Was thinking of going over to germany some time in the summer, anyone know how far the Nurburgring is from essex?
also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?
also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?
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Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
? use YOUR car???
Yeah, may even take the ST220
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route map comes up with
Driving directions to Nürburgring, Germany
416 mi – about 7 hours 7 mins
Driving directions to Nürburgring, Germany
416 mi – about 7 hours 7 mins
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Originally Posted by frayz
Door to door is about 350miles.
So round trip is 700 miles, plus lap usage and maybe drive round sightseeing, total approx 1000 miles?
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also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?
Originally Posted by pezzza
Was thinking of going over to germany some time in the summer, anyone know how far the Nurburgring is from essex?also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?
You know you can take your Bus round the ring so there be plenty of room for everyone
Anyone got the postcode for it?
will put it into my TomTom to get exact mileage.
will put it into my TomTom to get exact mileage.
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Originally Posted by wozzaa
You know you can take your Bus round the ring so there be plenty of room for everyone
All pay £20 and get a free lap eh?
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Erm, not much help with the actual address there? i have continental maps on my TomTom, so want to put it in and see how far and get times etc.
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FFS never happy.Originally Posted by pezzza
Erm, not much help with the actual address there? i have continental maps on my TomTom, so want to put it in and see how far and get times etc.
Heres the ref.
+50° 20' 47.21", +6° 57' 57.67"
POSTCODE?????
OK, how about the road where it is, PLEASE not grid references.......
OK, how about the road where it is, PLEASE not grid references.......
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2 Seconds on Google..........
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address:. Nürburgring GmbH 53520 Nürburg. tel:. 00 49 26 91/302-144
address:. Nürburgring GmbH 53520 Nürburg. tel:. 00 49 26 91/302-144
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Didnt click on it as i saw grid references.Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
Already linked to that FFS. Zoom in and you will see.
Now i have the address i will put it in twatnav and see how far and see what expenses it chucks up at me
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Now i have the address i will put it in twatnav and see how far and see what expenses it chucks up at me
Originally Posted by pezzza
Didnt click on it as i saw grid references.Now i have the address i will put it in twatnav and see how far and see what expenses it chucks up at me
Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
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Lend him your tyres Chris, the rims must be about the same size.Originally Posted by Milamber
Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
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Originally Posted by BRI4N
Lend him your tyres Chris, the rims must be about the same size.
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i dropped a normal road tyre off to mark last night (235/30/18) and that was £280s worth Originally Posted by Milamber
Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
hate to think what a normal bus tyre costs let alone one that'll be up to track spec. anyway bus' are a pita sitting at 50mph tops, blocking the roads and kicking out shed loads of thick black fumes. 
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Truck racing they only use normal road tyres IIRC as fro a drag Bus.
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Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1 Originally Posted by mneame
anyway bus' are a pita sitting at 50mph tops, blocking the roads and kicking out shed loads of thick black fumes.
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I dont so doubt matt will either Originally Posted by Milamber
Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1
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Phil will Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
I dont so doubt matt will either
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sorry only 21 this year. Originally Posted by Milamber
Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1
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I did Harlow to Nurburg on one tank last week, I was quite surprised. I thought I would keep my speed down as l was fined €175 for speeding Belgium in January.
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A Joey Bus on the Ring
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Christ Mark you must have been shifting to get nicked in Belgium or were you just unlucky?Originally Posted by Mark1983
I did Harlow to Nurburg on one tank last week, I was quite surprised. I thought I would keep my speed down as l was fined €175 for speeding Belgium in January.