Leaving for Germany on Feb. 12th...

 

lucky! too bad you can't bring your car

 

Don't worry, I plan to RENT something VERY appropriate for the occasion...

 

Why don't you "RENT" me? I can be used as:

A: A travel companion.
B: Co-Pilot.
C: Stunt Co-ordinator.
D: Back-up Driver.
E: Funds re-allocation specialist.


It will only cost you:

Air fare
Accomodations
And... A $500.00 Per Diem allowance


Rod.

 

rod, you forgot to add in the charges for your apprentice. i can handle all the out of car camera work, dinner reservations, entertainment etc... i only need 300 per diem.

 

Damn Wade . . . .i dont even have some smart *** comment. Im just . . .yea. wow.

 

Damn, Jake... that leaves ME speechless... I don't think you've ever missed an opportunity for a smart *** comment as long as I've known you...

17.5 miles of dedicated race track with 174 curves... I can barely stand the wait...

I actually may not have to rent a car when I get there. A friend of mine was planning to fly out on Feb.5th to take delivery of his new BMW M5. He's gonna try to change his trip and move it back a week, so we may be driving his new M5! I hope he has good insurance...

 

Yea well, I only hope i will have similar opportunites in my future. You're doing the **** i dream about. Laguna, a sick one-off Z, a custom tailored garage, driving the Nuerburgring . . . .enjoy it man

 

and take pictures!!!

and not just with your camra phone...

don't be lame like me

 

i hear they shortened the track... or shorten it.... also i hear alot of its is gonna be either torn down or redone.... to dangerous or something.

 

do a lap for me, man. some of my friends have raced there.....and worked course there......

 

dont forget to pm frank, he could show ya the way, and you could see his euro s130

 

Better check if they are open due to conditions ... Feb is not the best time to drive the green hell as grip is limited as it stands .. be sure to check the insurance on your car before entering the 'track' you would not be the first foreigner i have seen kissing the amco there .. And that is no offense to your driving skills .. But it is a track with no room for error, nor a silk surface .. blind coners .. and amco a meter from where the track ends.
IT IS NOT a dedicated track basically it is a toll road put there by Hitler as he was a race fan ..
And your PS2 does not really help all that much..

Have you ever driven there ? if not don't try to prove you have biggest ***** the first couple of laps .. there are two corners that are on a angle one has a lift of at your braking point.. (those are the corners that you think 'sucker what are you braking for !!" ) and the carousell should be taking one way only at speed or will send your tail sliding into a divider...
And whatever you do DO NOT try to overtake the ring taxi .. they are not amused if you try and have tried to run me and a friend off several times ... however to do that you have to be in the 9 minute region. or have a car that can outbreak the mighty M5 (which i doubt are stock).
Best bet this time of year would be Impreza in my book. i cant tell you what im doing the 17th but drop me a line.
I'm by no means a pro there but lets say the last marathon classic grand-prix i was there (we had two Shelby GT's running).. off 135 cars started only 70 crossed the finish and only 50 had not damage.... I encountered some moments there to..
Be Wary but enjoy! And no it is not as bad as i make it look here ..
If i where you i would take a driving school class you drive a z4 M roadster with a guy that teaches you or cheaper isma alfa 75's not a bad idea .. 400 euros and you learn the track ..

Call:

Zakspeed Nürburgring Rennfahrerschule

Historisches Fahrerlager
D - 53520 Nürburg
Tel.: +49 (2691) 93 39 - 0
Fax: +49 (2691) 93 39 - 33
rennfahrerschule@zakspeed.de
http://www.zakspeed.de

however call in advance as this is march last year (rent a snowmobile!!!) i mostly drive summers there to late fall



and this is it right now ( left side menu bar it is the toll gates)

http://www.nuerburgring.de/#


as i m typing there was snow all over! it looks like this now .. so good luck with that M5!



When it snows you can go buy quad as of this year but be wary a big change of a closed track this time of year!

 

You are talking about Spa .. sadly the F1 ' King ' Bernie Ecclestone threatened to get the bus stop out or he would be gone .. sad!

used to be my favourite corner. now rubble!!

http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en05/home/index.php

a moment of silence




the bus stop



Next to that there where some more spots considered dangerous .. so what !!

designed by Hugenholtz like zandvoort

 

Now see... puttin' crap like that on the inside of the rumble strips is just plain wrong! They did something similar to Laguna Seca when they made the MotoGP mandated changes to the track. There are 3" to 4" high by 4" wide by 24" long concrete "speed bumps" perpendicular to the track at the apex of a number of corners.

I saw someone on Jan. 7th break a wheel on a Spec. Miata by taking the corner too tight and getting inside the rumble strip. Putting a freakin' pole there is just damn wrong...

I'll drop you a note when I get in country and check out the weather conditions.

Thanks Frank!

Cheers,
lww

 

Why would they tear up the whole track just to take out those 2 posts? There has got to be something more to it...

 

Well the post are not the problem i guess i took the wrong pic to show the corner!!.. they are not there all the time.. or where .. however there are a couple of spots that where presumed dangerous and that is why the teared it open.. so much history GONE.. and maybe it will be a better track .. but it kind of feels like someone starts re-arranging your livingroom without asking ... haha i know it sounds stupid..

 

no not really... i felt that way when they tore down migs field here in chicago... they did it a few years ago and now only a month away from getting my pilots license ill never get the joy of flying into it.... i sad

 

you got lucky as it was open today, dont know yesterday but hey .. did ya go ?

 

que??? ^^^^