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Hi all
I was working really well today - finished stuff that usually takes 3 days in 3/4 of a day so at 15:00 I thought - what the hell I might as well go for it.
I went to the Nüburgring webcam site http://nurburgring.org.uk/webcams.html and the weather and track looked dry.
I got into the Z and went. I had not really had lunch so I popped into a petrol station for a few rolls to eat on the way.
This way my timing became perfect. I arrived at the Ring entrance at 17:04 and the Touristen Fahrt session was scheduled to start at 17:15.
I planned on arriving and taking a stroll in the car park to see if there were any goodies and then get a 1 lap ticket and then do my Virgin killing lap at a very modest speed.
When I arrived at the car park there were goodies:
A Gumpert Apollo
Lots of Alpinas
A Ruf (tuned porsche)
A few Wiesmanns
A few TVRs
Lots of exotic Audis including an old Broup B Qattro monster car
A few Nissan GTRs
And of course now there was a Zed :-)
the super cars were there there for some Micheling photo shoot I think - they did not drive on the Nordschleife
After taking a few bad snapshots on my phone I went to the souvenir shop and looked at the Ring stickers.
But of course I could not buy it before I did the lap.
I then proceeded to buy my 1 lap ticket and procrastinated a bit while looking at the other guys going onto the track in everything from Porsche turbos to Supras with huuuuuge wings to classic Minis to Dacia Sanderos - and a few bikes were there as well - the only one I recognised was a Hayabusa - monster machine.
I packed all the loose crap in my car into my back pack - set the D1Spec tohrottle controller to normal - re-laced my shoes and went for my lap.
WOW!!!!!
I am glad I have done hundreds of laps on the computer in various games so I knew which way the corners after the bling crests went but I concentrated so hard it seemed like the straight bits of track contracted to 50% length and I just drove slowly around trying to position the car well for the next corner.
I focused on getting some critical points right because my experience from the games told me these were places where you easily stuff the car - the tight final corner of Hatzenbach - Aremburg -the tight corners in Adenauer Forst - Wehrseifen - Breidscheid - Steilstrecke - Eiskurve and Pflanzgarten.
All corners went well and I even dropped into the Carousell and gave the Zed a bit of beans when I arrived at the final straight.
What a ride - I have never imagined from the games that the hills were so steep and the corners so tight.
After parking I was sure I had done a 6 minute lap as time had passed so quick in my head. But I think it was more of a 15 minute lap.
I then bought the Ring sticker and I now have a cool black sticker on my black car - nice and discreet like I like it. (Never mind the fat dude holding the camera and the fact that the pic is out of focus.
After my lap I drove out to a few of the spectating points and looked at the other guys going round - then drove down to Adenau to have a look see - and then it was time to drive home.
What a nice way to spend an afternoon.
Now being "local" (1.5 hours drive) to the Ring has taken on a new quality :teeth:
I hope you enjoyed my little trip as much as I did - but somehow I doubt it.
I was working really well today - finished stuff that usually takes 3 days in 3/4 of a day so at 15:00 I thought - what the hell I might as well go for it.
I went to the Nüburgring webcam site http://nurburgring.org.uk/webcams.html and the weather and track looked dry.
I got into the Z and went. I had not really had lunch so I popped into a petrol station for a few rolls to eat on the way.
This way my timing became perfect. I arrived at the Ring entrance at 17:04 and the Touristen Fahrt session was scheduled to start at 17:15.
I planned on arriving and taking a stroll in the car park to see if there were any goodies and then get a 1 lap ticket and then do my Virgin killing lap at a very modest speed.
When I arrived at the car park there were goodies:
A Gumpert Apollo
Lots of Alpinas
A Ruf (tuned porsche)
A few Wiesmanns
A few TVRs
Lots of exotic Audis including an old Broup B Qattro monster car
A few Nissan GTRs
And of course now there was a Zed :-)
the super cars were there there for some Micheling photo shoot I think - they did not drive on the Nordschleife
After taking a few bad snapshots on my phone I went to the souvenir shop and looked at the Ring stickers.
But of course I could not buy it before I did the lap.
I then proceeded to buy my 1 lap ticket and procrastinated a bit while looking at the other guys going onto the track in everything from Porsche turbos to Supras with huuuuuge wings to classic Minis to Dacia Sanderos - and a few bikes were there as well - the only one I recognised was a Hayabusa - monster machine.
I packed all the loose crap in my car into my back pack - set the D1Spec tohrottle controller to normal - re-laced my shoes and went for my lap.
WOW!!!!!
I am glad I have done hundreds of laps on the computer in various games so I knew which way the corners after the bling crests went but I concentrated so hard it seemed like the straight bits of track contracted to 50% length and I just drove slowly around trying to position the car well for the next corner.
I focused on getting some critical points right because my experience from the games told me these were places where you easily stuff the car - the tight final corner of Hatzenbach - Aremburg -the tight corners in Adenauer Forst - Wehrseifen - Breidscheid - Steilstrecke - Eiskurve and Pflanzgarten.
All corners went well and I even dropped into the Carousell and gave the Zed a bit of beans when I arrived at the final straight.
What a ride - I have never imagined from the games that the hills were so steep and the corners so tight.
After parking I was sure I had done a 6 minute lap as time had passed so quick in my head. But I think it was more of a 15 minute lap.
I then bought the Ring sticker and I now have a cool black sticker on my black car - nice and discreet like I like it. (Never mind the fat dude holding the camera and the fact that the pic is out of focus.
After my lap I drove out to a few of the spectating points and looked at the other guys going round - then drove down to Adenau to have a look see - and then it was time to drive home.
What a nice way to spend an afternoon.
Now being "local" (1.5 hours drive) to the Ring has taken on a new quality :teeth:
I hope you enjoyed my little trip as much as I did - but somehow I doubt it.
nsmith1180 said:
I hate you!
I want to live near the Ring.
Do a house swap with me!
Glad you had a good afternoon, keep us updated of your RingProgress. Nice to see if your laptimes come down much! Sticker looks good and everyone looks fat in the back panels of a Z
I love you too - looooong time :-)I want to live near the Ring.
Do a house swap with me!
Glad you had a good afternoon, keep us updated of your RingProgress. Nice to see if your laptimes come down much! Sticker looks good and everyone looks fat in the back panels of a Z
I do not intend to time my laptimes. I will definately go there again soon - but I will enjoy it as a jopyride on a super cool country road. If you see what happens when I go for fast laps on the computer you will understand me. Took me ages to go under 9 minutes in GPL.
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