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Offline Diamond Hell

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Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« on: 11 January 2013, 10:17 »
... that if you're going out there at all to drive the track, that it can and will bite your backside - and very hard.

BMWs at Pflanzgarten not braking before, or after the jump:

http://youtu.be/TiKXGr3tTqo

An object lesson from Adenaur Forst in what not to do when you've had an accident - drive off without even checking if you're leaking fluids:

http://youtu.be/U5dYGZ_7RFE

Someone in a Civic getting Adenaur Forst REALLY wrong:

http://youtu.be/OueADaFqyBk

A demonstration of people getting Adenaur Forst wrong from 1970 (please excuse the weird period intro piece, it IS worth a watch though):

http://youtu.be/dWlF4sT0HWs



Some bloke giving me a tickle at Schwedenkreuz:

http://youtu.be/05Aq0___M74

Not entirely sure where this is, but it shows just HOW over-committed people get, even in a CR-V:

http://youtu.be/hpW7DEI2ISI

Feel free to add to the list.
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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #1 on: 11 January 2013, 10:23 »
A long way to go in order to write your car off & end up with a massive armco bill.
If that doesn't put you off, there's the fuel bill to get there & back, the price per TF lap...

There are enough tracks in the UK to enjoy & learn.


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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #2 on: 11 January 2013, 11:25 »
There are enough tracks in the UK to enjoy & learn.

Not been then?
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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #3 on: 11 January 2013, 12:31 »
A long way to go in order to write your car off & end up with a massive armco bill.
If that doesn't put you off, there's the fuel bill to get there & back, the price per TF lap...

There are enough tracks in the UK to enjoy & learn.

yep, then there is living life to the full  :grin:

done a few uk tracks in cars or on bikes.

Took part in a fateful yet most entertaining trip to the ring with 6 lads off here last year.

The road trip out there, the whole time out in germany, and the V close call were ALL part of a trip which

1, i wont forget

2, i will do again ( hopefully missing out one part  :whistle: ) well 2 if you count the sh1ts  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #4 on: 11 January 2013, 14:58 »
well 2 if you count the sh1ts

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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #5 on: 11 January 2013, 15:14 »
well 2 if you count the sh1ts

I dunno - I think next time we'll have to really get a move on when travelling out there - see whether Dave can still have a dump in each country, with reduced time between stops.

And you'll avoid the bloody egg sandwiches at the services next time, too.  :grin:
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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #6 on: 11 January 2013, 15:16 »
thought about the travelling out there  :undecided:

night stop dover, all day to go scenic  :huh:

saves the motorway stomp and night time driving  :whistle:

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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #7 on: 11 January 2013, 16:26 »
Or go when there's more daylight.  :wink:

Driving into the Eifel region as dusk falls is gorgeous - I've done it before.
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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #8 on: 12 January 2013, 17:13 »
Pah drive over in one go  :whistle:

I drove back in one day from Le Mans

Need to save some pennies and get myself to the Ring  :undecided:

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Re: Nurburgring crash videos - a gentle reminder....
« Reply #9 on: 13 January 2013, 20:34 »
Pah drive over in one go  :whistle:

Well yes.  Now do that towing a car.

I drove back in one day from Le Mans

Well yes.  So did I.  In a van.

Need to save some pennies and get myself to the Ring  :undecided:

Well yes.  See you this autumn then.  Chuff will give you directions and a rough idea of costs.
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