Nurburgring 2018
Discussion
Pdelamare said:
It’s a monster everywhere really, but surprisingly easy to drive if you’re able to modulate the throttle and not floor it everywhere.
It weighs 530kg and with its super-quiet exhaust on makes 550hp. I have a noisy exhaust that makes 575hp. It revs to 10,000 revs and makes its peak torque right at the top.
That thing is mental!! Can't imagine how fast that is must be a real handful tho It weighs 530kg and with its super-quiet exhaust on makes 550hp. I have a noisy exhaust that makes 575hp. It revs to 10,000 revs and makes its peak torque right at the top.
BobToc said:
Are folks able to book already? I’ve not been before and the website tells me that booking will open soon for DN20, but some of the prior posts indicate that bookings have already been made.
The PHer "ringweekends" is Darren who runs the DN operation. If you read his posts it sort of explains there have been some technical difficulties with the site. It seems me and Baronbennyt managed to book, then the system crashed. All I am saying is; it wasn't me.I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
Digga said:
The PHer "ringweekends" is Darren who runs the DN operation. If you read his posts it sort of explains there have been some technical difficulties with the site. It seems me and Baronbennyt managed to book, then the system crashed. All I am saying is; it wasn't me.
I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
Thanks for this, very clear!I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
RSbandit said:
That thing is mental!! Can't imagine how fast that is must be a real handful tho
It’s a pussycat really. e30m3Mark said:
Any video footage?
I imagine there isn't much that's quicker?
There’s a French guy with an SV road version, 75kg heavier, that makes a complete nuisance of himself amongst the Radical boys and GT3 cars. I hope to be able to use this more in 2018 as 2016 I did nothing apart from make it quiet enough, which was a really hard job, and 2017 I’ve been playing in my M3. I imagine there isn't much that's quicker?
This video is from November 2015, day started out with frost on the track and I only have hard slicks available. Temp barely got into positive figures. I manage to bury it in the gravel trap at Vale early on by arriving way too fast and not being able to slow the car enough, causing a red flag, suffering the amusing humiliation of being dragged out by a JCB.
So for the remainder of the day I wobble around slowly, just giving it a bit of gas when the car was straightish and coasting into the braking areas. The RCX that comes by was on a much softer tyre, and had heat, it was right on my ass through the complex and eventually caught up again braking for Stowe. On one lap towards the end of the session it sees 158mph on the GPS speedo, it feels like it’ll just keep accelerating at the same rate to its gearing limit of 170mph.
Next year I’m going to get a proper day recorded.
https://youtu.be/UiHZrm9_Y9w
Digga said:
The PHer "ringweekends" is Darren who runs the DN operation. If you read his posts it sort of explains there have been some technical difficulties with the site. It seems me and Baronbennyt managed to book, then the system crashed. All I am saying is; it wasn't me.
I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
Somebody messed with the undersea cables ........I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
ringweekends said:
Digga said:
The PHer "ringweekends" is Darren who runs the DN operation. If you read his posts it sort of explains there have been some technical difficulties with the site. It seems me and Baronbennyt managed to book, then the system crashed. All I am saying is; it wasn't me.
I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
Somebody messed with the undersea cables ........I can only suggest you keep checking back on the thread and also on the website, because booking should be back up and running soon.
Thevet said:
DN website still saying booking not open yet....any updates from anyone?
I broke the website last Friday when I booked a season pass and immediately got an email saying I had exceeded my card limit as it had taken more than one booking. Darren resolved the matter immediately and had to close the system down to get it fixed so I can only guess that has not been as easy as it sounded.N.
Say I wanted to do the circuit days day in Oct in my Elise, and I wanted to indemnify myself against much of the cost of a significant mishap or mechanical, how would I go about that?
My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
bitwrx said:
Say I wanted to do the circuit days day in Oct in my Elise, and I wanted to indemnify myself against much of the cost of a significant mishap or mechanical, how would I go about that?
My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
I thought all car insurance was pan-EU, but perhaps I'm mistaken. At any rate, you current insurer might be able to issue temporary cover - that's what I do. Or you could also consider someone like Competition Car Insurance.My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
bitwrx said:
Say I wanted to do the circuit days day in Oct in my Elise, and I wanted to indemnify myself against much of the cost of a significant mishap or mechanical, how would I go about that?
My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
I have used Moris motorsport a couple of times now for track day cover, easily the most competitive out there and always some wiggle room on the quote. However their cover is only for accidental damage so a mechanical failure wouldn't be covered (the case with most track day cover i'd imagine)My current insurer covers 5 TDs a year but specifically excludes the Nordschleife (yes, even on closed circuit TDs, I've checked). Would also need cover abroad, doing about 6 k miles per year, no commuting
1 yr NCB.
Digga said:
I thought all car insurance was pan-EU, but perhaps I'm mistaken. At any rate, you current insurer might be able to issue temporary cover - that's what I do. Or you could also consider someone like Competition Car Insurance.
All EU insurance companies have to cover the policyholder for the full 365 days a year under an eu directive. This effectively covery you at the basic 3rd party level. If you want the upper level of cover then that's when you call upon the extra 30 days or whatever it is. I used to have the details of the directive somewhere but since has gone along with old computer. Maybe someone else can clarify if they are in the insurance game. Don't expect the call centre people to know, I quoted it once and the had to delve into it and then get back to me appologising and issueing the documents.
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