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muffles 28-06-06 05:22 PM

i went to the nurburgring last weekend
 
...and it's great fun! good trip over there too, long long long straight motorways - saw 140 on the speedo once only, 138 once, 137 twice, 133-135 loads of times (can you tell i was trying :wink: ) could probably get a couple of miles over, so say 142, but it would take forever...(actually it takes forever over 125 anyway haha)

went round the ring itself 3 times, did a bit of cross country :shock: and got away with it through luck more than judgement, bought myself a ring sticker for the bike :D

anyone else here been?

wheelnut 28-06-06 06:17 PM

I have, but I was in my Lorry :D I used to deliver Nissans and Jaguars for testing there. I did a lap at 56 mph :D

muffles 29-06-06 11:14 AM

nice! i've seen the coach going round, i guess it was similar to that :P

K 29-06-06 11:20 AM

I'm going in roughly about two weeks, six days and 22 hours.

Approximately. :wink:

Khewett 29-06-06 12:00 PM

Re: i went to the nurburgring last weekend
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muffles
...and it's great fun! good trip over there too, long long long straight motorways - saw 140 on the speedo once only, 138 once, 137 twice, 133-135 loads of times (can you tell i was trying :wink: ) could probably get a couple of miles over, so say 142, but it would take forever...(actually it takes forever over 125 anyway haha)

went round the ring itself 3 times, did a bit of cross country :shock: and got away with it through luck more than judgement, bought myself a ring sticker for the bike :D

anyone else here been?

I'm planning the same with friends, did you do it over a weekend?

Can you suggest a place to stay if so?

Viney 29-06-06 12:38 PM

Still the funniest thing i saw go round the ring, was that german bird in a ford transit on Top Gear.

muffles 29-06-06 12:43 PM

Re: i went to the nurburgring last weekend
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Khewett
I'm planning the same with friends, did you do it over a weekend?

Can you suggest a place to stay if so?

we left on a thursday morning, came back sunday afternoon....

stayed at a place called the 'etap hotel' in koblenz (i think that's the correct spelling) about 20 ish miles away from the ring - cheap and cheerful! it was £60 for 3 nights sharing a room with a mate (there was about 20 of us so all divided up into pairs).

not sure how experienced you are - i wasn't in the slightest! - but friday during the day is quiet, saturday is busy! and that was with the germany game on so actually quieter than usual....i wouldn't go on, on saturday.

philipMac 30-06-06 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney
Still the funniest thing i saw go round the ring, was that german bird in a ford transit on Top Gear.

Ha ha. Thats right. Didnt she beat Clarkeson driving something quite respectable as well?

streetos 30-06-06 06:56 AM

Quote:

Viney wrote:
Still the funniest thing i saw go round the ring, was that german bird in a ford transit on Top Gear.


Ha ha. Thats right. Didnt she beat Clarkeson driving something quite respectable as well?
He was driving diesel S class Jag. She pased quite a few bikes as well. Imagine the embarrassment! :oops:

mattSV 30-06-06 07:44 AM

Viney wrote:-

Quote:

Still the funniest thing i saw go round the ring, was that german bird in a ford transit on Top Gear.
That will be Sabine Schmitz:-

http://motopartner.de/pics/001029_tourist/6.jpg

click here to watch transit video - skip the first 4 minutes to get to the interesting bit.


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