Nurburgring Tourest lap with family

[Icehanger]

Planning our annual euro road trip and looking where we are on the way back we'll pass not far from the Ring.
I have 2 car mad boys who will love to see all the cars and thinking of stopping to do a lap in the Van,
I'm aware of the risks and how to drive as previous life did plenty of track days and a few visits to the ring, so aware how to "behave" on the track.
am I mad or worth a brief stop that way for a giggle?
Cheers.

[bennno]

Coaches go round full of people, you just need to bear in mind

1. Its lethal in the wet, locals all exit circuit, wait and watch.
2. Huge speed differences, just be checking your rear view mirror and keeping right

[Digga]

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

[Calza]

Digga said:

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

Conversely this is much cheaper and absolutely thrilling too https://eu.drivingexperience.hyundai.com/pages/n-t...

[Digga]

Calza said:

Digga said:

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

Conversely this is much cheaper and absolutely thrilling too https://eu.drivingexperience.hyundai.com/pages/n-t...

Yes, good call. Any lap with a pro driver at the wheel is worth many more than with novice.

That said, you could do both, in fairness; a taxi lap and also a TF lap in your own vehicle.

[doogalman]

bennno said:

Coaches go round full of people, you just need to bear in mind

1. Its lethal in the wet, locals all exit circuit, wait and watch.
2. Huge speed differences, just be checking your rear view mirror and keeping right

Not sure when you last visited but coaches do not circulate in TF nowadays.
More people die in the dry. Wet is ok if drive to conditions and surface grip levels.
Speed differences occur on public roads also but yes check mirrors and predominantly stay right.

[doogalman]

Digga said:

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

Ring taxi companies are great but there are age restrictions.

[bennno]

doogalman said:

Not sure when you last visited but coaches do not circulate in TF nowadays.
More people die in the dry. Wet is ok if drive to conditions and surface grip levels.
Speed differences occur on public roads also but yes check mirrors and predominantly stay right.

For sure more die in the dry at high speeds, i stayed out in the wet and it was treacherous, spun car and narrowly missed barriers on both sides.

[Actual]

Are there periods in the day or week when they allow slow and larger vehicles?

How dangerous would it be to just drive round and taking slowly?

Is it possible to do a lap in a camper van?

[Digga]

I did TF on a wet morning. Not much on there on the lap, other than a builder's van. Seriously, an actual 3,5t van with signwriting an all.

[_Neal_]

Calza said:

Digga said:

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

Conversely this is much cheaper and absolutely thrilling too https://eu.drivingexperience.hyundai.com/pages/n-t...

That Hyundai one looks excellent value as well. Bit of a no brainer for the OP I think, if dates etc work.

[dunc_sx]

Don't see any problem with it at all, it's much better in the wet than it used to be because of all the resurfacing over the years in my opinion. You would do well to get in to trouble on there in a van. Go for it and enjoy it

Dunc.

[Digga]

dunc_sx said:

Don't see any problem with it at all, it's much better in the wet than it used to be because of all the resurfacing over the years in my opinion. You would do well to get in to trouble on there in a van. Go for it and enjoy it

Dunc.

I still smell understeer in a lot of places.

[pembo]

Go for it, they'll love it.
We popped by on a family trip in a Citroen C2 with a roof box filled with a tent when my son was 5.
He still raves about it and we went back again this year.
My wife also took it around and one of her favourite stories is about when a ferrari passed her on the carousel.
Over the years I've taken a varied selection of pretty slow cars around, but never chased times, always kept a keen eye on what's coming from behind and kept out of the way as much as possible.
Camping in Cochem is recommended if you need to stay nearby.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

Calza said:

Digga said:

Don't be a skinflint. Give them the full experience: https://www.ringtaxi.com/en/ringtaxi/bmw-m5-cs/

Last time I was there for a track day, I got talking to an American guy at next breakfast table in hotel. He'd taken his son and friend on this and they were raving about it.

Conversely this is much cheaper and absolutely thrilling too https://eu.drivingexperience.hyundai.com/pages/n-t...

I went there for my birthday last year and went out in the M5 and the 911 GT3.

I wish I knew at the time about this Hyundai as I would have gone out in this as well (obviously first!)