For the people staying for an extra couple of days.....

....does anyone have any plans? I have a suggestion and a couple of people who are interested in doing it with us, so I thought I'd invite anyone else along too

We are staying around the Koblenz area (if you've asked for the campsite the same as Keith & Tim) around 60km's away from the longest and hardest racetrack in the world, the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Googlemaps.

I've been visiting the area for the last 6 years and made quite a few mates there also, anyone who has an interest motorsports should visit here at least once in their life. The scenery is fantastic. Famed more recently by JC on Top Gear the Nordschleife is known for the ability to drive virually anything road legal on the circuit under normal german road law (it's classed as a de-restricted toll road). I have lapped before in a 300TDi Disco but it was in horrendous rain and I wouldn't normally suggest 4x4's going round for a lap. However, I have a couple of contacts in the office and if someone wanted to take a ride round (or convoy) then I would probably be able to arrange for a marshals car to follow round to give warning to people with a high closure speed.

Wed 30th June the track is open for public driving between 1745 and 1930, when it's not open during the day then it's normally in use for a private trackday or industry testing (most vehicle prototypes are tested here). I can take you around local lanes to get to all the best viewing points too.

Also in the area is the new Ringwerk complex, great for family entertainment with a large museum.

As I said, We'll be going anyway (and probably staying over on the wed night) and more people are welcome to join us.

ye count me in

Sounds like a good one - wonder how fast we can lap the 'Ring?

if i was taking a nice sports bike with me id come, but i cant bare to go near the ring in my LR!!!

excellent.

Realistically I would say around 16-17minutes. The longer the better to get value for money.

Harry, it's an awesome place. How many of your mates can say they've lapped the Nordschleife?

3.... :-( one of them fooking coming with us...


on that when you meet my co driver chris, ask him where the ring is!!! and the difference between nurnberg and Nürburg haha

so are you staying at the same campsite as tim Keith, as my team are?! we will come on that day off didnt realise how close it is!!

yeah we're staying there on the Tuesday to head up to the Ring on Wed. I might end up staying there on the Wed night, not too sure yet though.

I take it your mate ended up in Nurnburg then?

yea my sis bf, they went round europe on his bike, when asking for directions to the ring in nurnburg they laughed and said about 300 miles that way!!!

ok were staying with them on the 29th and the 30th at that camp site, with the ferry on the 1st?!

im sure my team would be more than happy to come with, and then head back to the camp site, im just thinking now that i would love to get on film me driving the 90 round, then i can buy a sticker and actually say its been around the ring!!!

ooerrr mmmmm suits you sir

how far are we gonna be from the 'ring'?

BOFA Bill wrote:

ooerrr mmmmm suits you sir

how far are we gonna be from the 'ring'?

We are staying around the Koblenz area (if you've asked for the campsite the same as Keith & Tim) around 60km's away from the longest and hardest racetrack in the world, the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Googlemaps.


ink run out!?

You know it makes sense. I could possibly even arrange for someone to take some trackside photos

Chris wrote:

You know it makes sense. I could possibly even arrange for someone to take some trackside photos

that would be great!!

I'll drop a few emails out and see what I can sort out

Oh please get my 2 horsepower N/A on the track!!!!!!


That would most definately make my millenium!

Ade, they let virtually anyone on. So long as it's not towing and not leaking fluids.

So long as you've got some common sense then you'll be fine.

It is THIS easy to get on the circuit.

sounds like a plan.

Harry....... just dinna ye be turning up on Saturday....... yeve FAILED.........

eeejits............

Look at this yin almost a clanger

I'm in!!!!!!

BOFA Bill wrote:

eeejits............

Look at this yin almost a clanger

Idiots, they should have stopped straight away and run back down the track to warn others. Hence why I said that if people wanted to do a lap I'd try and arrange an escort. I wouldn't want to be doing 160+mph round a blind bend over a crest to be greeted by 5+ 4x4's doing 40mph

Mines does more than 40 tho........... will I have to slow doon?

Idea....... let the landies go first................... in case we need to brake hard for the foreign obstructions

Elevation change over a lap:

oh hing oan a wee min........ what is the cost?


skint wills

I think it's about 22EUR for a lap. Not sure as I've been too busy to go so far this year

cool, wait tae ah tell the kids when ah get back.
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