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Gran Turismo Slovakia 2017

Two years ago we presented an exciting newcomer to the Gran Turismo calendar. And, what a great addition it was. Both the track Slovakia Ring and the city where we stay - Bratislava, are top notch. We can't wait to come back in 2017!

Two days on track, three nights of fun

Check in to the event is in the lobby of Ritz/Carlton starting from noon on Sunday the 20th of August. The drivers briefing and dinner starts at about 20.00 in the hotel.

The following two days we drive on Slovakia Ring. A very challenging track which was built just a few years ago. Instruction and full hospitality with lunch is available to all participants on the track.

On the night of 21 August, Monday night, we have dinner in one of the best steak houses in the former eastern bloc - the famous D Steakhouse. It is just across the square from the hotel.

The event ends with a gala dinner, held in Ritz/Carlton hotel at 20.00 on Tuesday night.

Bratislava

The track is located about half an hour drive from the center of Bratislava, which is the Slovakian capital. A city of over half a million inhabitants. While the city is so close to Vienna, the greater metropolitan area of Vienna and Bratislava has more than three million inhabitants.

Slovakia Ring

Built just years ago, Slovakia Ring is the twistiest and most brutal 6 kilometer race track in Europe right now. It annually hosts WTCC, ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain GT Sprint.

Slovakia Ring is not an easy track. For a novice we recommend a bit of caution. The track has a lot of corners, some that can bite back if you don't pay attention. A bit of respect is required, especially in the beginning. However, as always, we have world class instruction included. The instructors will take you through the initial steps of learning the track and get you up to speed in a matter of hours.

We stay in Ritz/Carlton hotel

We are staying in Ritz/Carlton hotel. It is a classic luxury hotel, located right by the main square of the city. Bratislava night life is just meters away.

The hotel has spacious rooms and a great underground garage for the cars. While the the super cars we bring are something quite out of the ordinary, the hotel is organising extra security for us.

If you live in Bratislava, you can choose to join the event without the stay in the hotel, at a reduced cost. Everything else is always included. Just let us know when you register.

Great combo with Gran Turismo Hungaria

Gran Turismo Hungaria (Budapest + Hungaroring) ends just one day before this event. If you are also joining us for Gran Turismo Hungaria, we include the night between events in Budapest for free. A bunch of friends in Budapest on a Saturday night? What can go wrong? On Sunday the 21 August we drive together to Bratislava. It is about 200 kilometers on good motorways.

The Gran Turismo experience

Since we started over a decade ago, we have been doing things a little bit differently. Our events are not just about driving, it is just as much about meeting the people who love driving, too. Hence, we always have the entire group stay at the same hotel, organise welcome and closing dinners, and lots of other social activities during the events. We call this the Gran Turismo experience. Welcome to our community of super car drivers!

Driving rules

All types av cars allowed, slicks allowed. Overtaking on both sides. Open pit lane driving both days.

Event schedule

Sunday 20 August: Official opening of the event

12.00 - Gran Turismo Hungaria group leaves Budapest and drives to Bratislava (optional)

14.00 - Check in to Ritz/Carlton Hotel in Bratislava opens
20.00 - Briefing and dinner in hotel

Monday 21 August: Driving on Slovakia Ring

09.00 - 09.30 Safety briefing on the track.
09.30 - 12.00 Open pit track driving. Refreshments and instruction available.
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 17.00 Open pit track driving. Refreshments and instruction available.
18.00 - Gran Turismo After Track in the hotel bar
20.00 - Dinner in D Steakhouse

Tuesday 22 August: Driving on Slovakia Ring

09.00 - 12.00 Open pit track driving. Refreshments and instruction available.
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 17.00 Open pit track driving. Refreshments and instruction available.
18.00 - Gran Turismo After Track in the hotel bar
20.00 - Closing dinner in "Club & Restaurant Great"

Wednesday 23 August

12.00 - Check-out from hotel

King of Gran Turismo

For the 2017 season we are organising a gentlemen’s cup. It is held during the four events Gran Turismo Polonia, Baltica, Hungaria and Slovakia. We will have two classes - street legal cars and racing cars. Racing cars are allowed to have slicks. The object is to set the best lap time in each class. Read more about King of Gran Turismo here.

Registration is 1900 EUR (+ VAT) and includes two full days on Slovakia Ring, three nights in Ritz/Carlton hotel *****, secure parking, catered lunches on track, instruction, welcome and closing dinners, dinners, and a great time in Bratislava with your super car friends. You also get all the images taken by our photographer sent to you by e-mail after the event.

The price is for one car with driver + passenger. Both are allowed to drive on the track, sharing the same car.

You can choose to join without hotel. Then the price is reduced by 330 EUR. Everything else above, like dinners, lunches, instruction is always included.

If you live in Scandinavia, we can help you with transporting your car to and from Bratislava with our partner Intact AB (formerly Eurotransport). This option is 10.250 SEK (+ VAT in some countries). Please state "transport" in the message field when registering. If you are joining on both Hungaria and Slovakia, It is possible to transport your car to Budapest and then back to Scandinavia from Slovakia.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.

Gran Turismo Slovakia 2017

Gran Turismo Slovakia 2017

Two days on track, three nights of fun

Bratislava

Slovakia Ring

We stay in Ritz/Carlton hotel

Great combo with Gran Turismo Hungaria

The Gran Turismo experience

Driving rules

Event schedule

King of Gran Turismo

Testimonials

Events Calendar

Contact us

Gran Turismo Slovakia 2017

Gran Turismo Slovakia 2017

Two days on track, three nights of fun

Bratislava

Slovakia Ring

We stay in Ritz/Carlton hotel

Great combo with Gran Turismo Hungaria

The Gran Turismo experience

Driving rules

Event schedule

King of Gran Turismo

Testimonials

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