Nurburgring

[SPR117T]

Anybody in anything up from a trip to the awsome Nurburgring. I am going in the Noble 14-17 May. Who has got the balls to come!!
I have done aprox 25 laps there now but never in a Noble. I bet the Germans will love it. That weekend the track is open to the public all weekend.
Accomodation aprox 30e per night at the track and aprox 12e per lap (22km) if you buy individually.

[Alex]

No Noble, but I'll be there over the same weekend (and Monday) in my Integra. Might see you there!

[SPR117T]

alex are you going with anybody else, are you travelling from England.

[TomB]

Hi

Just got back from 5 laps Nurburgring (best lap 8.39) M400 picked up new wed night 1000 mile service Fri. morning. 1 hour Bruntingthorpe on Sun testing. Then drove to Spa. 8am Monday with about 15 WRX Subaru from crossroads (fantastic bunch)

Tue. Ring unfortunately only open from 17.30-19.30 and of course EVERYONE wanted a ride in the M400 so in every lap for passenger change left time for only 5 laps.

Is 8.39 any good in a Noble round there? It felt fast! But I bet with another 50 laps I would get that time down probably to around 8 min.

Spa was a real blast on Wed and the Noble made up on the brakes and handling where it let down on power up the hill against one or two FAST cars.

CSL for breakfast, Porsches for lunch and Ferraris for tea. What a day.

Hope to get to Donnington in about two weeks time.

Went through a set of front pads (luckily remembered and had a ser to race pads flown out JIT) again thanks to Ben and all from Crossroads for fitting these for me) and the tyres were well low to drive back in heavy rain do luckily Silver Line wheels and tyres from Warwick (just up the road from me) were at Spa and fitted a new set of tyres and took the others back for me as they still have about 1 dry track day left.

Big thanks to the lads from Crossroads for supplying my WRX STI. Super doper whatever, thingy ?? in record time so that my daughter and her boy friend could drive it down as my remote, mobile boot. (No room in M400 for much) and they had a great time plying in 355BHP showing up many far more expensive toys.

I did see of a new M5 round the ring but to be totally honest I don’t think it was on full tap, still I went by and that’s what counts back at the bar.


Regards

AutocomTom

[m12_nathan]

8:39 BtG is alright, I've a mate who did a 8:32 in a UK impreza though...

[TomB]

Was it a blue N reg? if so I followed it at the ring, as he seemed to know where he was going and dragged me round, remember I only have 5 laps under my belt. bet you mate has many more?

AutocomTom

[m12_nathan]

If you only have 5 laps then it is a good time, his car is a stickered up red wagon.

The below times show what cars can do when a decent driver gets in, these are full lap times so knock off 20-25 seconds for a BtG time:

01/2004 Porsche Carrera GT (wet track, later 7:32.44) 7:40
08/2001 Tech Art Prosche GT street 7:43
07/2002 Pagani Zonda S 7:44
06/2001 Porsche 996 GT2 7:46
03/2004 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 7:47
02/1999 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 7:49
06/2002 Lamborghini Murciélago 7:50
08/2003 BMW M3 CSL 7:50
06/2004 Mercedes SLR McLaren 7:52
12/2003 Lamborghini Gallardo 7:52
06/2003 Porsche 996 GT3 (facelift) 7:54
02/2004 Ferrari Challenge Stradale 7:56
06/2000 Porsche 996 911 turbo 7:56
05/1998 Lotec Porsche 911 Turbo 7:57
08/1999 Porsche 911 GT3 8:03
07/2000 Lamborghini Diablo GT 8:04
12/2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello 8:05
06/1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello 8:07
08/2002 Honda NSX R 8:09
10/1999 Ferrari 360 Modena 8:09
12/1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV 8:09
03/2001 Donkervoort D8 180R 8:10
10/1997 Chrysler Viper GTS 8:10
04/2002 Mercedes SL 55 AMG 8:12
05/1999 Lotus Esprit Sport 350 8:13
10/2004 Dodge Viper SRT/10 8:13
12/2004 BMW M5 E60 8:13
11/1997 AC Schnitzer BMW CLS III 8:16
11/2004 Aston Martin DB9 8:16
01/1998 Porsche 996 991 Carrera 8:17
01/2003 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish 8:17
10/2001 Porsche 996 911 Carrera (facelift) 8:17
06/1997 Ferrari F355 8:18
08/2000 BMW Z8 8:18
09/2003 Chevrolet Corvette C5 Com. Edition 8:18
09/2002 Audi RS6 8:20
07/2004 Mercedes C55 AMG 8:22
10/1998 BMW M Coupé 8:22
12/2000 BMW M3 E46 8:22
02/2001 Porsche 996 Carrera 4 8:23
07/2003 Aston Martin DB7 GT 8:23
05/2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 8:24
04/1999 Callaway C12 Coupé 8:25
10/2000 Audi RS4 8:25
11/1999 Mitsubishi Carisma GT EVO VI 8:25
11/2002 Mitsubishi Carisma GT EVO VII 8:25
05/2001 Mercedes SLK 32 AMG 8:26
10/2003 Nissan 350Z 8:26
03/1999 BMW M5 E39 8:28
05/2000 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG 8:29
11/2003 Audi S4 Avant 8:29
10/2002 Maserati Coupé Cambiocorsa 8:30
05/2003 BMW Z4 3.0 SMG 8:32
08/2004 Lotus Exige 8:32
09/1997 BMW M Roadster 8:32
12/1999 Porsche Boxster S 8:32
04/2001 BMW Z3 Coupé 3.0i 8:34
04/2004 Opel Speedster Turbo 8:34
02/2002 Brabus Mercedes C V8 Coupé 8:35
03/1997 BMW M3 SMG E36 8:35
03/2003 Porsche Boxster (facelift) 8:36
07/1999 BMW Alpina B3 3.3 8:36
02/2003 Volkswagen Golf R32 8:37
03/2000 Subaru Impreza GT Turbo 8:37
09/2000 Maserati 3200 GT 8:37
09/2001 Mercedes C32 AMG 8:37
08/1997 Honda NSX 8:38
12/1998 Brabus Mercdes CLK 5.8 8:38
12/2001 Mercedes SL 500 8:38
01/2000 Honda S 2000 8:39
04/2003 Morgan Aero 8 8:39
07/1997 Chevrolet Corvette C5 8:40
06/1999 Audi S3 8:41
09/1999 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 8:41
08/1998 Audi S4 8:42
11/2001 Honda Civic Type R 8:47
07/1998 Jaguar XKR Coupé 8:49
07/2001 Renault Clio Sport V6 8:49
11/1998 Audi TT 1.8 T quattro 8:49
04/1998 Alpina B10 3.2 8:50
03/1998 Mercedes Benz C43 AMG 8:51
05/2002 Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 8:51
09/1998 Mercedes CLK 430 8:52
11/2000 Lotus Exige 8:52
01/2002 Volkswagen Golf GTI 8:54
04/1997 Porsche Boxster 8:54
09/2004 Mini Cooper S Works 8:55
05/1997 AMG Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor 9:07
04/2000 Volkswagen Golf V6 4motion 9:09

All done by the same driver

Cheers


>> Edited by m12_nathan on Saturday 9th April 15:41

[nozzer]

m12_nathan said:

8:39 BtG is alright, I've a mate who did a 8:32 in a UK impreza though...

Sounds like doc joc?

8:39 btg is very good regardless of how many laps you have done.

Bet the 400 felt a bit bumpy to say the least through karrosel!
A few friends of mine were at Spa wed and thursday, they did mention a quick noble!

[nozzer]

Bab,

Cant do May but June is looking ok! Need to gain some more brownie points.

[m12_nathan]

It was DJ's car, another mate driving it, anything under 9 mins is good, the M400 must be perfect for the 'ring, not too stiff and that lovely Noble suppleness.

[atom290]

TomB said:

Was it a blue N reg? if so I followed it at the ring, as he seemed to know where he was going and dragged me round, remember I only have 5 laps under my belt. bet you mate has many more? AutocomTom

That was Will...RB Will is his profile on here.

He hadnt done many more laps either, I took him out there at Easter, and considering he only had a few days at the place, I think he was doing rather well.

I put it down to my expert tuition!!!

[Alex]

SPR117T said:

alex are you going with anybody else, are you travelling from England.

Yes, two other cars (both 944 turbos). Chunnel on Saturday 14th, overnight stop in Bruges, staying near 'Ring on Sunday and Monday, drive back to Chunnel Tuesday.

[atom290]

Providing that the Atom is back up and running I will be there

Hopefully we will manage more than 5 laps as it proved an expensive trip last time!!!