This is where our French cousins are having thier annual meeting this year. Those of you that were at Spa last weekend will have met a few of the club members.
I am hoping to go along this event.Its in the Auvergne region which is stunning.If anyone is interested send me a pm.Its the weekend ofFriday the 20th august till sunday the 22nd.
http://fiatcoupe.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=159&t=13679

Hmmm small problem.... Must be logged in to see the page

Oops sorry.I will see what i can do.Here is a wiki link to the circuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charade_Circuit

WOW that looks like a car killer

If my memory serves me right, they used to hold the French Grand Prix on it way back when.

edit Not as far back as I thought. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-016.html

Thank you for speaking out our anniversary here at this circuit

If people are interested to come and I will undertake to be your contact with my poor English.

the advantage is that the circuit has been reserved for us alone, ie for 130 euros you will be able to drive five hours!!

to pit and go on the track when you wish.

camping costs about 30 euros for two days
hotel costs 150 euros for two days


So much for the first explanations

C mon lads this is a great circuit!!

As I said at Spa Joe, I just can't commit to go until I have had some more hospital tests and got their results.

As a general point folks, if you can go, do so. I have also been a member of the French club for a couple of years now; their club events are excellent and they are a sound bunch of people.

You will enjoy yourselves.

I would love to go, but August...... Not a chance of getting time off though

Here is a video of a Lotus 340r going round the cicuit.
Read the comment under the screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqiF5Wnt9VU

Bugger. I have a track day booked on Monday the 23rd at the ring. I would have done this had I known. It is an awesome circuit and is known as the French Nurburgring.

What day is the track day? Sat or Sunday? If Sat I will see.

Saturday is the track day Adrian.

can you put Hotel deatils up please!

me and a few mates are interested!!

hotel site only in french

http://www.espacevolcan.fr/accueil-hotel-auvergne-vulcania.html

and camping only french too

http://www.campingdeceyrat63.com/accueil.html

Well Folks,i am just home from a fantastic weekend at the Charade circuit.
The circuit itself is awesome !!
B Bob was right it can be a car killer.
4 hard laps are the max.
But what a circuit! I had 4 laps of fun with a brand new Nissan 350 thing. He is running 300 hp plus.What a car!
I am proud to say i eased off and let him pass on the last lap.My toyo 888 are just fantastic and i pulled away from him on all the corners.I cant believe these 888s they are just mental.The temperature was around 34 degrees all day.
After 4 laps i did a cool down lap,then a drive around the car parks(loads of room).
Some of you Spa guys will know Ced 51 with the track prepaired 16vt.Great car great bloke. He did the best time of 2 mins 18 seconds.That is very respectaible.
Some very well prepaired coupes there this weekend.
2 new renault rs meganes were there also,they did there best,and were great,but our fiats were to much for them i am proud to say.
We had track instruction for half an hour in the morning and the after lunch restart.It was all very professional.
Its no surprise that the track instructor new very little about our coupes,but at the end he was very very impressed,and i think he may have taken a 350 hp coupe out for a spin,i am not sure though.
Julio took my RHD coupe out for a few laps,he enjoyed it,but it was very strange to him.
Alot of the French boys enjoyed sitting in my coupe and just smiled.
At one point,i must have been cornering so hard,as my power steering fluid spilled out of the breather tube.
Pics and video links to follow.

Sounds brilliant Joe

Glad to hear that it went well Joe and that you all had a good time.

Sorry I could not make it.

Sounds great Joe, nice to read the new RS Megane's can't cut the mustard

Such a shame that this was this weekend, I would love to have been there

Missed meets seems to be the story of 2010 for me

pictures joe,pictures!!

Did you also drive the route of the old F1 circuit? The satalite images of the route through the forrest looks really cool. This was the circuit where they filmed the old Grand Prix movie

I really am gutted to have missed this one

On Sunday alot of people went on a run through the mountains,they may have gone on it then.I will try to find out Bob.
Julio did not go,as his rear wheel bearings were shot after the track day.He said they were cheap copies and this time he is only using Fiat bearings !

http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx355/FiatCoupeFrance/Charade%202010/

Here is a slide show of ALL the photos taken by everyone.It is quite long,but stay with it,as there are some good shots of the track and corners,it really shows how tight the track was in places.
A totally different expierience compaired to Spa.Some of you Spa folks will recognise some of the coupes and people.

Hi every one, I can come back home with my f*cking cheap rear bearing

This week end has been fantastic !!!!

Thanks for the ride on RHD Joseph, it's really so strange. I just try to drive hard only for 1 lap but it's very difficult to be fast with the gear knob. Thanks again my friend

My best power lap time is 2'27.89, not so bad for my modest Fiat AirLines

Here is the first videos :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8nY2u0qGFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMd3EyDUfa4


and a special video :

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=159&t=15953

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10hYetVShk
This one to watch.

like it Joe.

looks like an awesome weekend guys.

http://www.elfotstudio.com/charade2010/
A few more from a Professional.

http://www.elfotstudio.com/charade2010/
A few more from a Professional.

I was happy to meet you again Joseph.
Charade is really a great track and I hope I will go round this track an other time even if it is in the middle of nowhere
Your comment on your tires makes me think that I want those tires for Spa 2011 (I have to save money before)