Nurburgring Experience?
23 December 2007, 10:27 AM
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Nurburgring Experience?
Anyone been?Just thinking about going in the summer,wondered if anyone has any tips,storys or experiences of travelling there & the circuit its self.
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23 December 2007, 10:37 AM
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23 December 2007, 11:07 AM
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A few of us have a trip planned for next September. A few days in Germany and stopping off in France for a few days on the way home. Thats the only way we could convince the 'other halfs' of going....Kill two birds with one stone, we drive the ring they shop in France....jobs a guddun!...
23 December 2007, 12:17 PM
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lots more very useful info at :: northloop.co.uk :: we're not playing games :: nurburgring galleries and more :: and normally lots of the members over there to give advice, guidance and support.
Awesome place and a true drivers heaven. Dont expect to be quick though the first time you go as you will get passed by diesel golfs, polos, motorbikes etc.
A long weekend trip is circa £600-700 depending on how many laps you want to do. I normally get around 15 laps in over a weekend (assuming it is open).
I took my wife and daughter there at the end of october - they both loved the whole experience and want to go back again.
Awesome place and a true drivers heaven. Dont expect to be quick though the first time you go as you will get passed by diesel golfs, polos, motorbikes etc.
A long weekend trip is circa £600-700 depending on how many laps you want to do. I normally get around 15 laps in over a weekend (assuming it is open).
I took my wife and daughter there at the end of october - they both loved the whole experience and want to go back again.
23 December 2007, 01:04 PM
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I went in June and it cost £300 for ferry crossing from Hull to Zeebrugge and accomodation at Hotel Wilemshole (5 nights). It then cost a tank of fuel to get to Germany (and obviously the same going back), then i used a tank when there.....i did 15 laps over 4 days, and even though i only managed a fastest lap of 9 mins 34 secs (which is probably poor!) i enjoyed the experience for what it is...truly awseome!
I've booked for April 2nd for 5 nights next year and thats cost me £150 for accomodation and Eurotunnel (its £450 shared between 3), but it will cost me an extra tank there and back to Dover, but will be able to do it in a day rather than sleep over on Ferry.
Get yourself on Northloop site, they're a good bunch of lads, and you'll learn loads about Nurburgring.
I've booked for April 2nd for 5 nights next year and thats cost me £150 for accomodation and Eurotunnel (its £450 shared between 3), but it will cost me an extra tank there and back to Dover, but will be able to do it in a day rather than sleep over on Ferry.
Get yourself on Northloop site, they're a good bunch of lads, and you'll learn loads about Nurburgring.
23 December 2007, 03:42 PM
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Sport auto used to have a list, not sure if they still do. It's worth remembering that their times are full laps including the Dottinger Hohe straight. So take your BTG time and add around 35 secs for a full lap time
23 December 2007, 04:06 PM
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23 December 2007, 04:37 PM
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I wouldn't conern yourself with lap times; just enjoy yourself and remain safe; this place demands respect!
YouTube - Nurburgring Crash Compilation
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23 December 2007, 05:19 PM
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When you know the track you will be doing over 140mph on the run into SX.
One of me driving my old STi a couple of years ago
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One of me driving my old STi a couple of years ago
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23 December 2007, 06:07 PM
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23 December 2007, 06:15 PM
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23 December 2007, 06:38 PM
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mate , i went a couple of years ago took a ferry over there and drove through the night and arrived 9 in the morning, one of the best road trips i have taken to date. it is well worth it and if you are lucky enough and speak to the right people you may even get the chance to be taken round in a car by soemone who knows the track, just like i did, was well worht it and will be going back hopefuly next year
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23 December 2007, 09:27 PM
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LOL you'll find a lot of old hands will tell you to forget about timing. I've been 4 times, once every year or two and I will have to agree - don't sweat it over lap times. It's pointless anyway as all you can time is bridge-to-gantry anyway, which doesn't compare to the times you see posted in the press.
The experience of the 'Ring is all about gradually learning it and driving tidy all the way round, neither getting in other drivers' way, nor getting held up yourself.
It's also about the road trip there and back, which for most people is with mates: the early start, the ferry, the map reading, the garage stops for bizarre European meat snacks, hitting the autobahn briefly and maxing it out if you can, the realisation that the whole Eifel region is full of brilliant driving roads, the long weekend soaking up the atmosphere at the Nordschleife entrance and the spectator/crash spots, bumping into new friends, eating chips and mayonnaise under Adenau bridge, getting home in one piece...
I could go on and one, but you get the idea. The lap times are not really a big thing. In general if you can run under 10 minutes you've got a pretty fast road car, but don't read any more into it than that, just enjoy the whole experience.
Ben Lovejoy's site gives you all the background and planning tools you need. Northloop is more for active Ringers to talk shop IMHO but there's lots of advice on both. Last year when me and my mate went in his 205 (my Scoob had blown the gearbox at the time - how gutted was I?) we both spent about £400-£500 each, for everything, ferry, hotel, petrol and travel costs, food and drink, souvenirs and a dozen laps.
Easter is always the busiest weekender for British drivers and has been for as long as I've been going. Last year I went at the end of May and this year it'll be the end of July. The trick is to make it worthwhile by making sure you get two public days at least while you're there. Unless you're loaded, it doesn't make financial sense to go all that way just for one day.
The experience of the 'Ring is all about gradually learning it and driving tidy all the way round, neither getting in other drivers' way, nor getting held up yourself.
It's also about the road trip there and back, which for most people is with mates: the early start, the ferry, the map reading, the garage stops for bizarre European meat snacks, hitting the autobahn briefly and maxing it out if you can, the realisation that the whole Eifel region is full of brilliant driving roads, the long weekend soaking up the atmosphere at the Nordschleife entrance and the spectator/crash spots, bumping into new friends, eating chips and mayonnaise under Adenau bridge, getting home in one piece...
I could go on and one, but you get the idea. The lap times are not really a big thing. In general if you can run under 10 minutes you've got a pretty fast road car, but don't read any more into it than that, just enjoy the whole experience.
Ben Lovejoy's site gives you all the background and planning tools you need. Northloop is more for active Ringers to talk shop IMHO but there's lots of advice on both. Last year when me and my mate went in his 205 (my Scoob had blown the gearbox at the time - how gutted was I?) we both spent about £400-£500 each, for everything, ferry, hotel, petrol and travel costs, food and drink, souvenirs and a dozen laps.
Easter is always the busiest weekender for British drivers and has been for as long as I've been going. Last year I went at the end of May and this year it'll be the end of July. The trick is to make it worthwhile by making sure you get two public days at least while you're there. Unless you're loaded, it doesn't make financial sense to go all that way just for one day.
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23 December 2007, 09:52 PM
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