Track day at Spa-Francorchamps

 

A few weeks after after I got the 170, I was sent an email about a track day organised by We Love Curves and House of Speed. While I had no intention to drive on the track, a day at Spa-Francorchamps is always something great to do on a weekend. 

Just as I was reaching the heights of Spa, I came across some sleet. So much for the Agile SCX that was supposed to establish a reference time with a professional driver. 

Arrived at the circuit gates, it didn't need much talking to get the security guard to let me in, he was more than happy to let the Caterham go in the paddock area although I was just a spectator.

The Caterham and Lotus drivers were sharing the booth with We Love Curves and House of Speed. The only running Caterham would be the 420R from the garage. The yellow SV 340R was brought on display. A handful of Lotus Elise were there, and made the most of the open pit lane.

A pair of Agile SCX were also present : the blue one driven by its owner, the green one by a professional pilot. They were accompanied by official representatives of the brand, as well as Roger and Vinny from the Dutch Car Guys YouTube channel. 

Weather was horrendous, 4°C and rain most of the time. 2°C under heavy showers at some point. 

The 420R didn't run much, the garage team had no fun driving in those conditions.

A grand total of 15 minutes of sunshine allowed for the Agile pilot and the Dutch Car Guys team to film 2 laps just after the lunch pause. Marshalls and circuit management were really nice to give them the track for that un-scheduled cinematography. The camera and steady-cam gear was top notch. 

I enjoyed my thermos of tea, but got quite cold. The bomber jacket is absolutely not water proof.

A close friend came by with his Elise and we went up to the restaurant for some hot chocolate, all good and nice. 

The box was empty and closing when we came back down. The day was not over but everybody had left already, due to the bad weather.