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Hi all,
Thought id post a quick write up from the trip I got back from last week.
This is the third year running we have done a similar trip, looks like its becoming an annual event now too!
We took the following cars this year...
Clio 197 Cup
Clio 197 (mine)
Mini Cooper S Works
Saab 93 Aero (300bhp!)
Volvo S60R (340bhp)
Skoda Octavia VRS
Before anyone says anything - the graphics are done as a bit of fun...
The first day saw us head down from Leeds to Dover to catch the ferry over to Calais. From here we went down to Lille for our first over night stop. Was impressed at the size of this place, plenty of bars and restaurants to go at - I felt very rough after the first night out!
After recovering and getting some breakfast we headed on to Spa Francorchamps via the back roads, however these were not as good as we had experienced on the way from Amiens, unfortunately when we got there it was throwing it down and there were vintage bikes racing (not our thing!) so on from here we headed to Liege in Belgium for the second night stop. A similar format to the first night again
On the third day we headed over to the ring, first stop was to book in to the Ringhaus (very close to the Tourist entrance). After watching a few of the Porsches going round on a Porsche track day we headed for the nearest MacDonalds (typical English!) and found some excellent roads on the way there!
We went for the Monday evening session on the ring, as we have found it to be quiet giving you a good chance of some relatively clear runs round the track. The Saab that went with us (300bhp 2.8 v6) set fire to its brakes on the first lap. Apart from that it was all plain sailing - I was particularly impressed with the way the standard 197 went round the track in comparison to the Cupped 197 I took last year, I was expecting it to be a lot softer on track but it wasnt all that different. The brakes stood up well to the abuse, I now have Ferodo DS2500 pads and Birchdown changed the fluid for 5.1 recently - there was no brake fade!
The fourth day we spent heading back to Rotterdam for the overnight ferry, however we went to spectate at some of the viewing points for the industry testing - worth doing as you get to see all sorts of stuff going round at silly speeds!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/playtoymotorsport/sets/72157620738036694/
Thought id post a quick write up from the trip I got back from last week.
This is the third year running we have done a similar trip, looks like its becoming an annual event now too!
We took the following cars this year...
Clio 197 Cup
Clio 197 (mine)
Mini Cooper S Works
Saab 93 Aero (300bhp!)
Volvo S60R (340bhp)
Skoda Octavia VRS
Before anyone says anything - the graphics are done as a bit of fun...
The first day saw us head down from Leeds to Dover to catch the ferry over to Calais. From here we went down to Lille for our first over night stop. Was impressed at the size of this place, plenty of bars and restaurants to go at - I felt very rough after the first night out!
After recovering and getting some breakfast we headed on to Spa Francorchamps via the back roads, however these were not as good as we had experienced on the way from Amiens, unfortunately when we got there it was throwing it down and there were vintage bikes racing (not our thing!) so on from here we headed to Liege in Belgium for the second night stop. A similar format to the first night again
On the third day we headed over to the ring, first stop was to book in to the Ringhaus (very close to the Tourist entrance). After watching a few of the Porsches going round on a Porsche track day we headed for the nearest MacDonalds (typical English!) and found some excellent roads on the way there!
We went for the Monday evening session on the ring, as we have found it to be quiet giving you a good chance of some relatively clear runs round the track. The Saab that went with us (300bhp 2.8 v6) set fire to its brakes on the first lap. Apart from that it was all plain sailing - I was particularly impressed with the way the standard 197 went round the track in comparison to the Cupped 197 I took last year, I was expecting it to be a lot softer on track but it wasnt all that different. The brakes stood up well to the abuse, I now have Ferodo DS2500 pads and Birchdown changed the fluid for 5.1 recently - there was no brake fade!
The fourth day we spent heading back to Rotterdam for the overnight ferry, however we went to spectate at some of the viewing points for the industry testing - worth doing as you get to see all sorts of stuff going round at silly speeds!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/playtoymotorsport/sets/72157620738036694/
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