has anyone organised a trip to the NURBURGRING
Discussion
Ben Lovejoy's website has all the info you need:
www.nurburgring.org.uk
An english bike mad mate of Domster's and myself owns a B&B 20 minutes from the Ring:
www.slidersguesthouse.com
Last years trip report:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=48&t=41361
I normally use the Eurotunnel, but it if going from scotland it's probably worthwhile doing an opvernight ferry crossing, eg Hull to Rotterdam.
DAZ
>> Edited by dazren on Friday 10th December 12:35
www.nurburgring.org.uk
An english bike mad mate of Domster's and myself owns a B&B 20 minutes from the Ring:
www.slidersguesthouse.com
Last years trip report:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=48&t=41361
I normally use the Eurotunnel, but it if going from scotland it's probably worthwhile doing an opvernight ferry crossing, eg Hull to Rotterdam.
DAZ
>> Edited by dazren on Friday 10th December 12:35
Don't go.
- long way from the UK
- expensive
- weather usually crap
- expensive
- likekihood of not having a vehicle to get home in is high
- expensive
- full of Germans
- full of Brits
- full of Itialians
- full of ...
- German food
- cold
- you have to go through Belgium to get there (i.e. the roads)
- it's often closed
- you'll hate it
Honestly not worth the trip, stay home.
- long way from the UK
- expensive
- weather usually crap
- expensive
- likekihood of not having a vehicle to get home in is high
- expensive
- full of Germans
- full of Brits
- full of Itialians
- full of ...
- German food
- cold
- you have to go through Belgium to get there (i.e. the roads)
- it's often closed
- you'll hate it
Honestly not worth the trip, stay home.
Joe911 said:
Don't go.
- long way from the UK
- expensive
- weather usually crap
- expensive
- likekihood of not having a vehicle to get home in is high
- expensive
- full of Germans
- full of Brits
- full of Itialians
- full of ...
- German food
- cold
- you have to go through Belgium to get there (i.e. the roads)
- it's often closed
- you'll hate it
Honestly not worth the trip, stay home.
Go:
It's the 'Ring, you have to do it at least once before you die.
Joe911 said:
Don't go.
- long way from the UK
- expensive
- weather usually crap
- expensive
- likekihood of not having a vehicle to get home in is high
- expensive
- full of Germans
- full of Brits
- full of Itialians
- full of ...
- German food
- cold
- you have to go through Belgium to get there (i.e. the roads)
- it's often closed
- you'll hate it
Honestly not worth the trip, stay home.
Very true... stay away! (cough)Go - its a magical place.
I went in May this year - decided to go on a Sunday afternoon. Booked the Eurostar and was down there by about 1.30am Monday morn. Track opened Monday lunchtime and came back on Tuesday.
Route was very straight forward (until the end bit!)
but basically you head out of Calais, towards Bruxelles, down to Lille (I think) and passed Spa. From then on you're on local roads but its not too far (cant remember off hand). Probably about 4-5 hours total from Calais.
Stayed at the Hotel am Tiergarten; Sabine who runs the place also runs the Ring taxi (fleet of M5s taking punters round the ring in friction defying mode).
Its about 5 mins from the Ring (both of them, old & new). And make sure you go to see Manthey Racing - if anyone has a Porsche - before you take to the track (introduce yourself, ask how long they will be open and get their number). Hopefully you wont need it, but their facility is amazing nonetheless.
Going on a weekday there was probably a max of about 30 cars at any one time. Lots of 911s, GT3RSs, CSLs actually I have a link to some pics:
Am waiting for the schedule to come out as I will be doing the same thing again (Sun/Mon/Tue). bets piece of advice I got was to turn in late on all corners (hopefully this means lower approach speeds!!). Take it easy and enjoy the place.
[url]http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=129415&highlight=nurburgring[/url]
>> Edited by SURJ_993C2S on Wednesday 15th December 16:24
I went in May this year - decided to go on a Sunday afternoon. Booked the Eurostar and was down there by about 1.30am Monday morn. Track opened Monday lunchtime and came back on Tuesday.
Route was very straight forward (until the end bit!)
but basically you head out of Calais, towards Bruxelles, down to Lille (I think) and passed Spa. From then on you're on local roads but its not too far (cant remember off hand). Probably about 4-5 hours total from Calais.
Stayed at the Hotel am Tiergarten; Sabine who runs the place also runs the Ring taxi (fleet of M5s taking punters round the ring in friction defying mode).
Its about 5 mins from the Ring (both of them, old & new). And make sure you go to see Manthey Racing - if anyone has a Porsche - before you take to the track (introduce yourself, ask how long they will be open and get their number). Hopefully you wont need it, but their facility is amazing nonetheless.
Going on a weekday there was probably a max of about 30 cars at any one time. Lots of 911s, GT3RSs, CSLs actually I have a link to some pics:
Am waiting for the schedule to come out as I will be doing the same thing again (Sun/Mon/Tue). bets piece of advice I got was to turn in late on all corners (hopefully this means lower approach speeds!!). Take it easy and enjoy the place.
[url]http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=129415&highlight=nurburgring[/url]
>> Edited by SURJ_993C2S on Wednesday 15th December 16:24
cheers for the info it will probably be some daft cars we will be taking except for a couple
300bhp at the wheels 200sx s14
300bhp mazda 323 gtr (will be mine once i buy it lol)
VW jetta with a 2ltr GTi block
excorts
a couple of BMW the usual
scoobys
and one 911
there might be more 323 gtr going off of another forum i use dont quite know yet
looking forward to going sounds great
whats to organise?
leave work on sunny friday afternoon, cane it across belgium, arrive nurburg at midnight, go to bar, organise room by shouting nicely at the german only speaking bar man/maidchen, wake up, have hearty german breakfast of cold sausage and processed cheese, ok that bits optional, drive down to the grunne holle, coffee, enjoy the sounds and smells of tens of thousands of bhp turning up, find anyone with an empty passenger seat and a little ring sticker on the back of the car, this doesnt guarantee they know their way round but at least they know their way to the shop, try and get a few more pax laps, READ THE RULES, then go out yourself, dont rush take it easy and watch your mirrors, alot, dont crash, when someone else crashes dont rush to be first one out when it reopens, have fun, come back early sunday and enjoy an empty track, have fun and come home in one piece...
leave work on sunny friday afternoon, cane it across belgium, arrive nurburg at midnight, go to bar, organise room by shouting nicely at the german only speaking bar man/maidchen, wake up, have hearty german breakfast of cold sausage and processed cheese, ok that bits optional, drive down to the grunne holle, coffee, enjoy the sounds and smells of tens of thousands of bhp turning up, find anyone with an empty passenger seat and a little ring sticker on the back of the car, this doesnt guarantee they know their way round but at least they know their way to the shop, try and get a few more pax laps, READ THE RULES, then go out yourself, dont rush take it easy and watch your mirrors, alot, dont crash, when someone else crashes dont rush to be first one out when it reopens, have fun, come back early sunday and enjoy an empty track, have fun and come home in one piece...
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