As you'll have heard, some of us will have the pleasure to be nearly the first to test the new Francorchamps track.
Yes
, we are joigning a yearly Peugeot Sport meeting this week-end.
Since I've been asked some information, here are more details :
1) the meeting.
The location is the cutest F1 track worldwide : Spa Francorchamps
The circuit was conceived in 1921. Its creators, using public roads twisting and turning through the Ardennes hills, produced a truly majestic 13 km road course which was both respected and feared by all who drove on it. The track was redeveloped in 1983 and although the new circuit in only half its original length, it retains much of its previous character and charm. Considered by many to be the best circuit on the F1 calendar, Spa has the longest lap length of all, and is certainly one of the most scenically situated, surrounded by wooded hillsides and small farms. It is also renowned for its changeable weather. Despite using public roads for half its length, Spa is used most weekends and on many weekdays for practice and testing.
Length : 6,9 km
Here is apparently the new track :
And here, how to find it :
Now about the Old Peugeot meeting :
Timing
09:00 - 11:00
Opening, welcome session, breakfast (really fast), paperwork, parking our cars inside
11:30 - 11:45
Mandatory briefing
12:30 - 14:00
90 minutes of pleasure ( we hope ) on the track
14:15
Dinner
16:00
Awards given to peugeot related people, closure
Participants :
- about 30 Peugeots and for the ones that like them, 1 504 coupe and 4 cabrios. Even 1 505 turbo
- a bunch of alfa
- about 10 X1/9 ( beware of the old drivers
)
- about 10 Porsches (various types, fairly recents)
- Some aplines ( the one we had to rescue last year will not be there)
- About 10 Simca rallyes and related
- A big group of Bagheera's
- Some other Matra's
And various other things, all more powerfull than our cars.
That's it for the info I got from Peugeot
On our side, one group will spent the nigth (before and after) close to me (about 130 km from Francorchamps) and Baghelux will be next to the event.
The ones that wants to join us for the dinner on Friday evening are welcome.
We will try to organize something there, after the closure.
If you need an hotel close by, here is the web page speaking about that :
http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/fr05/info_tourisme/hotel.php
See you there, and drive safe