RMA Nurburgring weekend

[RRG]

Just back from another superb weekend at the 'ring... Well done to Graham and Amy at RMA for putting on a brilliant show. Amy - you're going to be missed!

A memorable weekend for many reasons, here are some random thoughts;

1. a 993RS on road tyres is faster than a 997RS... in the wet

2. the 997 in GT3 or RS spec is THE must-have accessory of the moment on trackdays

3. Alan - nice to meet you, in a traffic jam, outside Brussels. certainly helped to pass the time...

4. is the person who crashed "reg/car removed" - a pistonheader? if so are you okay and what happened? Always sad to see such a fabulous car crippled

5. 993s are getting rare on trackdays. Last year there were loads, including several GTs. This year no GTs, no Turbos, only 3x RS (me, Piers, Thomas Schmitz himself) and a black lookalike RS

6. is Schwedenkreuz really flat in a 996RS on semi-slicks?? cant get my head around that

7. best sounding car: the Ferrari 300LM. 4litres of 420bhp V12. Sounded even better from inside steaming up Kesselchen - thanks Mr Dron!!

So thats another 1650km driven, 280litres of fuel consumed and well north of a grand spend. There is no other way I would have rather spent my weekend. I gather there was a GP on??

Anyone else got any thoughts/observations/stories/pictures?

[Dave 321]

flemke said:

RRG said:

5. 993s are getting rare on trackdays. Last year there were loads, including several GTs. This year no GTs, no Turbos, only 3x RS (me, Piers, Thomas Schmitz himself) and a black lookalike RS

6. is Schwedenkreuz really flat in a 996RS on semi-slicks?? cant get my head around that

5. Please forgive my ignorance, but what is a 993 GT?

6. Schwedenkreuz is not flat in a 996 Cup car on slicks - not even close - so it's certainly not flat in a GT3RS on MPSCs, or whatever.
Whoever told you that was being optimistic.

Cheers.

Whoever said schwedenkreuz is flat is full of it. My car is doing 165mph after the jump before schwedenkreuz.. Not a chance you will go around there at that speed.. Check out EDO compettion car on youtube, even that slows down!!

[flemke]

RRG said:

5. 993s are getting rare on trackdays. Last year there were loads, including several GTs. This year no GTs, no Turbos, only 3x RS (me, Piers, Thomas Schmitz himself) and a black lookalike RS

6. is Schwedenkreuz really flat in a 996RS on semi-slicks?? cant get my head around that

5. Please forgive my ignorance, but what is a 993 GT? GT2?

6. Schwedenkreuz is not flat in a 997 Cup car on slicks - not even close - so it's certainly not flat in a 996 GT3RS on MPSCs, or whatever.
Whoever told you that was being optimistic.

Cheers.

[AdamT]

We had a good weekend,

The (reg removed) driver was a tool, on saturday, an hour before his crash, i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg, the spanner driving (reg removed) flies up behind me, sticks to my tail and proceeds to overtake me into Aremberg whereapon we see a beached E36 M3 Racer with broken car parts and crap all on the track.

Said he crashed because of a "blow-out"...sure...

Overall though a good weekend,

best,
adam

[Hammerwerfer]

The 996 GT3 Cup provided me with a grin that I have yet to wipe off my face. Not all that handy around the carpark, in fact I was lucky to evade the warders from the National Home for Spastics, it really comes alive on the track. What a car!

Sure wish they would park those coaches elsewhere...

[Hammerwerfer]

AdamT said:

i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg,

Adam, it seems you probably aren't all that good at geography.

Great to see the Rufs again. The Italian fellow was a character.

[AdamT]

Hammerwerfer said:

AdamT said:

i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg,

Adam, it seems you probably aren't all that good at geography.

Great to see the Rufs again. The Italian fellow was a character.

Ha! Whoops, i meant Steilstrecke

The Italian guy was a legend,

best,
adam

[barrythompson]

AdamT said:

Hammerwerfer said:

AdamT said:

i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg,

Adam, it seems you probably aren't all that good at geography.

Great to see the Rufs again. The Italian fellow was a character.

Ha! Whoops, i meant Steilstrecke

The Italian guy was a legend,

best,
adam

The Guy with the 997 RS?

He was kind enough to give me and my wife grandstand tickets for the F1 - he would not take a penny! True gent................

[AdamT]

barrythompson said:

AdamT said:

Hammerwerfer said:

AdamT said:

i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg,

Adam, it seems you probably aren't all that good at geography.

Great to see the Rufs again. The Italian fellow was a character.

Ha! Whoops, i meant Steilstrecke

The Italian guy was a legend,

best,
adam

The Guy with the 997 RS?

He was kind enough to give me and my wife grandstand tickets for the F1 - he would not take a penny! True gent................

Indeed, wouldnt surprise me, charming bloke.

[RRG]

Flemke

a 993GT is what has been retrospectively called a 993 GT2, after the name was introduced for the 996 series. The 420/450bhp 2 wheel drive monster with the tacked on wheel arch extensions...

[hunter 66]

The GT2 boyz from last year now have new toyz

[Glenn McMenamin]

AdamT said:

We had a good weekend,

The (reg removed) driver was a tool, on saturday, an hour before his crash, i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg, the spanner driving (reg removed) flies up behind me, sticks to my tail and proceeds to overtake me into Aremberg whereapon we see a beached E36 M3 Racer with broken car parts and crap all on the track.

Said he crashed because of a "blow-out"...sure...

Overall though a good weekend,

best,
adam

Great to meet up again Adam, missed out in a lap of the RUF monster, but next time
hopefully.....

Got that RS ordered yet ???


G.

[robmug]

I was on the 'first' RMA 'ring trip over the European GP weekend (3 years ago?) and will try and go next years trip - it was one of the best events of my life, and this thread brings it all back!

Glad you all had a great time; sorry to hear there was an incident...

[AdamT]

Glenn McMenamin said:

AdamT said:

We had a good weekend,

The (reg removed) driver was a tool, on saturday, an hour before his crash, i was flying along kesselchen, when half way there was a marshal waving a yellow flag. So i slowed down and proceeded with caution. Then just before the fast right hander before Aremberg, the spanner driving (reg removed) flies up behind me, sticks to my tail and proceeds to overtake me into Aremberg whereapon we see a beached E36 M3 Racer with broken car parts and crap all on the track.

Said he crashed because of a "blow-out"...sure...

Overall though a good weekend,

best,
adam

Great to meet up again Adam, missed out in a lap of the RUF monster, but next time
hopefully.....

Got that RS ordered yet ???


G.

Hey buddy! Thanks again for the pax lap in your RS, fantastic lap, and my dad enjoyed his lap too

Definitely bitten by the RS bug...we'll see

best,
adam

[Tankman]

So what is the correct line through Spiegel Kurve?

[flemke]

RRG said:

Flemke

a 993GT is what has been retrospectively called a 993 GT2, after the name was introduced for the 996 series. The 420/450bhp 2 wheel drive monster with the tacked on wheel arch extensions...

Okay, thanks.
As there was a GT1, I wasn't sure.

Btw, did someone seriously tell you that they took Schwedenkreuz flat in an RS?

[GuyS.]

flemke said:

Btw, did someone seriously tell you that they took Schwedenkreuz flat in an RS?

If that's true, then I think the 996RS driver should be named and shamed

[flemke]

GuyS. said:

flemke said:

Btw, did someone seriously tell you that they took Schwedenkreuz flat in an RS?

If that's true, then I think the 996RS driver should be named and shamed

Either that or be sectioned.

[steil]

AdamT said:

Said he crashed because of a "blow-out"...sure...

All four tyres were intact in the paddock...

[Tankman]

Did I hear correct in that the driver of the M3 was man enough to admit to outbraking himself before burying the front of the car in the tyres at Steilstrecke?