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[JimmyJamJerusalem]

I know I was looking into sorting the Ring trip this year, but I've decided that if I'm going to organise a big Euro blast, I'd rather fulfill a longtime ambition now while I still can and do Spa.

The Ring is something else, but within the timescales concerned I am not going to be able to learn the Ring to the extent to refine; and ultimately enjoy it like I will a shorter track like Spa. Also, I think the Eau Rouge is the greatest corner on the planet!!



So aside from apologising to my man SteveA for bailing, and imploring him to do Spa with us instead, in the words of Duncan Ballentine I have to say

"I'm Oot!"

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Right

The plan is find a trackday, sometime in August (earlier the better), find somewhere nice to stay, and make it a 4/5 day trip so we can have a good few nights out as well as some nice drives. We could even make it a double header and do a day at Zolder, as it's only 60 odd miles away, and it's on the way home

Safer than the Ring, closer than the Ring, insurable... Seals the deal for me.

I know I've spoken to a few of you guys here and there, but who's keen..?

1. JJJ and Lisa
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[southpaw]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. 4. Good effort getting in early its something new and on my list so gets my vote Maybe I can sell this to Rach as a second anniversary surprise

[birty]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. Sounds good to me as well Jimmy

[siztenboots]

double check noise issues as that is a problem now ( Zolder 95db ) , Spa will likely be the same

strangely enough the summer is the "wet" season for the local area of liege

http://weather.yahoo...statistics.html

i am interested though , also want to get down to italy

Edited by siztenboots, 17 October 2009 - 09:15 AM.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

the date we go is up for grabs of course Not fussed on driving trough Italy! Wouldn't risk it, they are loons there, and the roads ar awful!! Some of the passes would be cool though!

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

the date we go is up for grabs of course

will be interested and specially starting on a sunday

[SteveA]

Can I just be the first to say, Booooooo!!! TBH i've always wanted to drive Spa but I'd rather not do it instead of the 'ring. Although at the moment I'm thinking both

[danger7]

Hi all, Please count me in 1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. DANGER7 Oh and the ring is close to Spa 80 kms so its possible to do both. Cheers Ian

[darronwall]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. DANGER7 5. darron wall

[robin]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. DANGER7 5. darron wall 6. robin

[P11 COV]

1. JJJ and Lisa
2. Southpaw & Rachel
3. Birty
4. DANGER7
5. darron wall
6. robin
7.P11 COV

[Sutol]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. DANGER7 5. darron wall 6. robin 7.P11 COV 8. Sutol + Mrs Sutol

[Strugs]

I would love to do Spa, and will be very jealous of all of you that go.. No way I'll get a 'pass' for it!

[Mike (Cliffie)]

This is the daddy of all trips and I can get under 95 for Zolder... Broached this with the missus over the weekend and she muttered someting about body over and dead. I think I will need about 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Brownie points before I can stick my name on the list but don't write me off just yet.

[southpaw]

4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Brownie points

perhaps we can have a brownie point whip round.

[Sutol]

Cliffie, you've obviously blundered in and said "How about a track day in Belgium next year?" wrong approach mate. This should have been advertised to her as a 5 day well deserved break in a nice hotel abroad, with the slight chance of a track day on one of the best tracks in Europe which would be dream come true for you. No lies there just said from a different perspective.

[Jameshs]

1. JJJ and Lisa 2. Southpaw & Rachel 3. Birty 4. DANGER7 5. darron wall 6. robin 7.P11 COV 8. Sutol + Mrs Sutol 9. James

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Cliffie, you've obviously blundered in and said "How about a track day in Belgium next year?" wrong approach mate. This should have been advertised to her as a 5 day well deserved break in a nice hotel abroad, with the slight chance of a track day on one of the best tracks in Europe which would be dream come true for you. No lies there just said from a different perspective.

That's spooky as that almost word to word what I did say. She is far too wise not to have seen through it for what it was; a hoolie with my mates in a car she detests.

[Duncan VXR]

Spa is the BEST track!!!!! Been there 3 times and just brilliant! Weather can be a bit unsettled for a lot of the year though DG

[techieboy]

I'm game but wouldn't do a 4/5 day'er. My holiday is too valuable (and the wife's goodwill is limited) to blow up to 5 days in one go, so would probably only do 2 nights and maybe a French trackday like Croix or Folembray on the way back.