Porsche964FP

Interesting. I'm happy to follow the crowd on whatever is decided.

I'll be taking it 'slow' around the Ring. I'm really not a lap time kind of guy!

I'll enjoy 'being conservatively silly' at Spa but the ring for me is a 'leisurely jog'. Mind you in the heat of the moment all the sensible attitude could go out the window!

bigunit_271078

Just watched the Belgian GP qualfying...Spa looks a fun track!

Cheeksyboy

Spa is awesome!

bigunit_271078

Quick update on the 3rd Option (Option 1 = Porsche Shop / Option 2 = NurburgringUK) - using 911uk planning info and Ben Lovejoys site

Option 3 - Plan our own trip leveraging a Bookatrack trackday at Spa

A) Return Eurotunnel crossings - cost est = £120 return
http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/home/
The Chunnel takes 35 minutes, an hour less than Ferry - the Calais / The Eurotunnel operates 24hrs a day, 365 days a year, and leaves every 30 minutes.
Once we have the Bookatrack date for Spa we can book tickets online

B) Spa Trackday (date = TBA) - cost est = £275 + VAT
Once we have the Bookatrack date for Spa - we can book places on the trackday

C) Hotel accom at Spa - cost est = 60 Euro a night for single / 85 Euro for double
Note - basing this on The Ring prices as should be similar - any ideas from those that have been before?
http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en/t...ncorchamps.php

D) 1 days access to the Nurburgring Nordschleife (public day)
Just need to rock up and pay for laps

E) Hotel Accom @ The Ring - cost estimate = 60 Euro a night for single / 85 Euro for double
lots of options
http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/where_to_stay.php


F) European breakdown cover (if people dont have it aleady)
estimated cost - either £0 (as incl of your current policy) or + £40 for ones like classicline


Total Cost (excl food/fuel/booze/ring tickets) = £550-£600 p/p (incl spa trackday/chunnel tickets return / 3nights accom/euro breakdown cover)

Am still thinking that this will be a 4 day gig (what do you think is a Friday morning leave time from Calais with a return time of Monday arvo about right? too long?....depending on whether the Spa day is a Sat or Sunday will influence whether we do Spa or the Ring first)

Any thoughts/insight let me know

BU

alexjc4

That sounds spot on to me.

freedman

Sounds like a nice couple of days at a more sensible cost

bigunit_271078

yeah does seem better. get freedom to do what we want to do as a group, additional passenger expense is far lower as well.

Porsche964FP

Sounds great Andrew, well done mate!

bigunit_271078

Np's - I have asked Jonny @ Bookatrack to give me a heads up on the Spa date when he knows it but I will send a chaser.....maybe this time in Sept. See what the view is then....its really the key dependency for us to then make decisions re: the rest of the trip.

jamest

Bear in mind that the ring is only open for public days on certain dates, I don't think the 2012 dates are available yet but the 2011 are here on Ben Lovejoy's site:
http://nurburgring.org.uk/calendar.php

bigunit_271078

Thanks James...I am kinda hoping we are lucky in that the Spa trackday 2012 coincides with a public day on the Ring!....... fingers crossed!

boxsey911

If it doesn't we'll just have to do both days at Spa instead.

bigunit_271078

not such a bad downside is it haha. Boxsey - if you hear about the Spa dates ahead of me....please chuck them up on the thread...appreciate it mate!

bigunit_271078

short vid on how to not do it round the Ring. I think i will be driving a similar style to the guy taking the video!! ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L-4l...ayer_embedded#!

jamest

Ouch! However, this remains the definitive 'how not to drive the ring video' for me: