Estoril + Portimao
Mo-Fr 20-24 Sep 2021
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INFOS INSTANTANÉE
Instant INFO during the event is communicated via a Whatsapp group in which only the organisation can post INFO.
To keep up to date with the latest INFO during the event, you should:
- Have Whatsapp on your smartphone
- Have an account on Whatsapp
- Join our Whatsapp group, by clicking the red button below
New Groups
- Every 1/2 day (= afternoon and evening) we optimise the groups, based on the lap times
- You can check your group for the next 1/2 day in 2 ways:
- In the EYBIS INFO Box on a TV screen
- Via your SMARTPHONE by clicking the red button below
- Password: 2024
PORTIMAO
Portimao is a port city, located at the mouth of the Rio Arade.
The fish industry is an important source of income in this city.
The new port of Portimao
On the other side of the new port of Portimao lies Ferragudo.
Ferragudo
In addition, Portimao is also an important trading town, and the large beach of Praia da Rocha is an important attraction.
Praia da Rocha
Navigating the old trade route via the Rio Arade to Silves is another tourist attraction.
In 2017 we went on tour with this fantastic boat
Castle | Silves
Near Portimao, 6 km away, is Alvor, a picturesque village with a beach within walking distance.
Alvor
At 35 km - east of Portimao - lies Albufeira, which has become one of the most important and busiest tourist resorts in Portugal.
Albufeira
Another pearl in the Portuguese Algarve is the port city of Lagos, located 25 km west of Portimao.
Center | Lagos
Beach | Lagos
Circuit | Portimao
The Portimao circuit was first used for the World SBK competition in October 2008.
A year later - in 2009 - we organized the first EYBIS event over there.
Since then, we 've returned every year.
Rea won both World SBK races in the Algarve in 2017
In 2020 - the famous "Corona year" - both Formula 1 and MotoGP came to the fantastic Portimao circuit for the first time.
Portuguese hero Miguel Oliveira took pole position with a scorching 1.38,892.
This was also the fastest time ever driven over there with a two-wheeler.
The day after, he also won the race with great dominance.
ESTORIL
Estoril is a very popular resort in Portugal, in the picturesque municipality of Cascais.
At the beach you will find several cafes and clubs where the party starts in the evening.
Estoril is also an ideal holiday destination for those who love golf.
There are beautiful golf courses and special golf hotels.
Cascais
The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon.
Rossio square | Lisbon
Furthermore Estoril is known for the "Autodromo do Estoril" and the huge casino.
World famous casino | Estoril
The GP circuit of Estoril was built in 1972.
Between 1984 and 1996, 13 Formula 1 races were held.
Ayrton Senna won his first GP F1 in 1985 @ Estoril.
Senna | First F1 win | Estoril | 1985
Between 2000 and 2012, 13 MotoGP races were held.
Valentino Rossi won 5 times the 500 cc / MotoGP race.
In 2006, Pedrosa crashed out his former teammate Hayden, making the latter almost miss the world title.
Pedrosa (26) & Hayden (69) shortly before their crash
In 2020 - the famous "Corona year", the re-emerging circuit of Estoril suddenly got a WorldSBK race.
That same year there was also a brand new FIM EWC World Championship endurance race of 12 hours on the program: the 12 Hours of Estoril.
PORTIMAO
Riding time
- Monday
- 7 sessions free riding
- Tuesday
- 7 sessions free riding
- Wednesday
- 5 sessions free riding
- Possibility to participate @ the POWERTROPHY, a 2 hours endurance (teams of 2 pilots, no licence required, podium for the top 5)
Holiday
Free time
- Wednesday
(transfert Portimao - Estoril = 300 km | 3h)
ESTORIL
Riding time
- Thursday
- 6 sessions free riding
- Friday
- 6 sessions free riding
On both tracks
Test possibility of the BMW S 1000 RR on track, at 20 € per test session of 20'
Family tour for everybody @ the end of the riding day on Monday and Thursday
- 1 lap on track @ 30 km/h behind the EYBIS coaches
- only the helmet is mandatory, being with 2 on the bike = OK
- sympathic family moment
Free drink immediately after the family tour
- nice social moment together
Free third party liability (TPL) insurance
Free timekeeping: every half day, the groups will be optimized based on the lap times
Free overnight stay possible in the guarded paddock (equipped with electricity, water and showers)
Tyre service at € 15 / tyre
- remove the old tyre
- put on the new tyre
- wheel balancing
Technical service
Photo service
Safety
- Circuit
- officially certified track officials with radio connection
- intervention team / safety car
- staff for video surveillance of the complete track (during the sessions)
- Medical
- medical centre
- 2 manned ambulances
Experienced organization (since 2005)
BMW S 1000 RR test
In 2021, for the 10th consecutive year, EYBIS has the support of the factory BMW Motorrad in Munich.
This means we can enable you to test the new BMW S 1000 RR on the track!
The cost of a test ride is 20 €.
This includes:
- insurance (max. costs in the event of a crash = 2.000 €)
- tyre usage
- gasoline for one session of a 20' ride (in your own group instead of your own motorcycle)
After the morning briefing you can - between 9.00 and 10.00 - register for a test session.
What to bring along:
- ID card
- Driver's license
- Credit card (2.000 € guarantee)
Together we will determine in which session you will test the new BMW S 1000 RR on the track.
Then we attend you at the EYBIS pit box 15’ before your test session, where you will be assigned a coach.
After a brief introduction, he will explain the main features of your test motorcycle.
After finishing your test ride you will be "received" by your coach who will be interested in your feedback.
Rent a BMW?
Usually this is impossible
Normally, you can test a BMW during a session of 20' on the circuit.
Renting a BMW for a day or a complete event is usually impossible.
In next cases however, it's possible
For people who can prove that geographically they come from too far to be able to bring their own motorcycle to our event, we can make an exception.
Concretely this usually means: living outside Europe.
That way, we already could welcome at our events clients coming from:
- Australia
- California (USA)
- Canada
- Lebanon
- Russia
- South-Africa
- South-America
The number of motorcycles is limited.
Conditions
Included in the price of 600 € / day are:
- tyre warmers
- set tyres
- fuel consumption
- mechanic that permanently keeps the bike in good condition:
- check before the start of the day on the circuit
- oil level
- chain tension
- brake pads
- tyre condition
- fuel tank
- check before the start of your first session
- tyre temperature
- check before the start of the day on the circuit
- refueling whenever necessary
- insurance, with a franchise of 2.000 €
To pay in cash on the spot: 600 € / day + 2.000 € caution
At the end of the event, we refund your caution of 2.000 €, unless your rental bike would be damaged
Procedure
Send a mail to management@eybis.com, stipulating
- to what event you would like to come
- in what country you live
- that you would like to rent an S 1000 RR
Ater internal approval of your request for a rental bike, EYBIS will confirm by mail that there is an S 1000 RR reserved for you during the concerned event.
Book the event, and pay with credit card.
The evening before the event, come to the administration desk in the EYBIS box to fulfill all the necessary administrative formalities and to be introduced to your BMW and your mechanic. "Fulfilling administrative formalities" concerns:
- Submit
- ID card
- Drivers licence
- Credit card
- Fill out and sign the rental agreement
- Payment of rent and caution money in cash
What
- Amateur endurance of 2 hours with Teams of 2 Pilots
- License not required
- Rolling start after warm up lap
When
- Wednesday 23 September 2020 | 15h - 17h
Price
- 60 € / pilot
Podium
- Podium with Trophees and 10 bottles of Cava for the first 5 Teams
- Powertrophy key ring for every participant
Registration
- Possible on the spot Monday all day
Bike Transport
Optional motorcycle transport from 5 pick-up points.
LOADING
Date / Hour / Address will be communicated in person
1. BELGIUM
BRUGES
2. LUXEMBOURG
ARAL BERCHEM (E25)
3. FRANCE
ARC-SUR-TILLE (D70)
4. FRANCE
ARCHAMPS
Next to the border with Switzerland
5. FRANCE
JOUY-LE-MOUTIER
PRACTICALLY
Please print and complete the Manifest under the button below, so that everything runs smoothly on site.
We therefore ask everyone who has booked transport, to come and load his own bike and extra luggage in your assigned crate.
If you can't be present to load your own bike, please give us a call so we can agree on an alternative.
OFFLOADING - When and Where
At the same points as where loading took place.
Date / Time will be agree dupon loading after the event in ESTORIL.
Do you want to learn the ideal racing line on any track?
Then you will definitely want to look at the Track Guide Videos of Mike 'Spike' Edwards.
Mike does not only show the ideal racing line, he also explains what happens in the video.
That way you can prepare your next Track Day Event with us at home!
EYBIS-customers get 50% off when using the code "EYBIS19".
Ideal and cheap, is flying with Ryanair.
Outward flight
- Flying to Faro
- Distance | Time from the airport to Portimao:
1. Faro | 66 km | 48'
Return flight
- Fly back from Lisbon
- Distance | Time from Estoril to the airport:
2. Lisbon | 32 km | 45'
Pick-up | Faro
Portimao
The most simple solution is to fly with Ryanair to Faro (located next to Portimao), and during the online booking procedure, take an option on a rental car.
Portugal is the cheapest European country when it comes to rental cars (from 11 € / day).
We usually book a car from Europcar (they have also an office on the seafront @ Portimao).
Return | Lisbon
Estoril
Flying back - after our event @ Estoril - you do best from Lisbon, where you can return your car at no extra cost.
In the paddocks
From the night before
- Permitted and free
- In the centre of both paddocks, there is a building with showers
- For mobile homes, there are electricity connections in the paddock
The night after our event
Portimao
- Pit boxes must be empty at 19:45 at the latest.
- It is no longer possible to spend the night on the circuit.
- It is possible to stay outside the circuit on the parking next to the security.
Outside the paddocks
PORTIMAO
Algarve Race Resort *****
In the middle of the Algarve, between the mountains and the Barrocal, near Portimao, you will find the Algarve Race Hotel & Resort.
Inserted in the area of the Algarve International Autodrome, the hotel has the magic and the grandeur of the great competitions.
The proximity to the racetracks in no way detracts from the peace and silence of those who come to rest.
On the other hand, for lovers of speed and sports with wheels, this is a unique and a must-visit place!
Through EYBIS you are obviously entitled to a nice discount on the rooms and apartments.
- Single room with breakfast: € 98 / per room / per night
- Double room with breakfast: € 113 / per room / per night
- Apartment T1 (2 persons): € 82,5 / per apartment / per night (breakfast surcharge: € 12,5 / per person / per night)
- Apartment T2 (4 persons): € 121,5 / per apartment / per night (breakfast surcharge: € 12,5 / per person / per night)
To book, send an email to Ms. Ana Rodrigues or Ms. Catarina Azevedo and they will do the rest.
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ESTORIL
We have had good experiences with the following 2 hotels:
Pestana Sintra Golf Resort & Spa Hotel ****
For those who want "something more". Very good!
Distance to circuit = 5 km
Hotel Ibis Lisboa Sintra **
Cheap and good!
Distance to circuit = 8 km
All the hotels near Estoril are easy to book via Booking.com.
PORTIMAO
105 dB
ESTORIL
105 dB
TECHNICAL CONTROL
Everybody is responsible for the good state of his motorcycle and riders outfit.
Pay special attention to the following:
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Motorcycle
- brakes
- tyres
- chain tension
- absence of oil leaks (check crankcase and front fork)
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Riders outfit
- motorcycle boots
- leather motorcycle gloves
- good fitted full face helmet
- back protector
- leather suit (one-piece is recommended, two-piece is tolerated if both pieces are firmly zipped together)
The technical inspection will be done at random.
PORTIMAO
Monday-Tuesday
20-21 September 2021
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ESTORIL
Thursday-Friday
23-24 September 2021
PORTIMAO
ESTORIL
Present
- In the morning from 09.00
- Last riding day of the event till 16.00
Mounting
- You should remove the wheel from your bike yourself
- Tyre service @ 15 € / wheel
- Remove old tyre
- Install new tyre
- Balance the wheel
Purchase of tyres
- Is possible on request
- Pirelli | Metzeler | Bridgestone | Dunlop
Pre-order tyres to be sure!
- Service: Neumáticos Motoval
- Website: http://www.neumaticosmotoval.com/spa/
- Phone: + 34 600 066 161
Payment on the spot
- Cash | Credit card
PORTIMAO
In the paddock
There is no petrol station in the paddock.
Don't forget to bring one or two jerrycans with you.
Outside of the paddock
BP Fuel Station
Distance = 11 km | Time = 14'
+ 351 282 476 756
Opening hours: 7.00 - 22.00
E.N 125 - Km 109 - Penina
8500-000 Portimao
Portugal
ESTORIL
In the paddock
There is no petrol station in the paddock.
Don't forget to bring one or two jerrycans with you.
Outside of the paddock
CEPSA Fuel Station
Distance = 8 km | Time = 8'
+ 34 977 45 70 74
TV-3025, KM 0,5
43204 L'Ametlla de Mar
Tarragona
Spain
PORTIMAO
There is a restaurant in the paddock (next to the pool), that is open every day from 8.00 untill 19.00.
You can drink coffee, or something else all day long, on the terrace alongside the pool.
A lunch costs between 10 and 15 €.
ESTORIL
You can eat and drink in the "Bar Paddock".
PORTIMAO
We offer you - as a participant - a FREE place in a pitbox.
ESTORIL
We offer you - as a participant - a FREE place in a pitbox.
In both paddocks and in the boxes conventional as well as 3-pole (blue) EURO “Camping”-plugs can be used (= of the type “16 AMP two-pole”).
PORTIMAO
In the center of the paddock, there is a building with showers and toilets.
There is also a toilet in each pitbox.
ESTORIL
In the center of the paddock, there is a building with showers and toilets.
There is also a toilet in each pitbox.
- It is forbidden to leave your worn tyres in the paddock
- Drilling or making holes in the ground is prohibited (for example, to secure your tent)
- No smoking in the boxes, the pitlane and along the circuit
- Children are not permitted to walk around the pitlane without being accompanied
- It is forbidden to bring animals to the entire race track area
- It is forbidden to make “Burnouts”, “Wheelies” or “Stoppies” under penalty of a fine of € 1.000 (imposed by the race track)
- Motorcycle which is technically 100 % fit
- dB-killer: only standard exhausts, and after markeet exhausts with dB-killers are authorised
- Motorcycle riders gearing:
- leather suit (one-piece recommended, two-pieces authorised)
- back protector
- boots
- gloves
- fullface helmet
- Enough water | Fruit | Energy bars
- ID-card
- European Health Insurance Card
- necessary in Spain and Portugal in case of hospitalization
- Credit card
- Smartphone
- Filled in and signed waiver of liability
- Good temper, discipline, good-fellowship, well-trained body and clear mind
We will not verify this, it 's only for your own comfort / safety, especially in Spain and Portugal.
VERY IMPORTANT: make sure to have your "European Health Insurance Card" (EHIC) with you. By showing this card, people know - in the domain of health (and injury) insurance - that you're completely covered in your own country and that every other country, that is a member of the European Union, has to give you all the needed care.If you haven't obtained your card from your health care insurance, than :
- apply for a card immediately;
- if you cannot receive it in time, ask them to e-mail to you a "Provisional replacement certificate for the European Health Insurance Card" (= 1 page, and this can be done immediately);
A list of "Dangerous sports" that are excluded from "urgent medical care abroad". Usually, "racing with car / motorcycle / outboard engines" is listed. But as we do not "race", our activity is not excluded from any treatment. Check if this is also the case with your insurance, and if it is not, just be sure to get an insurance yourself.
EYBIS has not only a very good insurance as an organiser, but insures also - on every event - all participants with a good TPL (= third partie liability) insurance.
If you have a racing license from your national motorcycle council, be sure to bring it with you.
- With EYBIS, the Third Party Liability (TPL) insurance is included in your enrolment price since years;
- Some circuits require a license. The only reason for this is that there is a TPL insurance included in it;
- Because we provide for all participants - included in the price - such a TPL insurance, a license is not requested during our events and yet you are fully okay;
PORTIMAO
Paddock access
From the evening before around 19.00
Address
Autodromo Internacional Algarve
(Circuit of Portimao)
Sitio do Escampadinho
Mexilhoeira Grande
8500-148 Portimao
Portugal
ESTORIL
Paddock access
From the evening before at 20.00
Address
Circuito Estoril
Av. Alfredo César Torres
Apartado 49
2646 - 901 Alcabideche
Portugal
Where?
- EYBIS pitbox n° 31
Hours
- Sunday evening
- 19.30 - 20.30
- Monday morning
- 7.30 - 8.15
Bring
- ID-card
- Waiver of liability, with on it:
- First- & Lastname
- ID card number
- Read and approved
- Signature
Show
- ID card
Deliver
- Completed | Signed waiver of liability
Receive
- Number for on your bike
- stick it on the front, right side
- QR-code sticker for on your helmet
- stick it central @ the bottom of your helmet
- Transponder (+ holder) for timekeeping
- fix it @ the right side of your front fork
- don't forget some zip ties!
- Time schedule
Why follow us?
Cancellations / Waiting lists
- 80 % of our events are 1 upto 3 months in advance sold out;
- We don't use waiting lists for those who were too late to book, who would like to have a chance to buy a place from someone who cancels his participation;
- But - for events which are already fully booked - each cancellation of a place, is immediately communicated on our Facebook page;
- This means that everybody who has liked our FB page, will immediately be informed about new free places;
Instant info
Short "instant info" will be communicated only via our Facebook page, as for example:
- The practical information from an event which went online minutes ago, or just has been completed;
- Access to the paddock is possible from now on (if earlier than planned);
- There are 2 cancellations for fully booked event X, in group Y or Z;
- Very well known person X just informed us that he / she will be participating @ event Y;
- The pictures of event Z are from now on online;
- ...
Photos and Videos
- On our websites, you can find from each event a selection of some photos;
- On our Facebook page, we put a lot more images from each event (photos, short - non professional - movies, etc.);
Community
- Via our Facebook page, you can easily communicate with other participants, without knowing them before;
- You would like to drive together to an event, or you have a place free on your trailer, etc.? It all can be communicated on our Facebook page!
Follow us on Instagram, and see:
- the best pictures of each event
- what you will never see on our website
Contact us
- management@eybis.com
- Always state your:
- First and last name
- GSM-n° with country code
- Emails without this information will be deleted without replying to them
Notice
- We get a lot of questions, the answers of which are simply on the website
- We only answer such emails if we really have too much time
- Before contacting us blindly, be sure to check out our website www.EYBIS.com
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