PH does Rad Am Ring 2016 - 24 hour race at the Nurburgring

[SixPotBelly]

OK, that's all 8 places on the first two teams filled. Which will help Johno_78 in his decision as to whether to solo or not. Go on, go on!

Anyone interested in a team place should still post. When we have enough for a third team I can either talk you through registering it yourselves and paying direct, or you can give me your details, pay me, and I'll do it for you. Whatever you'd prefer.

[pembo]

SixPotBelly said:

Pembo, email reply sent. Let me know if it doesn't arrive.

Yep, got it. I will have to send the transfer this evening, my bank wont let me send money to new payees without a one time passcode which they send to my other phone which I keep at home (a small hurdle in place to stop too many random purchases).

That all sounds good to me though, I'd better sort out making sure my knees don't go all wonky on me again but I think I know what the problem was.

You never know I might be able to go around a little faster than the last time I was there in this:

[SixPotBelly]

Payment received

By the looks of the car, you're going to fit right in...

[SixPotBelly]

The lap in 3D:



A fair climb up to Hohe Acht but none of it too steep. And just look at all that lovely downhill

Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 11th November 12:01

[IanUAE]

Some of the social cycling group that I cycle with are thinking of entering. Saying that our logistics would be a little more complicated as we have to fly to Germany 1st, then drive to the Nurburgring.....

Not sure SWMBO will be to happy as I will be working away from home substantially for periods of monthly intervals next year and hoping to get to the Bathurst 12hr car race in February. Still 50/50 chance of a yes......

[SixPotBelly]

IanUAE said:

Some of the social cycling group that I cycle with are thinking of entering. Saying that our logistics would be a little more complicated as we have to fly to Germany 1st, then drive to the Nurburgring.....

Not sure SWMBO will be to happy as I will be working away from home substantially for periods of monthly intervals next year and hoping to get to the Bathurst 12hr car race in February. Still 50/50 chance of a yes......

Coming from The Sandpit? Fly into Cologne/Bonn if you can, Frankfurt am Main if you can't. Hire a crew cab Vito and you're sorted.

We'll be on D-087 and D-088. If you guys do enter be sure to come and say hello

[Birdthom]

SixPotBelly said:

The lap in 3D:



A fair climb up to Hohe Acht but none of it too steep. And just look at all that lovely downhill

Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 11th November 12:01

Hahaha, wait til you are grovelling your way up Kesselchen and Hohe Acht in the rain at 3am. 17% is steep enough at the best of times!

[SixPotBelly]

Birdthom said:

Hahaha, wait til you are grovelling your way up Kesselchen and Hohe Acht in the rain at 3am. 17% is steep enough at the best of times!

Ah, but it's not 17% for very long, is it? (is it?)

Failing that, there's always the e-bike category....

[Birdthom]

No, not for long but it's a cruel ramp at the top of a very long climb which just gets steeper all the way up. Pack a wide range cassette and you'll be ok.

[CoolC]

How steep is the top bit of druids?

[SixPotBelly]

CoolC said:

How steep is the top bit of druids?

According to my trace from The 6, also 17%.

Not sure I necessarily believe that though. It wasn't that tough.

Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 11th November 21:39

[JustinF]

SixPotBelly said:

CoolC said:

How steep is the top bit of druids?

According to my trace from The 6, also 17%

The revolve site lied when it said 9% don't panic

[SixPotBelly]

Take heart that we'll only be doing Hohe Acht about 6 times each, not 46 times like Druids

[JustinF]

There's a climbing competition on the steepest bit between 22:00 and 24:00 with some euro techno bus giving encouragement?!
sounds like fun

[SixPotBelly]

There's actually a short cut, built way back when, especially for climbing trials. The circuit sweeps a longer, less steep way round and the climbing stretch goes straight up. I wonder if they'll be using that for the hill climb test?

[SixPotBelly]

Can't find a picture of it, the trees obscure it from Satellite view and no Street View in Germany, so I knocked this up to show where it is.



I did some quick Googling and apparently it's 450m long and goes up to 27%! No idea if it is still extant, or overgrown and unusable.

Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 11th November 22:08

[Birdthom]

Steilstrecke - still exists and is opened occasionally. I've never been on it but from what I've seen it looks like a very rough concrete block surface, not something for road bikes.

[CoolC]

https://youtu.be/pGa03NPTPgU

At about the 23 minute mark in this clip, it looks like it might have been used this year.

That last bit of the climb up to the arch looks like a thigh burner. Best crack on with shedding a few pies before next year.

[lukefreeman]

Would love to do this, just looking into logisitcs now.

IDeally would drive myself there with bike in back so could get a touristfahren in too........

[SixPotBelly]

lukefreeman said:

Would love to do this, just looking into logisitcs now.

IDeally would drive myself there with bike in back so could get a touristfahren in too........

Excellent plan. You wouldn't be the only one planning a Touristfahrt or two before coming back.

Only have 2015's timetable to go by, but they were running sessions both after the race finished on the Sunday and also on the Monday (and Tues, Weds...)

Some are thinking of getting a couple of laps in Sunday night before heading off, others of us thinking we'll need a rest first and will be staying an extra night to drive it on Monday. If staying the extra night we'll most likely have to relocate from our trackside camp, but there are plenty of options nearby.