very early doors, i know, was something jason and i were mulling over a beer or 5 on the hotel verandah ringside.....and seemed like a good idea at the time
i will keep this updated as time goes on, the rough outline of the plan is this:
drive out to Belgium on a friday, spend the weekend among italian car loving petrol heads at the world famous Spa F1 circuit, i'm taking a wild guess that the 2010 event will be weekend of the 12th june....e-mailed the organisers and we could get our own stand on site, thousands of fiats, lancias, alfas innocentis and bikes.....oh and some dancing donkeys, mad cows and broken forks....if you must
sunday night, pack up, and burn across the border into Germany, and set up at eddies in Adenau, for a couple of days burning round the north circuit.
and then come back, channel tunnel both ways, because it's just better!
itinerary, dates, everything is to be confirmed at a much later date, i.e probably jan 2010, because that roughly when the ring dates for tourist drives are confirmed for the year. it might be that because of this do the ring first then spa on the way home, or vice verse.
regardless, "what's the point of this thread so far in advance?", i hear some say....well last time i must admit i left it a touch late, even though it's a short hop, it's still a trek, and there does need to be a little forethought.
so this thread is about intrest, and no, not the dreamers, the pikers or the bull****ters, you and i know who you are, because when it comes down to it, if there is enough solid intrest, and i do organise it, deposits will be wanted.
costs?
approx £100 for the chunnel
well consider this 500 miles to the ring, 500 back - what's your car like for drinking?
£20 a lap of the ring
whatever your mpg is, it's be 25% on the ring......
entry to the spa event, plus extras like going on the circuit
accomodation - at the ring eddies is £45 a night.....
food, drink
5-6 days away
insurance, breakdown and recovery.....
beer
lots of beer
it will all add up........still intrested?
the let's talk
i will keep this updated as time goes on, the rough outline of the plan is this:
drive out to Belgium on a friday, spend the weekend among italian car loving petrol heads at the world famous Spa F1 circuit, i'm taking a wild guess that the 2010 event will be weekend of the 12th june....e-mailed the organisers and we could get our own stand on site, thousands of fiats, lancias, alfas innocentis and bikes.....oh and some dancing donkeys, mad cows and broken forks....if you must
sunday night, pack up, and burn across the border into Germany, and set up at eddies in Adenau, for a couple of days burning round the north circuit.
and then come back, channel tunnel both ways, because it's just better!
itinerary, dates, everything is to be confirmed at a much later date, i.e probably jan 2010, because that roughly when the ring dates for tourist drives are confirmed for the year. it might be that because of this do the ring first then spa on the way home, or vice verse.
regardless, "what's the point of this thread so far in advance?", i hear some say....well last time i must admit i left it a touch late, even though it's a short hop, it's still a trek, and there does need to be a little forethought.
so this thread is about intrest, and no, not the dreamers, the pikers or the bull****ters, you and i know who you are, because when it comes down to it, if there is enough solid intrest, and i do organise it, deposits will be wanted.
costs?
approx £100 for the chunnel
well consider this 500 miles to the ring, 500 back - what's your car like for drinking?
£20 a lap of the ring
whatever your mpg is, it's be 25% on the ring......
entry to the spa event, plus extras like going on the circuit
accomodation - at the ring eddies is £45 a night.....
food, drink
5-6 days away
insurance, breakdown and recovery.....
beer
lots of beer
it will all add up........still intrested?
the let's talk
