Nurburgring last weekend
30 April 2011, 08:54 PM
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Nurburgring last weekend
Any of you lot? If they are email me at gary@northloop.co.uk and I'll send you the original.
and a couple of random shots.
This didn't end well ................
and a couple of random shots.
This didn't end well ................
30 April 2011, 09:17 PM
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No the EVO pics didn't end well. But I don't want to post them on here for obvious reasons.
A couple of other random shots.
Friends Mum driving one of their Rufs
This wasn't dust, it was pollen
A couple of other random shots.
Friends Mum driving one of their Rufs
This wasn't dust, it was pollen
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30 April 2011, 09:23 PM
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Some great pics there mate !
It's on my list for next year can your car be trailored there and driven round or does it need to be taxed and insured with a valid mot cert ???
It's on my list for next year can your car be trailored there and driven round or does it need to be taxed and insured with a valid mot cert ???
30 April 2011, 09:26 PM
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It needs to be fully road legal including insurance - that's the tricky bit as pretty much nobody insurers car there now. Although you can do closed track days when non road legal cars are allowed. A friend runs these days if you ever fancy doing one.
01 May 2011, 02:18 PM
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01 May 2011, 03:56 PM
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Any new advice regarding insurance is always welcome, we know its a tricky one. Also, whats the deal with Sprintstrecke? The opening times list this as well as normal Nordschleife touristfahrten on 28th May. Is this the link onto the GP circuit being open?
And cracking photos too, really like the ones from Hatzenbach
Squeeky bottom moment for the silver Porsche too, looks like Brunchen?
(ns wheels off the ground)
01 May 2011, 07:43 PM
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There's a group on www.southeastscoobies.co.uk going out at the end of May (Skullfudge is part of our group). This will be the clubs 3rd year in a row, can't wait
Any new advice regarding insurance is always welcome, we know its a tricky one. Also, whats the deal with Sprintstrecke? The opening times list this as well as normal Nordschleife touristfahrten on 28th May. Is this the link onto the GP circuit being open?
And cracking photos too, really like the ones from Hatzenbach Squeeky bottom moment for the silver Porsche too, looks like Brunchen?
Any new advice regarding insurance is always welcome, we know its a tricky one. Also, whats the deal with Sprintstrecke? The opening times list this as well as normal Nordschleife touristfahrten on 28th May. Is this the link onto the GP circuit being open?
And cracking photos too, really like the ones from Hatzenbach
Squeeky bottom moment for the silver Porsche too, looks like Brunchen?With regards to insurance if you can find any insurer who will insure you to drive the NS on a normal yearly policy than please let me know. The last one I was aware of shut its doors at the end of last year. I say the last one, there are a couple of specialists who cover porsche and lotus, but this is very much a closed door club.
I would suggest that the vast majority of UK visitors have no insurance and fly by the seat of their pants. That's fine until you are involved in an incident where a 3rd party is killed or there is a big loss. Then you're in serious trouble.
01 May 2011, 08:00 PM
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Gary, can you email the pic with the squirrel running across the track, would make a canny desk top. My email address is in my profile.
Great pics BTW.
Great pics BTW.
01 May 2011, 08:42 PM
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Crashing the car isn't what the insurers worry about, it's the personal injury aspect, as you don't sign any disclaimer like you would on a UK track.
Apparently the crash that was on a few of the forums last year where the M5 dumped its brake fluid has already cost the insurer £250,000 in PI and legal fees. (not sure if that figure included track closure/air ambulance etc...)
01 May 2011, 09:31 PM
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It's rare that they join both tracks together, although they did so on Eater Monday. Sprintstrecke will more than likely be that the GP circuit is open as a seperate entity. It's a new thing. From memory it's 38 euros for 15 or 20 mins of track time. Tickets are seperate from those purchased to drive the Nordschleife.
If its a proper track day, 38 euros isn't bad for a chance to drive another circuit
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Thanks for the info - very interesting. If the GP circuit is opened separately, does it count like a normal track day taster session? Or do public road/touristfahrten rules still apply?
If its a proper track day, 38 euros isn't bad for a chance to drive another circuit
If its a proper track day, 38 euros isn't bad for a chance to drive another circuit
A friend runs these days and insurance is not required, nor do the cars need to be road legal.
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