Even temples need a lick of paint. At the end of the 2026 season, Monza starts the second phase of its works: a permanent roof over the Paddock Club terrace (no more drinks in the rain), a 400-seat media centre replacing the old circuit offices, and a renovated race control. No track activity at all until July 2027: the GT World Challenge has already packed its bags for Imola. The rest of the programme will be announced in the coming months, so check with the organisers before booking a trackday. Until then, the Parabolica is taking a nap.

Bad news for your bank manager, good news for your body shop: there are only four weeks of Touristenfahrten left. The last scheduled day on the Nordschleife is Sunday 15 November. A lap still costs €35, roughly the price of a tank of fuel, but with a lot more adrenaline and a slightly higher chance of ending up in the barrier at Brünnchen. Before the winter break, the Ring still holds a free family day on Sunday 25 October, to show the kids where the holiday money goes.

EuropaTrackdays news is back in business, and what better place than the Paris Motor Show to turn the key again? The Paris Motor Show is open until 18 October at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Between the 2.5-tonne electric SUVs, we still found some cars that make you want to hit the track. On the menu: the Lotus Emira 420 Sport (420 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.9 s), the 816 hp Peugeot E-T16 concept that brings the 205 T16 back to life, the Peugeot e-208 GTi, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, which you will never see at a club trackday. Alpine also drip-feeds a few details about the future A110. Bring trainers, and put your credit card in airplane mode.