Were off to Zandvoort circuit (Holland) with bookatrack (tues 11th Aug trackday) but thought i would also do my first ever amsterdam trip

I have never been over, so am going to do everything i should have done when i was younger: museums (Anne frank house, Van Gough, sex museum), coffee shops (and maybe not to just drink coffee), canal boat stuff, red light district (not to take part! - just 'browsing' m'am ), and maybe get chance to shop at the flea markets etc. Also there are loads of nice reastauraunts (i can't decide in advance) and also the 'Bols' tour with soem cocktails and the 'Heiniken' tour for some beer
A lot to fit into sat eve, sun, mon morn - but i'll have a go

We leave at silly-o-clock sat morning to catch the ferry, and should get there in the afternoon.

We should have been driving the track mk1 over, but despite swapping the engine the other week in preparation, but the newer replacement engine has a dubious noise too
we will prob keep running it till the bottom end goes, but can't risk getting stranded abroad.

I have decided to take the RX8 instead, and show it a bit more track action. However i have decided to take out track insurance for that 'just-in-case' moment where some numpty ploughs into me or if i 'run out of talent/grip' LOL. It's not as bad as i thought - it cost £90 for the day and covers any track incident, whomevers fault, up to a total loss, with the excess at 10% the value of the car. this may be useful to know if peeps want to do the same for a mk1. maybe the initial payment may be less too - i don't know if this is track depended or car dependent or both.

I'm really looing forward to driving a brand new circuit, as we've done a fair old few in the UK. Its the old F1 circuit, and apparently a bit abraisive on tyres due to sand blowing onto the circuit from the beach. Its quite a quick circuit too, but with what looks like loads of challenging corners:
http://bookatrack.com/-p2?941&150

We have a hotel just next to the circuit by the beach, so i hope the weather is an improvement from here at the moment (its been raining for 2 days in Leics now)

I wil try and get a few pics, as this is my only real stab at a holliday so far this year. we blew the holiday budget with the Maldives honeymoon last year.