Nurburgring Evening Session Experience

[Al Murphy]

Hello, I'm after knowing what peoples experiences of evening tf sessions at the nurburgring are like.

I have been there a couple of times with friends for weekend trips with the sole goal being laps of the infamous circuit. However this year I'm spending a couple of weeks touring round Europe with my girlfriend who has expressed an interest in going to the nurburgring and seeing what the fuss is all about.

The way our schedule is stacking up at the moment I have the opportunity to spend a couple of days in the area when the 'ring is open for 5pm-7pm sessions. What I would like to know from anyone is what the evening sessions are like for attendance? Obviously the weekend full day sessions attract interesting cars and exotica from all over the place which (for me) adds to the atmosphere. It's this excitement that I'm hoping my girlfriend can experience as any laps will be done in our sensible car for the trip, a diesel Seat Ibiza.

Thanks,

Al

[5potTurbo]

I'm about 80 mins from the Ring. Having zoomed there a few times, leaving work at 4, we found it's still possible for 2-3 laps and the queues aren't long - 6 or 7 cars, unlike the public weekends when you queue out of the gate and onto the road.

[Truckosaurus]

Dale, correspondant of this parish, has just done a blog on his Bridge2Gantry site on just this subject, and how you should manage your expectations for Saturday evenings especially.

[Al Murphy]

Truckosaurus and 5potTurbo Cheers for the responses. I've also just had a read through of Dale's blog entry.

It seems that the evening sessions could be a bit pot luck for available track time. Worth the risk I think as we are planning on staying in the area for a couple of days, and only really interested in doing one or maybe two token laps. My girlfriend is adamant that she wants to get a lap in, and I was not going away there again with friends till I'd taken her. It's a tough life !

I guess there will be less traffic in the area mid week so fewer interesting cars to see in the carparks, but if that trades off against a slightly quieter track and shorter queues then it's not all bad news.

Thanks,

Al

Edited by Al Murphy on Monday 8th July 17:08