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Gauging interest for 2008

I am champing @ the bit to go back

Proposed dates & activities :-

Thursday 8th - Tuesday 13th May 2008

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  • Thur 8th Drive to either Rosyth for 1700 hrs overnight sail (or Newcastle)) **
  • Fri 9th Arrive 0900 hrs & Travel to Ring / Check-In to Hotel ( then catch late VLN practice sesh)
  • Action :- Friday evening :- Evening Pub Sesh
  • Sat 10th Action :- Saturday Spectating :- VLN racing on the Saturday // Nordscleife open @ 1700 hrs - 2100 hrs
  • Sun 11th Action :- Sunday :- Nordscleife open @ 0800 hrs - 1700 hrs
  • Monday 12th Morning visit to the Nurburgring Museum / Drive back to IJMuiden or (Zeebrugge if you came via Newcastle)
  • Tuesday 13th Arrive and drive home

** You can sail either Rosyth to Zeebrugge OR Newcastle to IJMuiden ( Amsterdam)

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Never heard of VLN Endurance racing ? Click here :-

Better VLN videos in here :- http://www.ring-emotionen.de/Videolinks%20...olinks_2007.htm

Video of Supercharged M3 CSL on the Nordschleife :-

My Report from my 2007 trip :- http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtop...;hl=nurburgring

Accomodation :- suggest the Ringhaus http://www.ringhaus.com/ ( cheap and 300 metres from The Ring) OR http://www.am-tiergarten.de/en/home/

Typical Attendees @ The Ring :-

General Info :- http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/

The 2007 Calendar is not released till Feb 2008 so all of the above may change ! The VLN dates are firm though and the other dates are based on 2007 experience

How many of you have told yourself you must go and never done anything about it !?

Budget wise :- £800-900 will cover fuel, ferry, ring tickets food & booze ( way cheaper if you have a paxxer with you i.e to half ferry & hotel room costs)

Cheers

Cal

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cullenmin

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I am interested in this, keep us all updated so we know when dates are confirmed etc.

I read your write up about your last trip a while ago and it sounded really good Cal :huh:

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Big P UK300

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Im interested to mate.

Was back at the ring for an afternoon on the way over to spa francorchamps in october. Would be great to get back

Would this involve getting to take your own car round a few times , or is it just a trip to watch other people racing

Me and my brother would be intrested :huh: but i would'nt like to go all that way and not get to drive the ring myself

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......... but i would'nt like to go all that way and not get to drive the ring myself

Are you high !? See above these over 12 hours of track time my good man.

Once I know dates I shall firm things up.

Cal

drb5

drb5

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Would have been so up for this, if i wasn't off to Cancun not 2 weeks after that and all me money is going towards that. :huh:

Maybe i'll get to go later on in the year....

buffalo

buffalo

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me and a few mates were talking about going around that time but dont know if it will come to fruition so i'll keep my eye on this one as i defo wan to go

RS Grant

RS Grant

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Im definitely interested in this, was meant to go this year, but as time went on and nothing got booked... the opportunity just kind of passed us by.

Cheers,

Grant

ScoobySounds

ScoobySounds

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I would LOVE to do this, but am not sure what sort of driver I am yet, I might be s****e. my car is about a month away from being track-ready, so i'm soon to find out on knockers, and then get to meet some of you chaps.

so what happens on the trip? drive there/do 12hrs of laps/drive back? are the 12hrs over a few days? Do you race from a grid or is everyone competing on lap times?

and.. will I have to stick sponsers all over my car to get on the track?

My sponser will probably end up being Direct Line if I don't get the practice in! :rotfl:

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~ ~ Cal ~~

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Read this folks http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/tuv/

RE "Do you race from a grid or is everyone competing on lap times?"

There is no official racing and timing is frowned upon as it generally ends in tears ! It's effectively a one way public road with some rules fling in to prevent chaos.

You can go as slow or as fast as you like .

You can even take the bus first time round !

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CGS

eurosti

eurosti

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I took mine on the last trip we did down there in September, just didnt publicise the fact that i took it on track when doing pax laps! A few of us will probably be there, be good to meet up with you all. Thats if we are not chewing on sand on a Gordan Brown package deal!

toby69

toby69

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There is a few of us from the Moray Coast Motorcycle Club going over the same weekend on the bikes!. Got the Hotel book already just waiting for the dates of the ring to be confirmed! So will see some of you over there. Pretty sure we will be sailing from Newcastle like last year.

I would so love to take the car for a few laps round there, but could do with a few more pony's under the bonnet :rolleyes:

ScoobySounds

ScoobySounds

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Last night I broke out the old PlayStation2 and attempted to drive round the Ring in a Scooby, and this has raised an important question.

- How much is insurance for doing this kind of thing? :o:P:P:P

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