but a trip back in 1 piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02_ygpDKaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aenfx9uGk9Y
Mike
Well I returned to Spa race track for my second visit and little did I know I was in for a very different weekend compared to when I first went in October last year.
The whole trip from start to finish was mainly standing around and waiting.... First off the Chunnel crossing had a 2 hour delay. Then we got to the hotel and went for some food, which later turned out to get the best of me as I spent the next day pretty much in the bathroom, lets just say it was coming out both ends!
The weather on Sunday was not good, snow all morning and track was not open till lunch time. I managed 6 laps and called it a day as the bathroom was calling and more snow coming down! So more waiting around in hotel.
Monday was better bright sun but very cold, track was open at 9am, I had already found the closest toilet to the pits! . I was not on the ball this time and only really had the iphone cradle on windscreen from using it as sat nav holder so turned video on and got some footage. Second video is me getting it all wrong!
Back to the crossing and more delays as train was delayed, we did get there 2 hours early in the hope we would get an earlier crossing but no such luck!
Not my best work but a trip back in 1 piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02_ygpDKaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aenfx9uGk9Y
Mike
Gibbo205 said:
Mike
Spa looks awesome, what kind of top speed you hitting as it seems very quick!
Shows GT3 can really corner quicker than lardy GTR!
How much would you say including everything the trip cost you with fuel etc?
Did you stall after the spin or touch the wall? Hope car is ok!
Hitting 155MPH top speed. Gt3 can handle its own with all this big HP stuff around.Spa looks awesome, what kind of top speed you hitting as it seems very quick!
Shows GT3 can really corner quicker than lardy GTR!
How much would you say including everything the trip cost you with fuel etc?
Did you stall after the spin or touch the wall? Hope car is ok!
Not sure on the cost of things. Try not to think about it or probably would not go!
Roughly......
- Hotel £210 for two nights
- Crossing £105
- AA breakdown recovery £55
- 5 tanks of fuel to get there and back plus fuel at the circuit +/- 5 tanks a day for me...
- Set of tyres £1100 (will last both days plus travelling and get one day out of the rears when back home)
- Food/drink £120
- Trackday for both days £600.00
Mike
Afternoon Mike,
I hope yr toilet duties are reduced by now
Shame about the weather, still these lads road trips are a great laugh, and track driving is just a bonus.
In hindsight I'm glad I turned the offer from a fellow 911uk member of two days at Spa (mon&tues) followed by two trackdays at the Ring (wed&thurs) inclunding Tunnel for free. But only owning the GT3 for a week and ten year old tyres, a snowy Spa, would not have been the best place to learn.
I've heard the Ring has more snow than Spa.
I hope yr toilet duties are reduced by now
Shame about the weather, still these lads road trips are a great laugh, and track driving is just a bonus.
In hindsight I'm glad I turned the offer from a fellow 911uk member of two days at Spa (mon&tues) followed by two trackdays at the Ring (wed&thurs) inclunding Tunnel for free. But only owning the GT3 for a week and ten year old tyres, a snowy Spa, would not have been the best place to learn.
I've heard the Ring has more snow than Spa.
Edited by rallyeman on Thursday 4th April 19:03
On a side note Mike, rather than keep paying ~£55 for breakdown recovery, why not join the ADAC which covers all of Europe at a cost of ~£79 (or ~£99 for you and spouse) for the year. This also covers UK breakdowns, including home-start etc, all they do is relay your call and send out the AA.
And they are the only recovery company who don't charge you to recover your car if you crash on the 'ring!
There are many extra benefits, they even reimburse you for the phone call if you are outside of their freephone area or from a mobile!
www.adac.de
And they are the only recovery company who don't charge you to recover your car if you crash on the 'ring!
There are many extra benefits, they even reimburse you for the phone call if you are outside of their freephone area or from a mobile!
www.adac.de
Martian O said:
On a side note Mike, rather than keep paying ~£55 for breakdown recovery, why not join the ADAC which covers all of Europe at a cost of ~£79 (or ~£99 for you and spouse) for the year. This also covers UK breakdowns, including home-start etc, all they do is relay your call and send out the AA.
And they are the only recovery company who don't charge you to recover your car if you crash on the 'ring!
There are many extra benefits, they even reimburse you for the phone call if you are outside of their freephone area or from a mobile!
www.adac.de
Good call, Martin. I end up spending a small fortune, on covering a few days, here and there over the year, with RAC.And they are the only recovery company who don't charge you to recover your car if you crash on the 'ring!
There are many extra benefits, they even reimburse you for the phone call if you are outside of their freephone area or from a mobile!
www.adac.de
Another thing I need to sort is a French toll road Tag.
rallyeman said:
Good call, Martin. I end up spending a small fortune, on covering a few days, here and there over the year, with RAC.
Another thing I need to sort is a French toll road Tag.
+1 for ADAC. (You need "ADAC Plus" for European cover)Another thing I need to sort is a French toll road Tag.
French telepaege pass (english site): https://www.saneftolling.co.uk
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