Nurburgring round up (bandwidth killer)

Fancy meeting up sometime on either Thursday 15th, Friday 16th or Saturday the 17th of April (need to be back in Köln by 18:00 on the Saturday tho) for a leisurely drive through the Eifel Mountains? 😎

hmmm interesting :#

That would be nice huh Cam?
I cannot find any data on the www.nuerburgring.de site if there is Touristenfahren that day however...

If there is TF and I can make it (try to keep the friday/saturday that weekend free), lets see if we can do a lap or so together ;-)

It would be great, I'd like to do a lap as a passenger in your car, as well as just being on track at the same time.
I'm not very familiar with the EU forums, is there any chance of getting some more VW's to join us?

I spoke with Theo @ rent-racecar and he said the TF dates will be released in about 2 weeks and will e-mail me as soon as he knows.
There are already some event dates listed for around that time, so I think it's a safe bet to say that those dates should be free.

Cam,

The only EU forum with cars capable to run there is the germanlook forum imo and our own dutch forum www.keversite.nl . I will post dates there and keep some sort of log if possible.

The only unofficial time table for TF is this pdf.
As it seems, the friday has the only reasonable amount of time to warrent a trip over for me. So lets say Friday at 14:30 hours at the main entrance ('Ab-Zufahrt') ?

http://mrbean.bean-fw.net/bucket/touristenfahrten_2010_onofficieel.pdf

Alright!!! Friday it is 😵‍💫

The official hours are here:
Samstag, 10.04.1017:30 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 10.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Sonntag, 11.04.1008:00 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 11.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Dienstag, 13.04.1017:45 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 13.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Mittwoch, 14.04.1017:45 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 14.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Donnerstag, 15.04.1017:45 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 15.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Freitag, 16.04.1014:15 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 16.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Samstag, 17.04.1017:30 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 17.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Sonntag, 18.04.1008:00 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 18.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Montag, 19.04.1017:15 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 19.04.2010
(Nordschleife)
Dienstag, 20.04.1017:45 bis 19:30 UhrTouristenfahrten, 20.04.2010
(Nordschleife)

Ok, so they match the opening times we had in concept? Thats good.
Just now being busy trying to give you some added safety if my clumsy driving scares you too much 😂

Very impressive 👍 Do you have a spare helmet for passengers?

Not long now 😀

Yeah, I have a spare helmet at home, which I will bring for you if you don't forget to bring along your own baclava ;-)
I have a HUGE head, so I suppose yours will always fit 😂

I don't need to go to Germany for a big head contest. That's what the internet is for 😂

When you take me out for a passenger lap, I will give Simone the keys to the rental & ticket to the track. I have to warn you though, she's fast 😉

Well, its not a race, but a tourist-drive as you know.
I will also definately not try to impress you and crash the both of us...
but otoh, the turbo will run on 15 psi 😎

You will probably sit in the recaro seat by then as I have also changed seats ;-)

I also made myself a camera mount and have just tested it the other day when she was out for the first time again after so many months. So you will know what your view will be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjWGEO925S8

Beetspeed wrote:Ok, so they match the opening times we had in concept? Thats good.
Just now being busy trying to give you some added safety if my clumsy driving scares you too much 😂

you might want to put a nut on that bolt in the photo !!! 😂

you might want to put a nut on that bolt in the photo !!! 😂

No kidding! 😂

But you didn't mind the non-welded footrests of the cage then? 😂

I'm more worried about the nut holding the camera 😁

I know it's not a race, just like we're not allowed to have video cameras either 😉

You're still up for it Cam?

Little preview of me testing the updated stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq_m04LZreM

I sure am!


Flights: booked
Hotel: booked
Car(s): booked

We're staying at the circuit on the Thursday night, picking the car up at 14:00 on the Friday 😎

When we arrive in Germany on the Wednesday I will be getting an EU sim for my phone. I will send you a private message (here on AVD) with the phone number, probably Wedsnesday night when we get to the hotel.

Cam wrote:We're staying at the circuit on the Thursday night, picking the car up at 14:00 on the Friday 😎

When we arrive in Germany on the Wednesday I will be getting an EU sim for my phone. I will send you a private message (here on AVD) with the phone number, probably Wedsnesday night when we get to the hotel.

Very well!

TF is open at 14:00h, so we'll be there at about 13:00h for some rest after the 3 hour drive and eat some lunch probably before I make my first (warm-up) lap a bit after 14:00h. Just ring me when your at the 'Zufahrt' so we'll meet at one of the parkings at the Zufahrt.

I'll PM you my sell phone too, but don't expect I'll answer it when I am on the track 😂.
CU there,
Walter

It was great meeting you and your GF Cam!

Here's a pic of when she was the passenger with my oversized helmet:

Great photos mate.

Thanks for the passenger rides, the power of your engine and how well it's delivered is not only very impressive but a real credit to you and all involved in building your car.

It was great fun hanging out with you guys. Talking aircooled tech' in a group over dinner in Adenau makes for the perfect end to a great day 👍
Same time next year? 😎

I found a photo of Simone & I. This is on the lap we went out on the track with you in that massive freight train of cars.

Great picture as well!
It was stunning to notice how much faster you went then me in the beetle. You surely have driving skills!

I have the lap with Simone on vid. Its the last uploaded on my youtube account IIRC under: www.youtube.com/user/Fusca03

Thanks mate. Have you found any other photos on other websites?

I have only ever driven the 'ring in the rain (and it was proper rain), so I was astounded at how much faster it was in the dry. In particular through the Fox Hole, over 200K/PH and it knocks all the air out of your lungs at the bottom - amazing!
I didn't have a stop watch, but counting the minutes on the digital clock I got 8 minutes_something, which I'm very happy with.
What I wasn't happy with was the guy in the new GT-R, he seemed to think the rules of the track did not apply to him and he could not only take up the whole road but also block other drivers. It took a pretty aggressive outbraking move to get past him and have some clear track again.

Cool video too. Did you have the camera going on our last lap in the two cars?

Cam wrote:Thanks mate. Have you found any other photos on other websites?

Yes, quite some, but did'n't want to overload your board with pics of my car ;-)
Here's some from this each site (they took more)

I have only ever driven the 'ring in the rain (and it was proper rain), so I was astounded at how much faster it was in the dry. In particular through the Fox Hole, over 200K/PH and it knocks all the air out of your lungs at the bottom - amazing!
I didn't have a stop watch, but counting the minutes on the digital clock I got 8 minutes_something, which I'm very happy with.

That would be extremely quick!
I only dare 155-160 km/h through the 'Fucksrohre' though it can do the speeds themselves easily.

Cool video too. Did you have the camera going on our last lap in the two cars?

No, the 4 Gb micro SD card was full by then...
But did manage one lap from the running board position:
http://www.vimeo.com/11003599

Post all the pic's you want, I changed the subject of the thread to warn those with limited internet

That's a great shot with the front wheel floating on the track.
Here is one similar, but with the rear wheel - that's Front Wheel Drive for you :p


I told Simone the place stays with you. She said she has been constantly thinking about places to go faster, and wants to return next year 😀


It's a scary spot, the Fucksrohre... super fast! And that wall of tarmac facing you as you're about ascend out of the left hander is unlike anything else in the world and does not show on videos, or computer games. I can't imagine taking a beetle through there, let alone at 160KPH!

All back again in one piece Cam? I take it the rest of the holiday was fun as well judging from the places you were still going too.

It was great fun hanging out with you guys. Talking aircooled tech' in a group over dinner in Adenau makes for the perfect end to a great day 👍
Same time next year? 😎

Yeah, dinner at that italian restaurant (Aviano) with your mates is always a great way to end a day of driving the Ring for sure.
Good to hear you enjoyed it with us dutchies (well, most of us then haha)as well.

I am all for a rerun next year, but its easier for me then you to say this... Hope you can make it again!
If you want a nice place to stay the night(s) there (Adenau) and a co-ride in a GT3 (of the owner of the place, which is a friend of mine) for the price of gas money, lemme know ;-)

Here are some more shots of that day, partly by my mates at Adenauer Forst:







Spotted tanking 100 octane gas at Breidscheid:










Funny thing is when I reran the video, I only now heard what Simone was asking...like what that noise what when I shifted (BOV) and how many laps I had ever done on the Ring (about 12 at that time), but my helmet didn't let me hear that, but now did..sorry Simone ;-)

Some video some my mate should come later, but still on his card...

Some last vid and pics from april..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF2gL_LlP7Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc7ezxzMDs4

Lots of pics from then too from the Adenauer Forst turn:



Cam contemplating if he should...:-)