ring trip

[boombastik]

the thing is am not going there to go balls out and ruin the experiance for myself or my boy or even kill the car, but i want to drive a bit of motorsports history

so 3rd party is covered and just dont crash

id guess tho the best thing would be a recovery service?

[nicp2007]

There a lidl just down the road from the adanua exit on the track. And there is always smashed cars on the car park there waiting for recovery. It must just be a huge coincidence that so many people crash there and so close to the track but your insurance would cover you there lol

[HYFR]

Recovery service is useful

I blew a turbo on the ring, had to get recovered off (£200 thank you) a luckily paid £17 for weekend euro breakdown cover and that repatriated me car back to the UK.

[Shinobi675]

the thing is am not going there to go balls out and ruin the experiance for myself or my boy or even kill the car, but i want to drive a bit of motorsports history

so 3rd party is covered and just dont crash

id guess tho the best thing would be a recovery service?

You'll find you couldn't go balls out. The track is very complex as its blind through a lot of it. So you'll be taken by cars that know the track with a closing speed of 50mph+. Simply because they know the blind bend is 90 when it looks like 40 to the first timer. And that's cool! It's part of it. I got done by a track prepped corsa in the corners once, I was actually well impressed and when the track opened I made certain to take him using the power! I must have finished 1 corner ahead of him 15km later! He knew the track and he didn't back of for anything! A 1l corsa verse a 3.6 Porsche! The corsa was cooler!

It's a brilliant place; but be realistic and don't try to keep up with the nuts German played gt3rs. A) knows the place b) he's prepared to total that car and his insurance will it. Are you?

[boombastik]

update with this

I have booked the ferry & hotel i also bought a 4 lap ring card for 2014 prices £82

so heading over the weekend after easter weekend as the track is open all day monday the 6th of april due to the easter holiday so will be pretty busy so going the following weekend to use the track on the monday evening

getting the ferry from newcastle over night on the sunday and back over night on the tuesday

[toyneg]

I am there on the 25th April can't wait

[RossDagley]

update with this

I have booked the ferry & hotel i also bought a 4 lap ring card for 2014 prices £82

so heading over the weekend after easter weekend as the track is open all day monday the 6th of april due to the easter holiday so will be pretty busy so going the following weekend to use the track on the monday evening

getting the ferry from newcastle over night on the sunday and back over night on the tuesday

I go several times a year and have done for some time.

Last years best was 08:30 BTG in the RS4, but I'm more proud of a 09:23 in the wet. (I love driving the ring in the rain as it's so much quieter and you learn so much more).

I'll be there on the 6th (the whole easter weekend actually) - either in my new car if I have it by then, or the RS4 again if it's not sold, plus with a mate in his S3.

If it's your first trip, make a conscious effort to not time yourself regardless of the temptation. The track was designed and built to catch you out - what looks like an opening slow corner rapidly turns into a near death experience Timing yourself makes you try harder - even if you 'think' you're not trying

You'll be tired after a couple of laps - do two and come off to give yourself (and the car) a break, have some food, walk around, then maybe go back on for another couple in the afternoon. Don't try to cram in 10 laps in a day as (especially on the easter weekend!) it'll be too busy and you'll just get frustrated. Take it real steady and you'll have the itch so bad you'll be back again a few months later

ADAC cover is advisable if you go a lot. You can refuse the €250 ring recovery lorry and elect for ADAC recovery (I have it but have never used it). They can also repatriate to the UK and provide European Breakdown cover too.

Enjoy it!

[boombastik]

update with this

I have booked the ferry & hotel i also bought a 4 lap ring card for 2014 prices £82

so heading over the weekend after easter weekend as the track is open all day monday the 6th of april due to the easter holiday so will be pretty busy so going the following weekend to use the track on the monday evening

getting the ferry from newcastle over night on the sunday and back over night on the tuesday

I go several times a year and have done for some time.

Last years best was 08:30 BTG in the RS4, but I'm more proud of a 09:23 in the wet. (I love driving the ring in the rain as it's so much quieter and you learn so much more).

I'll be there on the 6th (the whole easter weekend actually) - either in my new car if I have it by then, or the RS4 again if it's not sold, plus with a mate in his S3.

If it's your first trip, make a conscious effort to not time yourself regardless of the temptation. The track was designed and built to catch you out - what looks like an opening slow corner rapidly turns into a near death experience Timing yourself makes you try harder - even if you 'think' you're not trying

You'll be tired after a couple of laps - do two and come off to give yourself (and the car) a break, have some food, walk around, then maybe go back on for another couple in the afternoon. Don't try to cram in 10 laps in a day as (especially on the easter weekend!) it'll be too busy and you'll just get frustrated. Take it real steady and you'll have the itch so bad you'll be back again a few months later

ADAC cover is advisable if you go a lot. You can refuse the €250 ring recovery lorry and elect for ADAC recovery (I have it but have never used it). They can also repatriate to the UK and provide European Breakdown cover too.

Enjoy it!

I'll miss you by a week then. I would have went on the Easter Monday holiday but I know it's going to be busy and for my first time I would like it to be quieter.

Not planning on doing any timing in case I get carried away like you say, but was planning on giving the car a break and my self after 2 laps.

Really looking forward to going my son is well excited as well.

[Covkiller]

If you go on Easter Sunday then go very early. This is the busiest weekend for the Germans and you will see a lot of fantastic cars and experience a great atmosphere. Don't worry about driving round the ring, just take it easy and keep you wits about you. It's very exciting and you'll be amazed once you've completed your 1st lap. Go to the large viewing areas too. Come out of the ring, go right, right again, under the bridge and left, 1st left and drive down the rd for about a mile. You will see the ring on the left. There is a massive viewing area on one of the best corners. You'll see transit vans with ladders on the top, coaches, 2CVs Porsche GT3 RS's sucking in the air through their induction, the ring mini overtaking everyone, the ring Taxi show boating and on and on!

I love the place.