Nurburgring lap with hilarious passenger

[mr-roadrunner]

A Lap Of The Nurburgring

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Nurburg lap with hilarious passenger

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Lapping the famous Nurburgring in germany my Skyline GTR34 which is running 480hp, but is capable of over 600hp.
The passenger poor John form up North asked for a lap while under the influence of a few beers the night before. He came to be fondly known as the "claw" as you will see that at time John or "Claw" is a little stressed at times. This was given away by the guttural noises and involuntary lifting of his right arm in the shape of a claw. Listen out for his wails particularly during the pass on the GT2.

This is a sub 8 min car in 480hp mode. But due to a few yellow flags and traffic the lap suffered..

And before any one says bad overtake. Yes my BAD! BUT as the rules say anything coming up behind you on the track that was not there before is faster than you. And you should let it over take. And it was'nt going to move.

Nurburgring Nissan Skyline GTR R34 vs Porsche GT2 ENJOY>

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2T739gw3UqY
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Cars- R35 GTR R34 GTR VW Golf Track Car
Bikes - GSXR 1000 Road Bike Yamaha 0W01 Race Bike
I'M JUST A NORMAL BLOODY BLOKE! A NORMAL BLOKE THAT LIKES A BIT OF TORTURE...chopper

Check this Nurburg Lap >
skyline R34 vs porsche GT2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T739gw3UqY

Edited by mr-roadrunner on Monday 9th February 15:49

[Adenauer]

Quick lap and you can drive, for sure, but waaaaaay to aggresive for Touristenfahrt, IMO, and had that overtake gone wrong at Steilstrecke you'd have got the Mother and Father of all bills from NGmbH.

[minerva]

Fantastic video!
Gives some of us a bit of a dream...

[madmatt1985]

"bike.. bike down" LOL. some good driving there. some aggressive driving but that is was it is all about. i for one wont be rushing back to the ring due to the amount of crashes but your vid really makes me want to go LOL

[Adenauer]

madmatt1985 said:

"bike.. bike down" LOL. some good driving there. some aggressive driving but that is was it is all about. i for one wont be rushing back to the ring due to the amount of crashes but your vid really makes me want to go LOL

"Bike down" LOL???

"aggressive driving but that's what it's all about"????????

Glad to hear you won't be rushing back with an attitude like that!

[minerva]

But the thing is, it is supposed to be used to drive faster than on a public road, as a release. He is obviously skillful and driving within his limits. The Porsche driver was not.

[Adenauer]

minerva said:

But the thing is, it is supposed to be used to drive faster than on a public road, as a release. He is obviously skillful and driving within his limits. The Porsche driver was not.

As a release??? PMSL where did you get that little gem from?

It's a one way de-restricted toll road upon which German standard road rules apply. If you look at the video properly you'll see that each time the GT2 was allegedly not moving over, he was about to overtake slower traffic himself. A little more patience on the part of the OP and all would have been fine and dandy.

Oh and I shan't mention the yellow BMW at Metzgesfeld as that poor sod's probably still trying to get the st stains out of his seat

[Piers917]

Adenauer said:

Quick lap and you can drive, for sure, but waaaaaay to aggresive for Touristenfahrt, IMO, and had that overtake gone wrong at Steilstrecke you'd have got the Mother and Father of all bills from NGmbH.

I agree. Good quick driving, and he obviously knows the track well, but just too aggressive, especially at Metzgesfeld and Steilstrecke.

[y2blade]

"my egg sandwiches arnt liking this much"

great video

[madmatt1985]

Adenauer said:

madmatt1985 said:

"bike.. bike down" LOL. some good driving there. some aggressive driving but that is was it is all about. i for one wont be rushing back to the ring due to the amount of crashes but your vid really makes me want to go LOL

"Bike down" LOL??? IM LAUFING AS THE COMMENT NOT THE FACT, NEVER NICE TO SEE SOMEONE HURT BUT CRASHING IS A FACT OF LIFE AT THE RING

"aggressive driving but that's what it's all about"???????? WE DONT DO TRACK DAYS TO DRIVE SLOW. MOST GOT TO TRACKS TO SEE WAHT THERE CAR WILL DO LEGALLY

Glad to hear you won't be rushing back with an attitude like that! I THINK YOU HAVE TAKEN MY COMMENTS IN THE WRONG WAY.

[Adenauer]

Matt, Touristenfahrt is not a trackday

Oh and could you please stop shouting

[madmatt1985]

LOL i understand that but the way people drive round it and go on about it you would have thought so. i spent the weekend there a desided it was a little do dangerous for me and was wishing i could have insured the car just to feel safe.

sorry about caps was a simple way of making my replies.

[SpeedyDave]

Even if it had been a trackday with the extra safety of flag marshals etc, most TD organizers don't allow overtaking in corners & without consent as they know the risk of confusion over who has the 'line' dramatically increases the chance of people coming together.

Just have a little patience and wait 2 seconds until after the corner, trying to repeatedly take people in corner in that environement WILL result in a crash eventually.

It wont help after the fact saying 'he should have been watching his mirrors' (eg Metzgesfeld) when you're both planted in the Armco or a biker is lying bleeding. You have the choice to remove most of the risk of not being seen by not overtaking when someone is likely to come across on you.

[SpeedyDave]

madmatt1985 said:

LOL i understand that but the way people drive round it and go on about it you would have thought so. i spent the weekend there a desided it was a little do dangerous for me and was wishing i could have insured the car just to feel safe.

And thats a shame. It would be better if everyone driving TF was using good judgment about when to get stuck in and when to be a bit patient / courteous.

[PHOENIXUK]

Piers917 said:

Adenauer said:

Quick lap and you can drive, for sure, but waaaaaay to aggresive for Touristenfahrt, IMO, and had that overtake gone wrong at Steilstrecke you'd have got the Mother and Father of all bills from NGmbH.

I agree. Good quick driving, and he obviously knows the track well, but just too aggressive, especially at Metzgesfeld and Steilstrecke.

+1 Good video, knows the ring, but far to aggresive for a tourist day in my opinion, borderline bullying at stages.

[Adenauer]

SpeedyDave said:

madmatt1985 said:

LOL i understand that but the way people drive round it and go on about it you would have thought so. i spent the weekend there a desided it was a little do dangerous for me and was wishing i could have insured the car just to feel safe.

And thats a shame. It would be better if everyone driving TF was using good judgment about when to get stuck in and when to be a bit patient / courteous.

And that's the problem, Skippy

[madmatt1985]

good points dave, but sadly there isnt the level of control at the ring that you have on all UK track days. if there are rules to the ring iv never seen them. i for one drove to uk track rules as you have said no overtaking on bends etc. exsept for a polo that gave way to me and went the safe way round the drop down thing and i went in it.

all in all this vid is good and yes the passenger was funny (the point of this vid going up). maybe he was being over agressive but that is down to the driver and he will be the one expaning the crash if he was to crash.

on a diffrent note, arnt cameras etc band from the ring now? there were in september when i was there.

[Adenauer]

madmatt1985 said:

good points dave, but sadly there isnt the level of control at the ring that you have on all UK track days. if there are rules to the ring iv never seen them. i for one drove to uk track rules as you have said no overtaking on bends etc. exsept for a polo that gave way to me and went the safe way round the drop down thing and i went in it.

all in all this vid is good and yes the passenger was funny (the point of this vid going up). maybe he was being over agressive but that is down to the driver and he will be the one expaning the crash if he was to crash.

on a diffrent note, arnt cameras etc band from the ring now? there were in september when i was there.

1. IT'S NOT A TRACK DAY
2. There are rules on a bloody great big sign in the car park and on the NGmbH website.
3. Yes, filming during TF is banned.

[Adenauer]

Adenauer said:

2. There are rules on a bloody great big sign in the car park and on the NGmbH website.

Ah, the rules on the website are only in German, sorry.

http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/2008/Nordschl...

But they are in English in the car park

[SpeedyDave]

madmatt1985 said:

good points dave, but sadly there isnt the level of control at the ring that you have on all UK track days.

Yep, thats why its important the drivers & riders take responsibility for each others safety.

madmatt1985 said:

if there are rules to the ring iv never seen them. i for one drove to uk track rules as you have said no overtaking on bends etc. exsept for a polo that gave way to me and went the safe way round the drop down thing and i went in it.

The rules are on the notice boards. Actually they do *not* prohibit overtaking in corners, the rules of the road apply so technically its a multi-lane one way road so everyone should drive on the right (not the racing line) and only on the left when overtaking.

The point I was making about overtakes in corners is that it should be obvious that people will go to the apex so in practice the sensible thing is not to put yourself there at the same time. I've had lots of instances when the car in front has clearly seen me and is indicating right but they then *still* take the apex. Remove the risk by waiting for the corner exit.

madmatt1985 said:

maybe he was being over agressive but that is down to the driver and he will be the one expaning the crash if he was to crash.

I don't think we should be satisfied with that. I'd rather argue the case and encourage more care up front that wait until its all gone wrong and say "live by the sword, die by the sword", especially when some other party is likely to get caught up in the crash.