Nurburgring 2018

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Butters

268 posts

250 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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I'm booked for DN19.

Can't come soon enough!

nigelonich

1,017 posts

219 months

Tuesday 16th January 2018
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If it helps anyone in the North with Ferry choices then P&O Hull (Rotters or Zeb) have a 10% discount valid until the end of January where you use NSQ1 at the payment stage at the end not at the start.

P&O are about £580 RTN with a big trailer after discount where as DFDS at Newcastle are about £950.

DFDS offer no discount when you have a trailer but have reduced the fare as they were £1250 in 2017.

Its annoying to drive past a ferry terminal but P&O are hands down cheaper for single car or trailer with a later check in and an earlier arrival which when you are towing is handy for making the check in. Just that bit further a drive on the UK side but I've grown to prefer Hull mostly due to the late check in, sail time so short and arrival being so early and more efficient to offload than DFDS Newcastle.

zorba_the_greek

678 posts

221 months

Thursday 25th January 2018
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DN20 booked!

kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Thursday 25th January 2018
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I'm waiting on the bonus result at the end of the month.....lets hope it's satisfactory else I'll have to postpone to next year!

Jambon

309 posts

239 months

Thursday 8th February 2018
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Schnelle Schwaben June 18 day for our group this year. Just 160 cars on track. Unfortunately, clashes with LM24 weekend. Still, plenty of classic racing that weekend at NS. Avoiding TF - far, far too much traffic.

GiveItSomeWellie

3,006 posts

195 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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Booked the Apex Cupra for the day and some instruction for the Circuit Days trackday at the end of October, very much looking forward to it now.

Bonus is with the trackday on the Friday, the circuit is open for TF all day on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after driving

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Thursday 15th February 2018
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Just booked the big Jag on the DN double header in August. Should be fun...


Digga

40,201 posts

282 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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baronbennyt said:
Just booked the big Jag on the DN double header in August. Should be fun...

thumbup

Absolutely love that thing.

however, I'm a sucker for graphics and have always had a yearning to recreate Jag's Le Mans winning livery:


baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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Digga said:
thumbup

Absolutely love that thing.

however, I'm a sucker for graphics and have always had a yearning to recreate Jag's Le Mans winning livery:

I work for Silk Cut (well, the company that owns the brand in the UK) but they always get funny when I suggest something similar. We can blame the UK Tobacco Advertsing & Sponshorship Act for that. I don’t smoke but the current trend in trying to erase history (the use of historic tobacco sponsorship livery; probably alcohol next) really makes me angry. I was surrounded by Silk Cut Jags and B&H Formula 1 cars at work and never once felt the need to light up a fag.

Digga

40,201 posts

282 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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IMHO, the XJR9, replete with Silk Cut livery is in my all time top 10 favourite ever race cars. Others include DBR1 Aston, D-Type (LM winners both) the Gulf liveried 917, and the Martini RSR, Jordan 191...

e30m3Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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Taking my E30 out for the first time later this year and just wondered what's the best / cheapest route out there? Anything to watch out for or be aware of?

Thanks in advance.

Digga

40,201 posts

282 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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From south of England, I think I'd always go for the tunnel. Watch our in France this year as my French friends are all up in arms on Facebook about them lowering speed limits. The can and will prosecute British drivers.

Always a bit of a lottery in Belgium - a good satnav [i]can[i/] help to avoid queues. Once past there's not really a 'right' or 'wrong' way, although personally I always love to go past Spa on the way, for no real good reason.

RSbandit

2,590 posts

131 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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baronbennyt said:
Just booked the big Jag on the DN double header in August. Should be fun...

What a monster love it, won't see many of them at the ring ! You traded in the GT4 ? Presume the Jag came at a premium ?

e30m3Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Digga said:
From south of England, I think I'd always go for the tunnel. Watch our in France this year as my French friends are all up in arms on Facebook about them lowering speed limits. The can and will prosecute British drivers.

Always a bit of a lottery in Belgium - a good satnav [i]can[i/] help to avoid queues. Once past there's not really a 'right' or 'wrong' way, although personally I always love to go past Spa on the way, for no real good reason.
Thanks. Plan to visit Spa at the same time also.


That Jag is pretty badass. ^^^^^

GiveItSomeWellie

3,006 posts

195 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Digga said:
Once past there's not really a 'right' or 'wrong' way, although personally I always love to go past Spa on the way, for no real good reason.
Me too for some odd reason. However in an attempt to avoid traffic last year, we ended up going through Holland on the E314/A76, which spits you out into Germany first on the A4, then south on the A1 then the A61, which are all de-restricted from memory. It's a nice route which I'll try again this year.

Strangely this is always the way we've driven back, regardless of traffic.

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Sunday 25th February 2018
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RSbandit said:
What a monster love it, won't see many of them at the ring ! You traded in the GT4 ? Presume the Jag came at a premium ?
Yes and Yes smile

J.M.T

159 posts

154 months

Sunday 25th February 2018
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Will be at the circuit days date in Apr with a group of friends in my 718. Really looking forward to it


doogalman

701 posts

244 months

Monday 26th February 2018
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e30m3Mark said:
Thanks. Plan to visit Spa at the same time also.


That Jag is pretty badass. ^^^^^
Two main routes people from calais take are.
Calais towards Brussells on e40, round the northern part of ring road then follow signs to Luik (Liege) E40, then head toward Vervier E42, Past Spa, carry on to Prum exit then cross country to the ring. Roughly 280 miles

Calais towards Dunqerque, turn off at jct 57 towards Lille, from Lille follow E42 to Liege, Then vervier spa prum as above. Roughly 290 miles
The Brussells way is shorter but much more traffic, avoid Brussells ring road during rush hour. Our preferred route is the second, Been back and forth for 20 years. My personal preferrance as quieter less frantic. Lille rush hour not bad.

Some people go via Aachen then drop to the ring via the autobahn, never liked that route. Also you can from Liege head towards Eupen and then leave motorway and head south via Monshau on the B258 to the ring.



Digga

40,201 posts

282 months

Tuesday 27th February 2018
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doogalman said:
Also you can from Liege head towards Eupen and then leave motorway and head south via Monshau on the B258 to the ring.
Some very interesting scenery that way, but on the negative side, there's also some horrendous road surfaces on the Belgian leg of the route, including one bit the locals have dubbed the road to Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOPZSFg29k

Thevet

1,787 posts

232 months

Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Looking forward to August, still some work to do on the car to get it road and track ready but hopefully not long now