nurburgring hire (aged 22)

[petermann]

Hi,

Does anyone know if the there are any ring hire companies that will hire to someone aged 22? I'm not after anything special, just something that's prepped properly and that will be insured to take out on the ring.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by petermann on Saturday 13th December 18:44

[Justin-W]

To be honest, I dont think anyone would.
Only choice I can see ya having if not taking your own car is to book one the of BMW M5 Taxi's?

[DiscoColin]

RSR Nurburg don't seem to have a minimum age on the site that I can see - if their insurers allow them to then you might be able to convince them to rent you one of their Alfa 75s under instruction. If not then I think you are out of luck for a few more years

[sdd]

You shouldn't have an issue at all. We've hired to and 18 and 19 year old at the ring. They were very sensible. It's silly money though compared to track car hire in the UK.

Stephen

www.track-club.com

[gumballer]

Jaco might, http://www.jacos-paddock.com/ they have just re done the website and its only german at the mo, but he hires out E30 318is-E36 325, all prepped for the ring to different levels and capable of sub 9minute lap times from what i can remember.

[Pixelline.com]

gumballer said:

Jaco might, http://www.jacos-paddock.com/ they have just re done the website and its only german at the mo, but he hires out E30 318is-E36 325, all prepped for the ring to different levels and capable of sub 9minute lap times from what i can remember.

Hi PistonHeads,
the relaunched website coming soon also in english, we worked on it.

For any questions and info please get in contact over the contact form or phone number, ...in english words

Kind regards
Karsten


...sorry for my bad school english

[matt frost]

This company always have cars lapping whenever I have been there - some well prepped Suzuki Swifts.

http://www.rent4ring.de/index.php?id=8&L=1

Take your own car whatever it is, you don't have to drive fast...and then you can put a sticker on it

[matt frost]

matt frost said:

This company always have cars lapping whenever I have been there.

http://www.rent4ring.de/index.php?id=8&L=1

Take your own car whatever it is, you don't have to drive fast...and then you can put a sticker on it

[DiscoColin]

matt frost said:

This company always have cars lapping whenever I have been there - some well prepped Suzuki Swifts.

http://www.rent4ring.de/index.php?id=8&L=1

Read on - 25 is the minimum age (30 on their higher performance offerings).

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

Hi mate,

If you take at least one hour's instruction, we'll be happy to rent you the Stage 1 or 2 Alfas, or the Clio 197 Cups.

Prices and regs at www.rsrnurburg.com

Cheers,
Dale

[bigmanteebs]

Dale@RSRNurburg said:

Hi mate,

If you take at least one hour's instruction, we'll be happy to rent you the Stage 1 or 2 Alfas, or the Clio 197 Cups.

Prices and regs at www.rsrnurburg.com

Cheers,
Dale

The Alfa 75's look a bargain if you have 2 drivers for the full day. Ill be booking these over the Summer!

[birdcage]

Buy a 'shed BMW 325i? Split the cost between mates and that way you have something to drive over in (back is less certain, but one would hope very achievable)

It should work out at same cost, especially if you only insure for 4 days etc.

[SpeedyDave]

bigmanteebs said:

The Alfa 75's look a bargain if you have 2 drivers for the full day. Ill be booking these over the Summer!

Yep, the unlimited miles makes it great value. All other rentals I've seen at the ring typically allow 10 laps on a full days rental, two people could easily do heaps more than that. I've done as many as 30 in one day in my own car.

[SpeedyDave]

birdcage said:

Buy a 'shed BMW 325i? Split the cost between mates and that way you have something to drive over in (back is less certain, but one would hope very achievable)

It should work out at same cost, especially if you only insure for 4 days etc.

You wont have a cage, seats, harnesses, or decent suspension etc but it could still be good for a laugh.

Just make sure its in decent condition, if it blows up on the ring & drops oil or coolant you could end up with a massive bill.

Make sure you've got plenty of life in the brake pads, oem rubbish won't last long. Keep a very close eye on it for leaks.

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

If you're going to 'tour' the nordschleife, the old shed option is realistic.

If you're going to try and drive hard, you're putting peoples lives at risk by deliberately buying an old knackered car that might give up at any point, dump fluids and kill somebody. All for one visit to the ring. Don't even get me started on the insurance, which on a UK temp policy will almost certainly not cover you.

Still, if it works out at the same price as hiring a caged, prepped and properly insured track car, that'll be fine, eh?

[Chris71]

It's worth double checking. I hired a car last year and the guy was a bit unsure when he found out I was 'only' 25, despite the fact that it was down as the minimum on their website.

[Pixelline.com]

gumballer said:

Jaco might, http://www.jacos-paddock.com/ they have just re done the website and its only german at the mo, but .......

Good News
The website of Jaco's Paddock Ltd. is also available in english and updated now!

Kind Regards
Karsten