jr
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ok, i didnt know andy priaulx did them, if so he wouldnt be bad 
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CorsAsh
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He doesn't, was a BMW publicity thing.
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AK
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A few points......
I think it is far more sensible for 80% of the bampots that go to 'THE RING' to do UK track days. Most folk will be like mobile chicanes on a basic UK track, but they travel a fair distance and pay a fair amount of cash (or credit) to do a few laps round the ring.
In my opinion the money would be better served getting the hang of driving on track somewhere a little more local
I fancy a trip out there, but would prob get there with my brains dribbling out my ears and pooling in the footwell if I drove over in the R32. May take the Impreza if its a bit softer/easier on the road.
Mehhe - also made the decision to run the R32 on 20% meth next year so that may limit its 'range'
Budgets - Excluding Hotels, Track Time.... I guess we'd need about £800 for fuel alone (getting there and back in the skyline) - Expensive
[Edited on 18-11-2008 by AK]
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Ojc
Driving in Belgium is more dangerous than driving on the Ring.
Editted to read right
France is a doddle, bar paris.
In fact, frenchies are great. They put themselves right off the road to allow bikers past. At danger to themselves. Foot out in thanks, but i like the frenchies.
Belgies though, they are nearly as bad as english drivers. Must have the same easy test.
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CorsAsh
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Please mate, milk and two sugars.
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AK
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Please mate, milk and two sugars.
I made a booboo 
Did you get the camera?
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by Ojc
Driving in Belgium is more dangerous than driving on the Ring.
Editted to read right
France is a doddle, bar paris.
In fact, frenchies are great. They put themselves right off the road to allow bikers past. At danger to themselves. Foot out in thanks, but i like the frenchies.
Belgies though, they are nearly as bad as english drivers. Must have the same easy test.
I thought the french were very impatient on the motorway. You can be over taking lorries at 95 mph and they sit up your arse flash......Good job sticking two fingers up reads the same in french and english!
Belgium. Mixed. Some impatient, some very curious some nutters.
Germany. They drive like they are under a nazi recheme.
Alot of them like to speed tho when they get the chance.
England was has been the worse country i have drove in around europe so far
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by AK
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Please mate, milk and two sugars.
I made a booboo
Did you get the camera?
I did mate, made a post on WR Thanks again.
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CORSA NUT
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3 days.
10 mins on the timer, but that was with a stop on the track. That was when I went out with me & Fad and was hacking it around, I suspect you could easily chop 30 seconds off that time.
It's not really about how fast you go around though, Jr was going past some seriously fast stuff in the Igniss and that only has 125bhp.
It would SO piss me off if i was onto a flyer and i got held up near the end 
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corsa120
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too all those that disagreed with me i see your points......... no i have not been to the ring but have done alot of driving south france/swiss alps/pyranees/stelvio pass that they did on top gear which believe to be just as demanding if not more than the nurburgring, the hairpins are rediculous round some of these roads......
if i was you lot id head there for real fun, roads are empty and demanding and the views and fantastic...........
shall be heading back to next year but on 2 wheels this time
[Edited on 19-11-2008 by corsa120]
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jr
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sounds good  i will still argue he fact no matter how good the stelvio pass is (which i know is excelent) it isnt a race track, with people passing you at 150mph
good luck on 2 wheels
[Edited on 19-11-2008 by jr]
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corsa120
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have to get some pics up.... me and my mate are heading back there me on kawasaki z750 and him on yamaha fazer shall be awesome...
could be tempted by the nurburgring but track racing for me is boring, when i go out in say me xe corsa or bike i can go for miles trying to find new roads ive not driven before as i like not knowing whats round the next corner knowing your still going at speed.....
its even better in south of france cos you dont get anyone doing 40mph and on there motorways there ent some dickhead in white van sitting up your arse when your doin 90mph and he can do 92mph
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jr
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finsih the corsa and bring it to the ring, i estimate your love it
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corsa120
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think boring is the wrong word to use though for track driving round donington etc etc, is hell of alot different to the ring lol thats reason could be tempted as it is looonnngggg....
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CorsAsh
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Stop thinking of the ring as a conventional racetrack.
Think of it as somewhere where if you get it wrong, you're guaranteed to get fucked. And not in the same way as going to Essex.
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corsa120
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i never said the ring was boring corsash i said trackday driving is boring its repetative.... and the reason ive not gone to the ring and other reasons too which include costs of crashing for one etc etc, even im not that stupid to think ring is a conventional track, its a toll road....
but how many guys go there so big headed and realise its a different story hence me saying if you drive like a dick etc etc
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corsa_rob
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respect the ring i say...makes u shit yourself
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Ojc
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It's not a track like here in England where you know every corner after 2 laps, would take dozens of laps to know it well enough to remember what is coming next.
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Whittie
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Originally posted by jr
a few reasons
1) takes massive organising
2) in classic corsasport way, 200 people will say yes, and 3 people turn up
3) its a massivly dangerous place, and with the genral age and possibly driver skil on here, i suggust its not the place to test your abilty
4) if you crash, which happens ALOT, you will be paying many thousands to the operators
5) People on here in genral struggle to get £30 together for a rr day, are they really ready to spend £600 for 3 days in germany ?
[Edited on 17-11-2008 by jr]
i lolled.
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by corsa120
i never said the ring was boring corsash i said trackday driving is boring its repetative.... and the reason ive not gone to the ring and other reasons too which include costs of crashing for one etc etc, even im not that stupid to think ring is a conventional track, its a toll road....
but how many guys go there so big headed and realise its a different story hence me saying if you drive like a dick etc etc
I didn't say you said that
I just said you have to consider it's a massively demanding toll road, not a race track with nice big run offs. If it was a public highway in England it would have a 30mph speed limit on most of it
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Fro
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Stop thinking of the ring as a conventional racetrack.
Think of it as somewhere where if you get it wrong, you're guaranteed to get fucked. And not in the same way as going to Essex.
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Paul_J
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I agree Deano, part of the holiday is driving there, I throughly enjoy it. The roads in Europe are better than ours, you don't ever stop for traffic and in our time there we never saw 1 Police car and only 1 speed camera. It's a delight.
This may actually limit my choice of return to the nurburgring next year or not...
I was informed we passed about 5 speed camera's by my group, whom arrived at the ferry a good hour or so after I did. After I had just done 130 ish mph the entire way from Nurburg to Dunkerque.
I've not been home for months since, so it is entirely possible, on my return to the UK I will find 5 envelopes containing court summons for a range of courts across europe (france, belgium, germany). At which point I'll no doubt be banned from driving in each country.
Fingerscrossed though 
OJC let me know when you're going next year and I'll come along.
Do you fancy a early trip? When I return to the UK I'll be unemployed, so plenty of time to go over!
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richc
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i got flash about 10 miles from the ring...was doing about 70mph in a 70 kph
I wasnt really paying attention to cameras - more on the road. There was nobody about, really fast road and i were just crusing alot in 5th and saw a big red flash.
I dint know to expect a fine or something?
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Ojc
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The way we go and come back the only camera we saw was on the way home, didn't get flashed as I spotted it.
I doubt you will get anything Paul TBH.
Planning on going April/May time, when are you back?
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DJMartin07
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I would be interested in doing Nurburgring at somepoint, but no way is it worth it doing it in a 1.2 8v Corsa. But when I get my next car, yes. But you need alot of practice round the course before you feel confident to even drive fast round that track, and tbh I could see alot of kids disrespecting the laws in other countries.
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