jr
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Make it seem after a few bikers have died you just forget and still rag it
[quote="topaz"]Well just got back from an amazing few days at the Nurbergring. What an amazing place that is. Beautiful, peaceful German valleys tied with carnage, death and destruction.
We arrived at the ring on Thursday and go to 'The Showboat' for some viewing, it was a manufacturers test day and 'secret' disguised cars such as mercedes and lexus's were on the track giving it death, literelly. There was a burnt out grass patch right in front of me that someone had crashed earlier in the day, sadly they lost their life and burnt to death right there.
Friday comes and we buy some tickets. We were in a Focus RS that Fordsportjay had bought only a few days previous, not only did he not know the new car, but he didnt know the 15 mile circuit nor had ever been on track before. We were noobs.
Time to set off, we put the ticket in the barrier and set off through the coned area, once through those it was foot to the floor time. A very scary lap, we saw cars coming up behind us half a mile away and we were giving way for anything and everything just trying to get round. First lap was very ropey and we managed to do a 11:35 bridge to gantry.
Time to go for a run and cool the car off, we had done 15 miles at 'kill your car' type driving style. We came back to the track, it was shut. When its shut you know something not right has happened. The recovery truck comes loaded with a few expensive but trashed Ducatis. 2 bikers dead.
Track opens! we are go again! we must be nuts. Better this time, just over 11 minutes. We are getting better, lol. Loads more left in the car. Time for food beer and euro trash music. We went with a group of around 40 people from Passionford so we take over a small german bar, pump up the music and talk bollocks.
Friday comes, fook me!!! busy busy!!! millions of people everywhere, roads full of every performance car you have ever seen, everything from Ferraris to pimped up mk1 Fiestas. I came to the conclusion that every BMW within 10 miles were M-powered. Got a few more laps in but its mega busy on the track, we learn more from the car. I am amazed at what a Focus RS handles like under stress. Best of the day was a 10:33. We hear that 2 more bikers are dead. (thats 5 now)
Saturday, we got talking to a few people and one offered to jump in the back to call out the bends, great idea, we set a blistering (for us!) lap of 9 minutes 36 seconds and this lap was the fastest we went on the weekend and breaking our target of going under the magical 10 mins. Mental note, learn this track on playstation before we go back. Car started to have temperature issues due to a leaking thermostat housing so we bodge it with radweld and off we go again (without the guy in the back) we were shit lol.
Too many people to get a table in a resturant (33 people walking round a sleepy german village) so we split up and go seperate ways. Someone bumps into Mike Rainbird and we book a table in his hotel for 17, excellent meal, steak on a sizzling stone that you cook in front of you (imagine health and safety in the UK?)
Sunday, off to the circuit and the road is blocked in front of us, I get out and speak to a German, he puts his hand under his chin and waves it back and forth. ANOTHER dead biker, this time on the road 300 yards from the entrance. Helicopters, ambulances etc etc, pack him up, ship him out, its lapping time again!!! We go out after adjusting tyre pressures, car handles like crap and because we were timing again we were trying to beat our record, not a chance, we make a right hash of it and on the last bend the car drops to 2 cylinders we think its game over time.
Left the car running for 15 mins to try and get it cooled down, car is banging and farting, we take the piss and say its a new anti lag system. Fan goes off and we switch it off. Fired it up again and off she goes again. We learn its a safety thing and car drops to 2 cylinders to pump air into the engine, clever.
Next its time to go round the car museam, wow, just wow. millions upon millions of pounds worth of cars. Too much to mention here.
Back to track. I get a passenger ride in a tommi makk evo 6 and go under 9 mins, the Focus could easy go under 9 if we knew where we were going. There are many blind crests and with 150+ corners on the track you have no idea where it goes.
More nice steaks on sunday night, this time in Sabines place with a table booked for 30 plus another 12 of Rainbirds lot. It was Fordsportjay's birthday on the weekend and they got him a cake, the whole place sang him happy birthday, good times.
Monday, car still has issues, we call it a day and head for the boat a day early.
Definatly going back, this time we need something that keeps going and going and going. The cars that did this were mainly BMW's so I am on the lookout for a cheap M3 for sure.
Thanks to Jay, Stu, Dan, Nicole, Sticky, Diva, Shorty, Snapes, Lou Lou, Kim, Stu and everyone else who I missed or met for a wonderful long weekend, we had a ball. Good times.
:clap: :banana: :top:
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
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5 dead bikers !!!
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Schlumpfy
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Registered: 2nd Apr 07
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
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Shame about the bikers but i suppose if you were to go, then go in style.
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C4RL0
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Registered: 30th Sep 06
Location: Cumbria
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris C
5 dead bikers !!!
I counted 6 
People know the risks that go along with the Nurbergring, same with TT race.
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joes_1.4_16v_sport
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: Preston, LANCS
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5...... thats bad 
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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i want to go there just so bad,
did they sort out the focus rs?
wot was up with it?
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Im going this year  End of August i go, been planning it since June and now everythings booked.
Ment to be going in my mates mini turbo, but might just follow along in the nova.
[Edited on 10-04-2007 by wilson_sri]
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MatG
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Registered: 26th Apr 02
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sounds like an idiot to me - nothing of mentioning dead bikers and complete lack of respect for the car he was driving...
good times??
not for me!
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
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Why would you show the car respect? The only reason you goto nurburgring is to drive, and if your travelling all that way your going to drive the car HARD...I know i would.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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Lack of respect for the car? In what sense, I know I would'nt treck all the way there just to tootle round the track.
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MatG
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Registered: 26th Apr 02
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if a car was struggling due to high heat and then you go back on the track again and give hell agian - very clever!
[Edited on 10-04-2007 by MatG]
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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And fun
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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IMO there should be several hours set aside every morning for people to just learn the track ie. a speed restriction...
Do bikers go out seperately?
Was talking to a blokey at work today about looking at some M3's (he has a GT3 997  ) and he was trying to persuade me to get one and accompany him there... :S
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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how much is it once your there to go on, do they have various amounts you can pay to go on etc...?
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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wilson sri.....i want your car 
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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ttt
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Schlumpfy
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Registered: 2nd Apr 07
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
how much is it once your there to go on, do they have various amounts you can pay to go on etc...?
£13/19Euro a lap or something
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Do bikers go out seperately?
They go on same time as anyone else as far as i know.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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I am NEVER buying a bike.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Schlumpfy
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Do bikers go out seperately?
They go on same time as anyone else as far as i know.
Yeah, open track
I agree, the bloke did show little respect for the bikers and the car, except the nurburgring is a place to go to rag your car senseless, taking a slag car or something, not your new pride and joy.
People seem to be able to look the deaths over on the nurburgring, however "official figures" say 2 - 3 a week..!! not exactly a small number...
Nurburgring is amazing for some and completely against others tastes.
[Edited on 11-04-2007 by neosneaker]
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