Nurburgring 2018
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Arklight said:
Total bill for the incident was £175, which was surprising.
The Armco/posts were undamaged, just paid for the marshals time.
Goes to prove that there is a glimmer of humanity in the decision making of the marshals who attend the scene. The Armco/posts were undamaged, just paid for the marshals time.
Main problem is taking the dry line thru there in the wet. So little grip there. Also once the front wheel makes contact with the curb bump steer takes over and when tied in with the car already rotating it's never not going to end well.
doogalman said:
Goes to prove that there is a glimmer of humanity in the decision making of the marshals who attend the scene.
Main problem is taking the dry line thru there in the wet. So little grip there. Also once the front wheel makes contact with the curb bump steer takes over and when tied in with the car already rotating it's never not going to end well.
The Marshals where really great, always have a lot of respect for them as i guess they have to deal with their fair share of nobbers.Main problem is taking the dry line thru there in the wet. So little grip there. Also once the front wheel makes contact with the curb bump steer takes over and when tied in with the car already rotating it's never not going to end well.
Yea he was a passenger from very early on, best way to look at it though is apart from his pride being as dented as the car he was totally fine.
Had some great, relatively slow laps on Tuesday afternoon, (only got about 8 in before it closed for the evening)...which was good timing, because there were snow flurries for the last 3 laps!
This was awaiting my passenger when we got back to the car park:
This was awaiting my passenger when we got back to the car park:
Edited by mmm-five on Wednesday 31st October 21:17
Great day at the Circuit Days trackday last Friday. Had the Apex GT86 for the day which was an absolute blast, alongside an hour of instruction from Misha which was extremely helpful.
8cphlvbQ by ollieteb, on Flickr
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racetracker_5502495_83570 by ollieteb, on Flickr
Then took my standard GT86 out for a couple of laps early on Sunday to experience the full VLN layout which was good fun. Glad I got there early and got some laps in, there were a lot of red flags out later in the day which really disrupted running. Hope all that suffered incidents that day were ok, some looked quite nasty. Didn't run on Monday in the end, Put simply I wimped out at the conditions and didn't fancy piling my daily driver into the nearest guardrail
racetracker_5515518_83571 by ollieteb, on Flickr
racetracker_5506694_83572 by ollieteb, on Flickr
For those who are wondering whether or not a trackday is worth it - Don't mess about and just get it booked.
8cphlvbQ by ollieteb, on FlickrdUT0I4aA by ollieteb, on Flickr
racetracker_5502495_83570 by ollieteb, on FlickrThen took my standard GT86 out for a couple of laps early on Sunday to experience the full VLN layout which was good fun. Glad I got there early and got some laps in, there were a lot of red flags out later in the day which really disrupted running. Hope all that suffered incidents that day were ok, some looked quite nasty. Didn't run on Monday in the end, Put simply I wimped out at the conditions and didn't fancy piling my daily driver into the nearest guardrail
racetracker_5515518_83571 by ollieteb, on Flickrracetracker_5506694_83572 by ollieteb, on FlickrFor those who are wondering whether or not a trackday is worth it - Don't mess about and just get it booked.
doogalman said:
Arklight said:
Total bill for the incident was £175, which was surprising.
The Armco/posts were undamaged, just paid for the marshals time.
Goes to prove that there is a glimmer of humanity in the decision making of the marshals who attend the scene. The Armco/posts were undamaged, just paid for the marshals time.
Main problem is taking the dry line thru there in the wet. So little grip there. Also once the front wheel makes contact with the curb bump steer takes over and when tied in with the car already rotating it's never not going to end well.
As you say, nice that the resultant bill showed restraint.
e30m3Mark said:
He's a pro isn't he? He ought to be quick.Anyone going this or next weekend before closing for the winter?
Want to take my e92 M3 pay homage!
Would probably do couple laps in a RWD hire car first then take mine out. I would be concerned in the cold and wet however. Pilot Sports don't like the cold and wet connected to a V8 and LSD.
Want to take my e92 M3 pay homage!
Would probably do couple laps in a RWD hire car first then take mine out. I would be concerned in the cold and wet however. Pilot Sports don't like the cold and wet connected to a V8 and LSD.
Digga said:
'd be more worried about the insurance excess on the rental.
Tenman I'd be more concerned taking a 1800kg, 200hp no lsd diesel bus around in 9.03 ( long drive home didn't want to kill it ) but here we are 
be sensible or you'll have a bad time 
Edited by Jaybmw on Tuesday 6th November 16:59
Word.Digga said:
e30m3Mark said:
He's a pro isn't he? He ought to be quick.Gassing Station | Track Days | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff