Any Nurburgring experiences?
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Daz
OK. Point taken. Best advice to anybody new to the ring (cars & bikes) is to turn in as late as poss. Some (though not many) of the bends tighten up. Also, until you are used to it, just go into the bends on a trailing throttle, as there are quite a few double apex numbers on the ring. You'll also find that some corners are impossible to recover speed from if you go too slow into them - but you won't be worrying about that just yet!
OK. Point taken. Best advice to anybody new to the ring (cars & bikes) is to turn in as late as poss. Some (though not many) of the bends tighten up. Also, until you are used to it, just go into the bends on a trailing throttle, as there are quite a few double apex numbers on the ring. You'll also find that some corners are impossible to recover speed from if you go too slow into them - but you won't be worrying about that just yet!
Couple of nice Nurburgring links:
The first is for video links, mostly in car and of good quality, but they are large files. The Alfa GTV6 one is a good starting point. The site is mainly in Dutch, but it is easy enough to work out what is going on.
www.8200rpm.com/index.php?p=1&t=3&lang=nl
The second is for a 28 page, corner by corner guide to the 'ring by BMW works driver Jorg Muller. The track guide gives recomended gears, braking and turning points, based upon an 8.22 minute lap in a BMW M3 SMG, however it will still provide a useful starting point for any car, even if just to provide pace-notes.
The guide originally appeared as a suplement to the German magazine 'auto-sport' in July 2003.
To download a copy you follow the 'Race reading The Nordschleife Line - professional tips for the perfect racetrack' link at the following address:
www.bmw.com/generic/com/en/fascination/bmwm/index.html
Hope these help.
>> Edited by scaff on Friday 12th March 14:11
The first is for video links, mostly in car and of good quality, but they are large files. The Alfa GTV6 one is a good starting point. The site is mainly in Dutch, but it is easy enough to work out what is going on.
www.8200rpm.com/index.php?p=1&t=3&lang=nl
The second is for a 28 page, corner by corner guide to the 'ring by BMW works driver Jorg Muller. The track guide gives recomended gears, braking and turning points, based upon an 8.22 minute lap in a BMW M3 SMG, however it will still provide a useful starting point for any car, even if just to provide pace-notes.
The guide originally appeared as a suplement to the German magazine 'auto-sport' in July 2003.
To download a copy you follow the 'Race reading The Nordschleife Line - professional tips for the perfect racetrack' link at the following address:
www.bmw.com/generic/com/en/fascination/bmwm/index.html
Hope these help.
>> Edited by scaff on Friday 12th March 14:11
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