At the Ring yesterday (Sunday)
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Saw the following yesterday Sunday 22nd May at the Nurburgring (maybe some of these were you?):
1) 3 or 4 GT3RS's on trailers from the UK
2) Who's yellow 993 Turbo with reg: K** POR?
3) Shame circuit got closed at about 16:30 about 2 mins after I bought my ticket
4) Most Porsches there were from the UK
5) Biker refused at the ticket barrier for wearing jeans
6) Saw a Belgian Mitsubishi EVO drive into the bushes in the overflow car park. He was doing about 10mph
7) Saw a nice UK 964 Turbo Cab in metallic blue with a 3 letter reg that must be worth as much as the car.
>> Edited by silver993tt on Monday 23 May 08:47
1) 3 or 4 GT3RS's on trailers from the UK
2) Who's yellow 993 Turbo with reg: K** POR?
3) Shame circuit got closed at about 16:30 about 2 mins after I bought my ticket
4) Most Porsches there were from the UK
5) Biker refused at the ticket barrier for wearing jeans
6) Saw a Belgian Mitsubishi EVO drive into the bushes in the overflow car park. He was doing about 10mph
7) Saw a nice UK 964 Turbo Cab in metallic blue with a 3 letter reg that must be worth as much as the car.
>> Edited by silver993tt on Monday 23 May 08:47
Not sure I really get the trailering a road-legal 911 to the Ring/Spa thing. Kind of defeats the purpose of the GT3 in the first place i.e. enjoy drive to and from track. Would a used GT3 Cup car not make more sense then. I managed to drive my Radical to Spa from Scotland OK........although was lucky it didn't rain much. 
I tend to agree. I can understand taking maybe another car and trailer in case one breaks down or whatever but I'd drive the others there. Not sure where in the UK they came from but were certainly in the same group since they were in the car park together and left in convoy together.
>> Edited by silver993tt on Monday 23 May 11:08
>> Edited by silver993tt on Monday 23 May 11:08
I agree, the drive there and back is as much a part of it for me (if not more) as the track-time.
I guess it may be they have their cars so set up for track they are undriveable on the road, or maybe it's so they can keep the mileages down (more likely) - another 'mint GT3RS with only 4,000 miles' anyone?
silver993tt said:
Nobody on here at the Ring yesterday?
I was there Friday & Saturday - in a group with a White Carrera 2.7RS (actually a replica but still nice) and blue Jag S-type R. Loads of Brits, K ** POR there both days I think. Track shut for accident 4pm Saturday too, but did open again briefly later. Yellow Lambo ran his side skirt over the kerb in the car park and beached it. German couple in convertible 3 series BM doing no more than 30 mph the whole way round - scary - ..... and passed a maroon minibus with a roofbox. Lots of mental brit bikers. Great day both days. Least I got round quicker than Clarkson in the Jag ('cept he was in a diesel ....)
Cheers
There was a large contingent of the Titanic group there on Sunday under the JournoGimp Racing banner.
From there they are off to Spa for a couple of days before coming home.
The reason for the trailer was that one guy was in Monaco for the GP and flew into Spa on Monday, one was on Holiday in Europe the week before with his family, and the other was on a very agressive setup. The 4th was making up the numbers. I would have been the 5th, my reson was I could not afford the time out of work and was going to fly in for two days.
Unfortunatly I am stuck at my desk so even that idea didnt happen!
A large contingent did drive down, aparently there are 20 RS's at Spa today, and they are all taking great pleasure in telling me what a great time they are having and what a shame I had to miss it...
Bastards, Hate them all.
:-)
From there they are off to Spa for a couple of days before coming home.
The reason for the trailer was that one guy was in Monaco for the GP and flew into Spa on Monday, one was on Holiday in Europe the week before with his family, and the other was on a very agressive setup. The 4th was making up the numbers. I would have been the 5th, my reson was I could not afford the time out of work and was going to fly in for two days.
Unfortunatly I am stuck at my desk so even that idea didnt happen!
A large contingent did drive down, aparently there are 20 RS's at Spa today, and they are all taking great pleasure in telling me what a great time they are having and what a shame I had to miss it...
Bastards, Hate them all.
:-)
Hi guys i was at the ringfrom friday to monday in a 911 turbo le reg Ciirsu.There were 30 of us including the 964 cab reg 38d,yellow 993 c4 k99por(running 8min 30sec laps) also old shape bmw 325 running similar times.A great weekend,although it was upsetting to see a red GT3 wiped out on Saturday,hopefully he was insured.
Just a note if you raced at the ring you may have been photographed and can get a copy of the photo o website www.fotos-vom-ring.de if anyone can read German can they please tell me how i can order some photo's .
ssute said:
Hi guys i was at the ringfrom friday to monday in a 911 turbo le reg Ciirsu.There were 30 of us including the 964 cab reg 38d,yellow 993 c4 k99por(running 8min 30sec laps) also old shape bmw 325 running similar times.A great weekend,although it was upsetting to see a red GT3 wiped out on Saturday,hopefully he was insured.
Hey, I saw the 964 cab, very nice. Also the yellow 993 did have a GT2 wing.
Mine was the silver 993tt with reg R** TBO in the car park near the main entrance just the other side of the roundabout parked close to a white Hummer
>> Edited by silver993tt on Wednesday 25th May 15:11
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