The ring this weekend

[MarkB]

You lucky man. Enjoy!

[DavidT]

Yes, enjoy yourself and be safe

[Ads4]

Yes, enjoy yourself and be safe

Ditto, stay 'frosty' mate!!

[caney]

So for a 2 night 10 lap stay...

~5 tanks of fuel = £200
Ferry = £65
hotel = £110
Food = £200?
Ring = £100

Total = <£700

Mmmm...

doug can afford it,the money he makes off you lot on here

[DavidT]

Oh yeah, he's never had a penny off you then

[jb7_uk]

we worked out it could be done on the cheap like this:

Ferry - Dover Dunkerque (Norfolk line) - £60
Petrol (dunkerque - nuburg) - 275 miles - £60 (pesimistic estimation)
Camping @ Camping-am-nurburgring - £11 per night * 2 nights = £22
Food at local cafe's and restaurants (Pinochio's in Adenau is great!) = £30 per day * 2 days = £60
8 laps of The Ring (19 Euro per lap = 152 Euros) - £106
Petrol for your laps (8x14miles = 112 miles) but i'd reckon on a full tank for that - £60
Petrol nurburg to dunkerque - 275 miles - £60 (pesimistic estimation)

so on the cheap your looking at ..... £430 ish plus petrol from your home to dover.

[jeffw]

Fitting a tow bar so I can bring an R500?!?!?!

Wimp....drive it across

Certainly taking the Phoenix back next year

[Ads4]

Certainly taking the Phoenix back next year

Will be up for a ride in it next time then mate

[jeffw]

Naturally

I've found an extra 20 BHP and the Diff works ! Should be even more fun

[derdle]

I assume there is no noise limit at the Ring if Doug is going?

[viperbl]

Fitting a tow bar so I can bring an R500?!?!?!

Wimp....drive it across

Certainly taking the Phoenix back next year

haha, your right! but I was thinking along the lines of miles/engine rebuilds, not the fact it could be cold, damp and wet!!

[Doug_S2]

7 laps on saturday, 1 lap yesterday(it was wet) and 8 laps today

best visit yet. plenty of R8 hunting going on!

[viperbl]

7 laps on saturday, 1 lap yesterday(it was wet) and 8 laps today

best visit yet. plenty of R8 hunting going on!

GOOD MAN!!!!

[Ads4]

Can't post a decent sized pic, but spotted Doug on the ring web-cam at the ticket gate! Sat 20th, 14:27.

[Ads4]

I assume there is no noise limit at the Ring if Doug is going?

From Ben Lovejoy...

The marshalls do conduct testing, both targeted and random. However, based on various experiences, we have concluded that Nürburgring GmbH is keen to be seen to be doing something to satisfy the concerns of local residents[1] without actually keeping too many people off the track. [1] Is it just me, or does it seem bizarre to live inside a race-track and then complain about the noise?

For example, they sometimes pick out perfectly standard (and quiet) vehicles to test. Phil Gardner's theory is that by picking lots of vehicles they know will pass, this enables them to be seen to be carrying out lots of tests and report back that 95% of them pass, thus giving the impression that noise is not a problem at the Ring. They have also allowed vehicles to continue after failing the test by a margin, with one person suggesting that there is an 'unofficial limit' of about 100dB.
However, the bottom-line remains that there is an official 95dB limit, and some people have been sent away for being too noisy.