Nurburgring 2017

[stradman]

Yes well spare pants and bring along some strap on big balls too.....: )
Bought car from Tom Hartley about 9 months ago. Its mega!

[iguana]

stradman said:

I'll be at the Ring on 28th and 29th August.
I'll be in this. First time at the Ring.....

Save £ by pre booking

http://www.lizardlogistics.com/page2.htm

[Digga]

stradman said:

Yes well spare pants and bring along some strap on big balls too.....: )
Bought car from Tom Hartley about 9 months ago. Its mega!

Go big or go home!

I love Porsches, M3s and the usual 'Ring suspects, but it's always great to have a bit of variety! Looks fantastic.

[Order66]

iguana said:

stradman said:

I'll be at the Ring on 28th and 29th August.
I'll be in this. First time at the Ring.....

Save £ by pre booking

http://www.lizardlogistics.com/page2.htm

Cheeky

but LOVE that car - as above, if it could be bought easily in this country without a stupid uplift on the US price I would have one in a second.....its the definition of "presence"

[TobyLerone]

Order66 said:

iguana said:

stradman said:

I'll be at the Ring on 28th and 29th August.
I'll be in this. First time at the Ring.....

Save £ by pre booking

http://www.lizardlogistics.com/page2.htm

Cheeky

but LOVE that car - as above, if it could be bought easily in this country without a stupid uplift on the US price I would have one in a second.....its the definition of "presence"

And only available with wrong-hand-drive

I love really garish, loud, obtrusively bright, violent, iridescent, big winged monsters.

Real shame they didn't officially offer a RHD Viper.

[terryb]

baronbennyt said:

I'll be in the GT4 on the 08.20 Eurotunnel on the Sunday

I'm on the same train in a yellow GT4, along with a GT3, Exige and a number of others - maybe see you there. Doing both DN days too.

You'll love the GT4 at the Ring - epic car

[RSbandit]

terryb said:

I'm on the same train in a yellow GT4, along with a GT3, Exige and a number of others - maybe see you there. Doing both DN days too.

You'll love the GT4 at the Ring - epic car

Some lovely motors heading over on the Sunday hopefully will catch you guys up enroute !

[ukkid35]

Hope the weather is as glorious as it was in July



Rather than May



I gave up by 10:30 as I can't drive in the wet

[Wh00sher]

ukkid35 said:

I gave up by 10:30 as I can't drive in the wet

You really need to stick with it Paul. The lapping might be slower, but the track was almost deserted. The only way you'll get comfortable in the wet is to drive it. I used to be exactly the same, but a day in the pouring rain on crap road tyres at a very reduced pace taught me a huge amount about how the car handled.

The wet line also offers a surprising amount of grip once you find it too.


However that doesn't mean I'm not hoping for Glorious weather for DN18!

[Digga]

The problem with not driving in the wet is that you really can't rely on the weather, most places. I've done three track days this year and all of them involved a fair amount of rain. If you let it become an issue then booking (expensive) days off for (additionally expensive) track days is a risky bet.

[ukkid35]

Wh00sher said:

You really need to stick with it Paul. The lapping might be slower, but the track was almost deserted. The only way you'll get comfortable in the wet is to drive it.

Thanks for the encouragement, but as you can see I can't even get round a 20mph corner in the wet

https://vimeo.com/148802225

I really don't think the Ring is the place to try to learn wet track car control, the stakes are too high for me. The only times I've lost control of my car at the Ring have been in wet or drying conditions, and that was enough to make me very aware of my limitations and of the potential consequences.

Perhaps I should head for Bedford as soon as it rains and try to learn in a relatively benign environment, better still find a tutor.

[ukkid35]

Digga said:

The problem with not driving in the wet is that you really can't rely on the weather, most places. I've done three track days this year and all of them involved a fair amount of rain. If you let it become an issue then booking (expensive) days off for (additionally expensive) track days is a risky bet.

Very true, but my car is less reliable than the weather! I only managed sighting laps at DN14, and the Cerb didn't even make it to DN15, although a good friend lent me his Integra which I definitely wouldn't have risked in the wet.

[baronbennyt]

terryb said:

I'm on the same train in a yellow GT4, along with a GT3, Exige and a number of others - maybe see you there. Doing both DN days too.

You'll love the GT4 at the Ring - epic car

See you at Folkestone

Edited by baronbennyt on Sunday 20th August 19:57

[terryb]

baronbennyt said:

See you at Folkestone

Indeed - will be an early start as watching the boxing at 4am before setting off

[essIII]

I'm on the 9am eurotunnel on Sunday morning, heading to DN along with my brother. Black Megane and blue Exige - hoping for some dryer weather this time! See you all there\en route!

[stradman]

essIII said:

I'm on the 9am eurotunnel on Sunday morning, heading to DN along with my brother. Black Megane and blue Exige - hoping for some dryer weather this time! See you all there\en route!

I'll also be bringing a Megane-a white R26r- along with the Viper ACR. It is however slightly fettled with Forged internals and....450hp....

[Digga]

ukkid35 said:

a good friend lent me his Integra which I definitely wouldn't have risked in the wet.

IMHO there is little more scary than driving a mate's car. I try to avoid it at all costs!

[essIII]

stradman said:

I'll also be bringing a Megane-a white R26r- along with the Viper ACR. It is however slightly fettled with Forged internals and....450hp....

That's more than slightly fettled . Mines slightly fettled, with forged internals, and 310hp! Look forward to seeing both cars there!

[stradman]

Here's my car(I'm not the driver-its the previous owner) doing an 8 minutes BTG being followed/chased by a 458 Speciale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m37V5u7Eiw&t=...

[essIII]

Superb!