Taking a bog-stock R26.R out in VLN practice.

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

I got permission to run with the boggo road car, only half-a-cage and toyo 888s packages installed. We had two hours of free practice, taking some very lucky passengers out for laps.

VLN is the national-level endurance series here in Germany, with factory-backed entries from VW, Porsche, BMW and Audi amongst others. You run on a special configuration, which uses the national GP track (short) linked to the 21km Nordschleife.

Yes, everybody else is on slicks and we're just on 888s... it was a cold day though.

Hi-Def Nordschleife+GP Track lap in an R26.R

Edited by Dale@RSRNurburg on Tuesday 9th February 13:09

[EDLT]

Did it have to go through scrutineering before you were allowed out?

Did anyone else try to click play on that picture?

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

Nope, just a once-over by the official. Not allowed to do it again until the half-cage turns into a full cage etc...

[Altrezia]

Cool video - shows how good those cars are eh!

Dale - I think we met at the ring back in September. I was in a Silver MX5, with a few mates on a stag do - one of our lot knew one of your RSRnurburg chaps?

[_Batty_]

what the hell was that beemer doing (one in pic)?

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

I think he just didn't know I was coming past...

[snorkel sucker]

there was a black R26.R on track at oulton at the weekend. crikey moses it was swift! im now seriously hankering after one!

[woof]

what's that rattling !!??

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

the screen of the camera fell down flush with the body, then rattled the whole lap! fail.

[shalmaneser]

Whats the spec of the other cars? Obv slicks, any engine work allowed?

That is very impressive.

The old R26.R is such a future classic it's untrue. A delivery mileage example will be swapping hands for big bucks in 25 years time i reckon.

[BelperJim]

Wow. Thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Good work.

[John D.]

Wow! Very impressive car and driver. Begs the question why you are not out there racing? Seemed to show a few race cars the way round!

Cool vid

[Dale@RSRNurburg]

Thanks guys, I'm actually an instructor here and I was hoping to partner a very good customer in his car this year. Not sure if that's happening now. I don't have the money to do anything like this myself, and the VLN series really is a paying gig these days - only a couple of high profile 'talent-seeking' teams and they all look for under-25s and German... pah!

Spec of the other cars is dependent on class, some stuff is really tight, some is really open. As an example the 325 we overtake will be very tightly regulated as it's probably in the 'stock' class (no engine work bar intake/exhaust), but the S2000 we overtake is hard-topped and in the SP class as quite modified. Some of the Seat Cupras are lightning quick - we're talking over 350bhp at the wheels for a 4 or 6 hour race!

Edited by Dale@RSRNurburg on Tuesday 9th February 22:39