Racing the Nurburgring!
Aug 3rd, 2008, 03:24 AM
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Racing the Nurburgring!
The Nurburg Ring is Formula 1 race track in Germany, the website is here:
http://www.nuerburgring.de/index.php?id=335
But, even with google translator, I cant figure out how to buy a ticket for a specific date in September.
Or, can a girl just show up??
Thanks to my German speaking friends and motoring enthusiasts
http://www.nuerburgring.de/index.php?id=335
But, even with google translator, I cant figure out how to buy a ticket for a specific date in September.
Or, can a girl just show up??
Thanks to my German speaking friends and motoring enthusiasts
Aug 3rd, 2008, 04:05 AM
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This is the website with the schedule:
www.nuerburgring.de/events.286.0.html
Please specify what do you want.
Do you want to drive with your own car on the ring?
Then pick a date with "Touristenfahrten", show up, buy a ticket and start driving.
Do you want to drive with a professional race driver ("Drift-Taxi" @ 39 EUR or "BMW Ring-Taxi @ 185 EUR for up to 3 persons)?
Then send an enquiry to:
[email protected] (Drift-Taxi)
or:
[email protected] (Ring-Taxi)
Do you want to watch a race?
Then buy a ticket here:
http://www.koelnticket.de/index.php?...;serviceid=581
www.nuerburgring.de/events.286.0.html
Please specify what do you want.
Do you want to drive with your own car on the ring?
Then pick a date with "Touristenfahrten", show up, buy a ticket and start driving.
Do you want to drive with a professional race driver ("Drift-Taxi" @ 39 EUR or "BMW Ring-Taxi @ 185 EUR for up to 3 persons)?
Then send an enquiry to:
[email protected] (Drift-Taxi)
or:
[email protected] (Ring-Taxi)
Do you want to watch a race?
Then buy a ticket here:
http://www.koelnticket.de/index.php?...;serviceid=581
Aug 3rd, 2008, 04:52 AM
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Sabine Schmitz (well known to viewers of Top Gear) drives the taxi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz
Aug 4th, 2008, 07:51 AM
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I answered yesterday on US Board.
You can just show up.
You can't take a standard rental car on the Ring. It's against the contract and they pay spys to look out for their cars.
It's hit or miss with European Delivery cars. The rule is that red license plates (the standard issue plate for Euro Delivery) are not allowed, but they usually don't care. However, they did care when I went!
You will not puke on the Ring Taxi (though I certainly wouldn't want to be hungover), but book well in advance.
If you want to drive a rental race car (usually a small BMW or other car), start looking ASAP, because those book up well in advance, too. The Rent-a-Racecar family were the nicest people we met in Germany.
If you're looking for a hotel, we really enjoyed the Dorint Novotel right on the track. Get a trackside view. My husband was like a little boy watching the world's fastest production cars go up the hill.
You can just show up.
You can't take a standard rental car on the Ring. It's against the contract and they pay spys to look out for their cars.
It's hit or miss with European Delivery cars. The rule is that red license plates (the standard issue plate for Euro Delivery) are not allowed, but they usually don't care. However, they did care when I went!
You will not puke on the Ring Taxi (though I certainly wouldn't want to be hungover), but book well in advance.
If you want to drive a rental race car (usually a small BMW or other car), start looking ASAP, because those book up well in advance, too. The Rent-a-Racecar family were the nicest people we met in Germany.
If you're looking for a hotel, we really enjoyed the Dorint Novotel right on the track. Get a trackside view. My husband was like a little boy watching the world's fastest production cars go up the hill.
Aug 4th, 2008, 09:17 AM
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I drove the Nurburgring a few years ago and that was enough for me.
My DH and I just drove on and paid 15E/lap. DH drove our friend's Opel sedan and by the second lap he had to stop because the tires were smoking.
You have to know what you are doing on the track if you don't want to get hurt. Speed is king. After the first lap I wanted out...speed is not my thing. DH loved it as he raced a Masterati in the Opel!
I wanted to take a picture of the odometer but they do not allow any cameras in the car.
Have fun.
Gail
My DH and I just drove on and paid 15E/lap. DH drove our friend's Opel sedan and by the second lap he had to stop because the tires were smoking.
You have to know what you are doing on the track if you don't want to get hurt. Speed is king. After the first lap I wanted out...speed is not my thing. DH loved it as he raced a Masterati in the Opel!
I wanted to take a picture of the odometer but they do not allow any cameras in the car.
Have fun.
Gail
Oct 5th, 2008, 10:42 PM
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COMPLETE SET OF NURBURGRING PHOTOS, Of the paddock, visitors center, views of modern track from the hotel conference room, and of the track entry itself.
photos are forbidden ON the road of the actual ring, but there's some shots you CAN see the "ring" through barbed wire fencing.
Besides, I was too busy holding the HOLY SH** Handle to take photos!
If you can't see the pictures in this email, click here to see it in a web browser:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...localeid=en_US
photos are forbidden ON the road of the actual ring, but there's some shots you CAN see the "ring" through barbed wire fencing.
Besides, I was too busy holding the HOLY SH** Handle to take photos!
If you can't see the pictures in this email, click here to see it in a web browser:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...localeid=en_US
