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    Eau Rouge in the wet (trackday report)

    Hi guys, want to share some impressions from yesterday's trackday in Spa with you

    It was great to see another Rennteamer's face in Spa: thanks for the nice chat, Phil_966

    As a Spa-Rookie I was curious to experience this great track. Regarding scenery, uphill/downhill legs it's almost a mini-Nordschleife, but with F1 safety standards of course.

    The layout is relatively easy to learn and there are only very few blind corners.

    Unfortunately the weather is also similar to the big sister track in the Eifel.....

    At least the morning stints were in the dry though. After 9 introduction laps behind the instructor's car the fun on the Ardennes roller coaster started

    Almost all the participants behaved like Gentleman drivers on the track - big help for a Rookie like me

    Nice for my ego: a 996 GT3 got the blue flag, hehe

    Noon it started to rain - strange feeling in the stomach

    First it was light rain only I was astonished how well it went (not the soap like NoS tarmac)

    In the afternoon the rain increased and the instructors gave the usual warnings: stay away from the curbs etc.

    One instructor though just loved the rain ("Everybody can drive fast in the dry...") and he proposed to show me two laps with my car and to afterwards judge my amateur attempts from the passenger seat. Great idea

    It was unbelievable how super-smooth he drove my car. And of course his line was just a piece of art - I would give everything to be able to drive like that

    After driving some laps on my own trying to keep in mind the hints and tricks the instructor showed me, he joined me as a passenger. Great stuff - "drive nearer to this curb, you're giving away half a meter " - "Les Combes/Malmedy was perfect" etc...

    Then it was time for my Guardian Angels As it kept raining, the track was rather empty now (the guys with cup tires gave up) and the problem in these conditions is, that the track changes from lap to lap. I still had the instructor as a passenger when I approached the mother of all all corners just like the lap before. Big mistake. We just didn't notice that the "small lake" just at the Eau Rouge bottom had expanded - aquaplaning at 155 km/h is no fun . Just when the rear end became loose the front wheels regained grip already (luckily), so that I was able to rescue our butts. Only comment from the instructor: uiuiuiuiui

    Some laps later I had another big "moment" as the same problem happened on the straight to La Source - this time at 160 km/h. Again I was lucky to regain control and decided that the Guardian Angels needed some rest after 40 laps

    At least I have a new fan now When I returned to the pitlane a nice girl started a chat: wow you must have had a blast - that looked great. What do you mean ? have you been on the track also ? No, I watched your "moments" from the grandstand

    Apart from this mean aquaplaning it's great to track a car in the wet - you really learn something about your car and about how to drive a clean line. In the wet this wisdom is even more true: smooth = fast

    It was a great day with just a little bit too much adrenaline - I'll return to Spa for sure

    Here are some pics from yesterday - Enjoy

    Roadsign to driver's heaven

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    My lucky number

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    the mother of all corners

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    Waiting for the green light

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    Pitlane

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    Pitlane II

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    One more

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    the usual suspects side by side
    No bench racing here - when the green flag drops the BS stops

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    would love to testdrive the Radical

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    men at work

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    The Minardi-pilot was less lucky than myself - he lost the F1 in Eau Rouge (though pitlane rumor had it, that he tried something strange with the rear wing)

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    Radicals fighting each other

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    uneven competition

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    uneven II

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    fight at La Source

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    Love the M1

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    M1 returning to the pit

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    this was the loudest baby south of the Minardi - when he returned to the pits the noise activated the Z06's alarm

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    Too much of the delicious Belgian fries does not improve the power/weight ratio

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    Fortunately the Doc wasn't too busy - but good to know that he's close in case something goes wrong

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    Excellent photos Porsche-Jeck and a wonderful track day report as usual Thanks for sharing your day with us

    PS: it's always nice to know one still has what it takes with the ladies

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    easy_rider911 said:

    PS: it's always nice to know one still has what it takes with the ladies



    Well, the wifey has warned me to stay clear of what we call "Boxenluder" (pitlane slut?) Actually it was a really nice lady (the hydroplaning scenes must have revoked bad memories for her - she told me that she totalled her BoxsterS on the Autobahn in the wet )

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    Ahhh, so you didn't exercise the PPD option...

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    THANKS for the wonderful pictures and the very nice report from your track day at Spa Francorchamps

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    don't we have a nice country?
    Just a pity Spa is 275 km away from here...

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    beltar said:

    Just a pity Spa is 275 km away from here...



    Exactly half the distance for me

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    Thanks Porsche-Jeck! Awesome pics, it looks like you had a bunch of fun

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    Great report. Thanks from me to. Wish I could have been there.

    You've clearly got the trackday bug big time.

    See you at the Ring on 8th and 9th November???

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    Like always, a pleasure reading your reports!!!

    The Boxster S is so fun, probably more than a

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    ScottL said:
    See you at the Ring on 8th and 9th November???



    Hi Scott, unfortunately business does not allow to go to the Ring on 8th/9th Nov. I wish you tons of fun at the Ring - you have the perfect tool for it
    I had a big smile on my face when I followed a 997 GT3 for some corners - as the guy was quite perfect with his heel/toe technique, the engine/exhaust music was heaven every time he had to brake/downshift
    Yes, the bug - it's really bad once you detect, that the P-bug (which is bad enough) turns into a multi-disease

    @ Alex: come on - spill the beans. Better than what...
    BTW the instructor (who never drove the 987S before) liked the car a lot. He liked specifically how predictable the car behaves (even in the wet) and how easy to control it is. He absolutely loved the short-shifter
    He brought a chipped Audi TT to the track. He had some real fun with the 4wd in the wet (smoking all the big boys in the corners), but he commented that the car is just too heavy...

     
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