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

To the Circuit of Portimao

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

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

To the Circuit of Estoril

Portimao

Riding time

• Monday
• 7 sessions free riding
• Tuesday
• 5 sessions free riding
• Possibility to participate @ the 2 hours endurance race (teams of 2 pilots, no licence required)
• More info about this race will follow ASAP

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

• 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
• 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)

In 2020, for the 9th 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.
He will then ride in front of you 1 to 2 laps.
Then you will be given the opportunity to freely ride your test motorcycle for the remaining time of the test session.
After finishing your test ride you will be "received" by your coach who will be interested in your feedback.

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:

• transport of the bike to and from the event
• 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
• 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

1. to what event you would like to come
2. in what country you live
3. 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

• Tuesday 22 September 2020 | 15h - 17h

Price

• 50 € / 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
• Tuesday until 11h at the latest

Bike Transport

LOADING - When and Where

1. BRUGES

Exact date will be confirmed

EYBIS HQ

Dirk Martensstraat 2 - Unit 5
8200 Bruges
BELGIUM

EYBIS @ Google Maps

2. NANCY

Exact date will be confirmed

Maxxess Nancy

32 Rue Lafayette
54320 Maxéville
FRANCE

MAXXESS NANCY @ Google Maps

3. CHAMBERY

Exact date will be confirmed

LOCARHONE

200 Rue Alexander Fleming
73000 Chambéry
FRANCE

CHAMBERY @ Google Maps

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.

Manifest

OFFLOADING - When and Where

1. CHAMBERY

Exact date will be confirmed

LOCARHONE

200 Rue Alexander Fleming
73000 Chambéry
FRANCE

CHAMBERY @ Google Maps

2. NANCY

Exact date will be confirmed

Maxxess Nancy

32 Rue Lafayette
54320 Maxéville
FRANCE

MAXXESS NANCY @ Google Maps

3. BRUGES

Exact date will be confirmed

EYBIS HQ

Dirk Martensstraat 2 - Unit 5
8200 Bruges
BELGIUM

EYBIS @ Google Maps

Here too we ask everyone to come and unload their own bike and material from the crates.

QUESTIONS

Frank

• +32 476 691 091

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's Website

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".

Track Guide Video PORTIMAO

Track Guide Video ESTORIL

Ideal and cheap, is flying with Ryanair.

Outward flight

• Flying to Faro
• Distance | Time from the airport to Portimao:

2. Faro | 66 km | 48'

Return flight

• Fly back from Lisbon
• Distance | Time from Estoril to the airport:

1. Lisbon | 32 km | 45'

Ryanair

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).

Europcar

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.

Ana Rodrigues

Catarina Azevedo

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.

Booking.com

Portimao

105 dB

Estoril

105 dB

Everybody is responsible for the good state of his motorcycle and riders outfit.

Pay special attention to the following:

• Motorcycle

• brakes
• tyres
• chain tension
• absence of oil leaks (check crankcase and front fork)

• 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

Estoril

Portimao

Estoril

Miguel Araujo - Hellofoto

Facebook

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

E-mail

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

Google Maps

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

Google Maps

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

Download waiver of liability

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

Google Maps

Estoril

Paddock access

From the evening before at 20.00

Address

Circuito Estoril

Av. Alfredo César Torres
Apartado 49
2646 - 901 Alcabideche
Portugal

Google Maps

Portimao

Website circuit

Estoril

Website circuit

Where?

• EYBIS pitbox

Hours

• Sunday evening
• 20.30 - 21.00
• Monday morning
• 7.15 - 8.15
• Tuesday morning
• 8.00 - 8.15
• Thursday morning
• 7u45 - 8u15
• Friday morning
• 8u00 - 8u15

Bring

• ID-card
• Waiver of liability, with on it:
• First- & Lastname
• ID card number
• Read and approved
• Signature

Waiver of liability

Participation Form

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

@ EYBIS box.

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!

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Follow us on Instagram, and see:

• the best pictures of each event
• what you will never see on our website

EYBIS on Instagram

Contact us

Mail

• 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 toch check our out website www.EYBIS.com
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