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[smarm]

People don't attempt a hot lap on a sighting lap at any other track... absolute clowns.

[DRMAT]

Guess they figure their 22EU/lap and their car hire fees are worth more than their lives!

[griffyn]

Originally Posted by Chong

On the topic of ring safety.... from the last weekend (pics and summary below from RSR employee)
Brief summary:

• It was his first lap of his first visit, young chap.
• He'd learnt the track using the PlayStation
• Own words; He got the 'jump at the exit of the foxhole wrong'... words fail me!
• He was wearing his helmet, he had his g/f on the pax seat wearing hers.
• The Clio landed upside down, 20ft down the slope on the right side of the track.
• Check out the A-pillars, that's a STRONG car
• What can I say??!?

Wow.

That's INSANE. Why would you try to do that? First lap in an unfamiliar car. Just speechless.

[DRMAT]

Come on Mikee... he totally learnt the track off his PS and everyone knows that if you can do something on PS you must be able to do it in real life.

[bruce_]

Originally Posted by DRMAT

Come on Mikee... he totally learnt the track off his PS and everyone knows that if you can do something on PS you must be able to do it in real life.

It was obviously Gran Turismo, cause GT doesn't simulate damage!

[smarm]

Originally Posted by Chong

Here are the dates from the official site for end Aug

http://www.nuerburgring.de/ft/nordsc...tml?no_cache=1

Freitag, 20.08.10 14:15 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 20.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Sonntag, 22.08.10 15:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 22.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Montag, 23.08.10 17:15 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 23.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Dienstag, 24.08.10 17:45 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 24.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Mittwoch, 25.08.10 17:45 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 25.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Donnerstag, 26.08.10 17:45 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 26.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Freitag, 27.08.10 14:15 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 27.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Samstag, 28.08.10 13:15 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 28.08.2010
(Nordschleife)
Sonntag, 29.08.10 08:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
Touristenfahrten, 29.08.2010
(Nordschleife)


The only full day is the Sunday 29th.
Yeah, Im based in Stuttgart.
Have you been to the ring before or is it your first time going?

How's the 28th/29th looking for you? I've decided to go down the rentarace car line now. Even thinking just the prepped swift with semi-slicks should be good enough.

Let me know what date suits. Matt is keen as well.

[Chong]

Was thinking about this the otherday actually.
29th would be better, purely for the fact its the full day. But then again, If we are coming form Stuttgart we probably wouldnt get there before 11 or 12, unless you are keen to get up nice and early?

Bricktop will be renting the swift when he is here the following month.
Go through http://www.rent4ring.de/en/ if you can. I've heard they are more sorted than the rent racecar swifts.

[Chong]

Oh, its useless to us by a few days which sucks, but Auto Sport magazine are having a promotion where you buy a magazine and get a free lap of the ring after Sept 1....magazine costs only 3.90€!!!! So you are saving about 19€.
Im stocking up for later in the year

[smarm]

That's brilliant.

The 29th suits well. Read good things about rent4ring.

Will let Matt know.

[Chong]

which matt are we talking about?
Im guessing not DRMAT or he would have said something by now

When do you leave for EU?