Nürburgring 2023
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RSbandit said:
Excellent let’s figure it out there, I have a half days instruction booked for the first day so want to get that under my belt first and hopefully will then be ready to put some respectable laps together for passengers later in the day or on day 2!
Nigel looked like we were of synch unfortunately …any time I was free to jump in for a lap you were out on track already! Not to worry next time we’ll get it done …another excellent DN event so much quality track time . Yes a black bmw …police were talking to the driver guess it’ll be a standard road accident investigation. I was leaving the track day at 5pm and it was chocka from every direction to get on there for TF ….cars and bikes it’s just a total free for all . I did a couple of TF laps over the last few days but it’s not that great an experience tbh the DN Trackdays are the way in terms of quality of track time and overall level of risk.
RSbandit said:
Nigel looked like we were of synch unfortunately …any time I was free to jump in for a lap you were out on track already! Not to worry next time we’ll get it done …another excellent DN event so much quality track time .
I think we were completely out of sync today!Happens sometimes doesn't it.
What a great couple of days, we were lucky with the weather and some incredible track time!
RSbandit said:
What Trackday is on today ? Some serious metal going around seem to be in groups of 6/7 cars a time .
From memory it's some kind of race licence test day. I'm heading over from Stuttgart (after the Porsche and Mercedes museums) this afternoon, and hoping to squeeze in a lap or two later this evening in the Z4 after being taken around in a GT3 RS.
Shame about the closures in the afternoon, but I had a really good morning. Love wet laps as it's an opportunity to learn, the car stays cooler and generally it's really quiet.
I somehow managed to do 23 laps, despite the hours missed.
There was some monstrous crashes during the trip. I believe everyone was ok, but it really does further reinforce my fear/hatred of TF
After a 5hr drive from Stuttgart yesterday afternoon, thanks to an accident on the 61, I arrived just in time to hop into the Getspeed GT3 RS for a TF passenger lap.
My mind was absolutely blown. I've had to completely recalibrate and re-evaluate what I thought 'fast' meant around the Ring.
He managed a 7m16s BTG time with traffic and tyres that he said were "past their best" (Cup 2 with "over 100 laps"). Meanwhile, I giggled like a schoolgirl as we carried more speed than I ever considered safe into some corners.
Phenomenal brakes, incredible grip, and a really smooth, tractable engine made for a rollercoaster of a ride. I didn't catch the older, German driver's name (or I did and it just disappeared out of my head), but he's one of the most talented drivers I've ever passengered with.
If you can stomach 350E for one lap, I can't recommended it enough. Utterly wild.
My mind was absolutely blown. I've had to completely recalibrate and re-evaluate what I thought 'fast' meant around the Ring.
He managed a 7m16s BTG time with traffic and tyres that he said were "past their best" (Cup 2 with "over 100 laps"). Meanwhile, I giggled like a schoolgirl as we carried more speed than I ever considered safe into some corners.
Phenomenal brakes, incredible grip, and a really smooth, tractable engine made for a rollercoaster of a ride. I didn't catch the older, German driver's name (or I did and it just disappeared out of my head), but he's one of the most talented drivers I've ever passengered with.
If you can stomach 350E for one lap, I can't recommended it enough. Utterly wild.
RSbandit said:
Had a similar experience a couple of years back with David Pittard (recent N24 winner) in the Apex GT2RS MR …mind blowing to say the least!
I went out in the Apex M3 with a young British chap a few years ago, and that was impressive enough. This was on an entirely different level of commitment and speed. I'm very comfortable in saying I'll never get close to his level of talent.C70R said:
RSbandit said:
Had a similar experience a couple of years back with David Pittard (recent N24 winner) in the Apex GT2RS MR …mind blowing to say the least!
I went out in the Apex M3 with a young British chap a few years ago, and that was impressive enough. This was on an entirely different level of commitment and speed. I'm very comfortable in saying I'll never get close to his level of talent.Kev_Mk3 said:
C70R said:
RSbandit said:
Had a similar experience a couple of years back with David Pittard (recent N24 winner) in the Apex GT2RS MR …mind blowing to say the least!
I went out in the Apex M3 with a young British chap a few years ago, and that was impressive enough. This was on an entirely different level of commitment and speed. I'm very comfortable in saying I'll never get close to his level of talent.Some of the group I went with were out with him later in the day when the M3 shattered a caliper bracket/mounting at Brunnchen. That raised a few smiles in the crowd, as you might imagine.
I had tuition for the first time in 17 years of visits to the Ring that was real eye opener im something like 20 seconds a lap quicker already always just been for fun before but decided to start going round properly. Ben Lake was the instructor absolutely great experience and Ben if you get chance to book him is a really good teacher we had a really fun day.
Well, tourist sessions are every bit as mad as I remember.
I held back from going straight out at 5pm to let the keenos blow off some steam, but I probably should have waited longer.
I only got as far as Hatzenbach before I came across some marshalls extracting a German BMW from the barrier. I slowed and put my hazards on, and a blue British Focus took this as instruction to dive-bomb me and tear past the marshalls.
I caught him back up just before Wippermann, where he'd tagged the barriers on both sides and was hurriedly gathering his belongings. Karma, perhaps?
No sooner had I accelerated, than I saw someone behind the barrier on the run down to Brunnchen waving a yellow vest. I came around the corner to find a Polo embedded in the barrier.
I was barely halfway around the park, and there were three cars in the wall already. People are actually insane.
I only managed a handful more laps before the circuit closed, but all were interrupted by three lots of barrier repairs.
I held back from going straight out at 5pm to let the keenos blow off some steam, but I probably should have waited longer.
I only got as far as Hatzenbach before I came across some marshalls extracting a German BMW from the barrier. I slowed and put my hazards on, and a blue British Focus took this as instruction to dive-bomb me and tear past the marshalls.
I caught him back up just before Wippermann, where he'd tagged the barriers on both sides and was hurriedly gathering his belongings. Karma, perhaps?
No sooner had I accelerated, than I saw someone behind the barrier on the run down to Brunnchen waving a yellow vest. I came around the corner to find a Polo embedded in the barrier.
I was barely halfway around the park, and there were three cars in the wall already. People are actually insane.
I only managed a handful more laps before the circuit closed, but all were interrupted by three lots of barrier repairs.
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