RE: Ringside Seat: snowed in (still)

[drpep]

MichelV said:

The long, cold and hard winter is the result of Global Warming. Global Warming is the result of driving fast on the Nurburgring*.

• thought process of a left wing tree hugger. Same thought applies should the winter be short, warm and wet.

I'm no ecologist, but it ain't that simple i'm afraid...

[Ross Parker]

Hi Dale,

Im starting work at the Ring this Friday coming but arriving wednesday. Im bringing my E36 325 coupe. Can you advise on the chances of actually making it to the track with winter tyres? Will the roads be clear enough or have i got no chance with RWD? I was hoping the snow would have cleared by now. cheers in advance. And you write ups have been a great help in preparing for 8 months living at the track. thanks

[maximtaylor]

spudgun GB said:

Hi there Dale,
A quick question kind of related.
Many moons ago on my first trip out we stayed at a hotel up at hohe-acht up on the junction up there. Just down over the edge were some ski lifts in a pretty sorry state.
Does the area do much skiing business or is that a thing of the past.

That sounds like the Berghotel, Hohe Acht. I don't recall the ski lift though.

[cptsideways]

I would pay good money to have a day on there in the snow as it is now (tarmaccing machinery aside)


Inform management of the business potential!!

Edited by cptsideways on Monday 25th February 10:12

[Dale Lomas]

Those ski-lifts by the Berg Hotel were ripped down!

The trackday by www.jacos-paddock.co.uk never ran as there was ice under the snow or something, it was a shame!

Ross, the roads here are mostly clear, but you'll be fine if you have winter tyres. My E36 on winter tyres can still do a lot: http://youtu.be/ghJfIn1Uv0U

[Ross Parker]

Thanks Dale,

I have winter tyres on the back so should do the job. Thanks alot and hope to meet you over the next 8 months at some point.

Cheers

[nickfrog]

Pip1968 said:

rtz62 said:

Is this just a 'filler'?
Very little information, of very little interest, including a very 'un-PH' Forester. diesel.
Disappointing....

rtz62 said:

It could be summarised thus;
"It snowed in Germany
The Nurburgring is closed.
Ive got a Subaru Forester to drive.
A diesel."
Just as interesting.
Just as factual.

Do not be so negative.

I know. How bizarre. The guy felt the need to post not once, but twice. Maybe he wanted to make sure everyone was aware of his displeasure, that's really more interesting than the article.

Still, for the rest of us, great article / photography. Thanks a lot. Hope that 9 and 10 May won't be affected by a backlog and still run as Tourist days as I am all booked in !

[Martian O]

Ross Parker said:

...I have winter tyres on the back so should do the job....

They should be on all four wheels not just two! Summers on the front and Winters on the rear isn't a good combination!

[rohrl]

Dale - have you met the old guy who lives in a home-made shack in the woods just outside Adenau? If you see him you need to ask him about why he eats a whole bulb of garlic every day and how it keeps him healthy.

[Martian O]

rohrl said:

...he eats a whole bulb of garlic every day...

That's why he lives alone in a shack in the woods!

[GC8]

Martian O said:

Ross Parker said:

...I have winter tyres on the back so should do the job....

They should be on all four wheels not just two! Summers on the front and Winters on the rear isn't a good combination!

Good for getting going, but not great for stopping!