Hello, Nurberg and R8 full harness

[KateGuildford]

Hi!

I'm new to the site but have been meaning to join for ages since several mates recommend it.

Anyway, after spending Easter Weekend at the Nürberg ring I'm thoroughly bitten by the bug! :-) This is a video of me getting a slither on in the wet on the 'ring yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryc44YmgbtU

I would like to get some full harnesses for the R8 but have only seen them for sale in the US. Any suggestions?

Kate.

PS. Title was meant to be "Hello!".

Edited by KateGuildford on Sunday 8th April 11:20

[DiscoColin]

Sadly I cannot help with the R8 question though I am sure that a call to someone like Demon Tweaks would be a good start (not many R8s get tracked so you are by definition in a niche). My main suggestion is NOT to continue to take the Playstation line at Adenaur Forst (if you had skipped the kerb any earlier, you would have ripped the floor out of an R8)

[eastlmark]

never mind the harness, turn that anoying sat nav thing voice off!
thanks for sharing the vid though.
Plenty of competition R8s around so would expect finding a harness would not be that difficult.

[cragswinter]

I'd suggest spending the money on some instruction instead to be honest, you're an accident waiting to happen.

[Use Psychology]

i would get some track driving tuition, you have lots of enthusiasm but your lines,, gearchanges, etc are all over the place.

[robin c]

Try google and you'll find pccgb do a designtek harness. Get a passenger one too as it looks as though they might need it

[KateGuildford]

I was deliberately powering it to get some slides it on those wide bends - I'm not that crazy. Though I admit the grass cutter moment was a cockup. :$

Yeah, the sat nav was Google Tracks but I could not exactly fiddle with it to turn it off!

[KateGuildford]

@robin Ah the designtek ones look useful, thanks! And yes I'd definitely get two fitted.

[Pet Troll]

cragswinter said:

you're an accident waiting to happen.

Are you psychic?

KateGuildford said:

So after a morning of fast laps on the Nürberg ring (I'm a novice but I was getting under 9:30 which I think is respectable) I was on my way back to the hotel and just not paying attention. Completely screwed up a hairpin bend not paying attention:



:$

She is drivable but leaking coolant. It looks like a small break in the right hand radiator. My mate thinks that radweld will fix it but I'm worried that might invalidate the warranty. Being in Germany I'd obviously prefer to be able to drive her back rather than on the back of a trailer!

Any advice on whether radweld will invalidate my warranty? I still have a year left on it.

TIA!

Kate.

PS. New member - only just joined yesterday so hope this is the right place to post this question! Please don't shoot me if not.

Edited by KateGuildford on Sunday 8th April 11:42

[anonymous-user]

All the gear and no idea, and then some.

[Life Saab Itch]

Brilliant, just brilliant.

[Olivera]

Interesting bio too...

[Life Saab Itch]

Olivera said:

Interesting bio too...

I know.
Top 20 in IT.

can I recommend that that's a different thread for a different forum

[HereBeMonsters]

cragswinter said:

I'd suggest spending the money on some instruction instead to be honest, you're an accident waiting to happen.

I have never seen anyone that st at driving the 'ring.

[robin c]

Olivera said:

Interesting bio too...

THIS?
Alongside the awards on display at her office in Guildford, I notice driving manuals. Now she is hormonally a woman, does she have trouble parking? "No," she says, with a girlie laugh,"but I have never been any good at map reading."

[iva cosworth]

Hands up all those Driving Gods who have NOT used the grass at Adenauer Forst

I admit to have been over it,without damage

[Life Saab Itch]

robin c said:

THIS?

General Motorsport is not the forum for that subject.

[woof]

Kate - get some instruction - it will be the best money you can spend. Really wouldn't worry about a full harness. You'll have to have the car modified to put in all the anchor points. Simply not worth it.

If you want a half way point, try a CG lock http://www.cg-lock.co.uk/

[HereBeMonsters]

iva cosworth said:

Hands up all those Driving Gods who have NOT used the grass at Adenauer Forst

I admit to have been over it,without damage

Yes, but I didn't laugh and giggle about it like a fking moron.

[Richard-G]

HereBeMonsters said:

Yes, but I didn't laugh and giggle about it like a fking moron.

Well when I came off there I lit up a marly, had sex with three dwarfs, discoverd two new uses for penicillin and scratched my arse before rejoining, beat that mr composure.