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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: GTI 5 on 15 October 2007, 23:58
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Anybody have much in interest in the ring? It's the reason I bought the MK5! Was there twice this summer, Fcukin love the place! :evil:
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It's one place I plan to go at some point. Love to go with a group of like minded forum members :cool:
Did you try and set any times?
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Only timed one lap, 2nd ever lap, got a 10.02 in a 320 touring with snow tyres and loadsa traffic! Some porsche mates have got serious times over there!!
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I'd love to know what standard ED30's, GTI's and R32's can do around there given the right conditions and low traffic.
Imagine if the Stig had to set all his lap times on the Nurburgring :grin:
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Dont think Stig wud have a chance against the locals! They are crazy bstards! Lotsa mean crahes over there! :undecided:
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Dont think Stig wud have a chance against the locals! They are crazy bstards! Lotsa mean crahes over there! :undecided:
you go there with your car at your own risk. There are people there who don't give a sh!t about their cars, because they have enough money to repair or buy a new one. They don't give a sh!t about anybody else's car either. Be warned!
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forum cruise to the ring, whose organising it?? :rolleyes:
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i am up for this next year :grin:
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I went with my old car - 993 turbo and did around 9mins 30. I reckon you'd need to go about 25 times before you learn sections of the track. We went with a friend and his EVO9 playstation car who reckoned he's driven the track 100 times in Gran Turismo. Still couldn't get near the 911 !!! I've got a BMW z4M coupe now which is what the BMW driving school at the Ring use for tuition. I reckon it would be a bit of a handful compared to the ED30.
I'm up for a trip next year as well provided it's timed alongside one of the F1 european dates like Spa or Imola. Who's going to get a bit or organization going then?
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il defo go!! around january/febuary i rekon, all that need organizing are meet points and times of ferry or tunnel. sorted!! :laugh:
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sounds like fun...id be up for it...a nice trip to Germany...would take about a day or two driving from here and i wouldnt mind :)
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whose organising it then? :huh:
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You are! :grin: :grin: :grin: My mate got a 7-42 in his gt3, he goes there all the time though, could drive it blindfolded!
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The ring is a mighty place but for sheer drivers delight I'm afraid the original Spa Circuit will always hold the top place, closely followed by Le Mans before they messed up the Mulsanne straight with stupid chicanes.
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You are! :grin: :grin: :grin: My mate got a 7-42 in his gt3, he goes there all the time though, could drive it blindfolded!
i aint!! i cant organise a piss up in a brewery, never mind a vw gumball across germany to the ring!! :tongue:
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ok....Dont laugh...
I could organise it. But... Im in SA but my dad could go. He wants to take his Kawasaki zx1400 :evil: around that track.........
Anyone think it could happen?
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Check out the ring website, they have a full list of how to organise a trip! Easy! :smiley:
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Very dangerous place for the bikers :undecided:
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Very dangerous place for the bikers
lol. Even so my dad is used to it. The people in SA are crazy... Besides. My dads been riding since he was like 6 and used to race both on and off road.
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My first ever lap saw a Dutch Aprilia 125 overtake me with his knee down and sparks flying off his protector. I've a bike licence (no bike as i was banned by the wife!) and i wouldn't take a bike on that track ever.
So who's organising it? I reckon it should be a Southerner as I assume the rest of us will have to come down to Dover or similar as usual.
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I wanna do something constructive.... Let me try. who cares if im 17
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but your not in the uk so you dont know meet points/service stations/ motorways/ DOVER/
you can have a go if you like thow :tongue:
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I shall do some homework first :wink:
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I've just got back from the 'Ring yesterday, driving there in a day is do-able, best to drive there one day 'ring the next and then drive back the following day - but I know that next time. There is also some lovely countryside to see in the Nurburg area.
I drove the Ring, then left at 3pm to make the 8pm Calais-Dover ferry(France is one hour in front of the UK), was a bit late for that one but they give you a two hour window each side of your booking time so it's not crucial you are on time. 90 minutes on the ferry then the trip home, I was in bed by midnight our time.
The cost of lap tickets at the 'ring are 64 Euros per 4 lap ticket. Ferry was £70 ish because of the early out/late back. It was about 300 miles from Calais to Nurburg and took about 5h:40m - so call it 6 hours.,
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Sounds good. I think your better off takin a full wkend trip over and buyin a 20 lap ticket! Leave thurs. come home mon. :smiley:
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Sounds good. I think your better off takin a full wkend trip over and buyin a 20 lap ticket! Leave thurs. come home mon. :smiley:
Lots of extra cash for petrol aswell im guessing??
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Lots of extra cash for petrol aswell im guessing??
On Gran Turismo 4 i kill about a quarter of a tank on just one lap.
Maybe Im just driving to harsh :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Im an DEFFINATLY coming.
I dont mind helping to orgniase a trip there next year. Id say March as it might be a little warmer. But I can do when ever. Would be great to have a VW Gumball trip to the 'ring.
I think we are better of waiting till after January then seriousely start looking at getting it orgniased.
Views?
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I'd be up for it if it lands on one of my ten day "rest cycles" :cool:
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I'm off there tomorrow for 5 days with some of the uk-mkivs.net lot. :smiley: Taking ferry from Hull to Rotterdam.
Not just VW's going, there's a couple of A3's an S3, a Z4M and a Cayman that i'm aware of.
Been looking forwards to this for ages. I'll post up some pics and info when we get back for those that don't venture over to uk-mkivs
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anybody still up for this trip or planning it? :smiley:
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I would but i must admit. Planning it from South Africa could be difficult. I will speak to my dad becasue he was wants to go ob his motorbike. So will let you know
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Like I said Joe, I will help organise, but I thought we wasnt going to do it till next spring?
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Like I said Joe, I will help organise, but I thought we wasnt going to do it till next spring?
just wondering if peoples was still interested coz ive been playing the track on forza 2 and its mint!! although my mate wrapped his brand new civic type r there the other month :lipsrsealed:
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Gutted !
I think its a little too far away to be getting numbers yet, I think if we revive this in January or something and start getting it organised then and in Feb and try and get a date sorted for March?
Thats my take on it anyway.
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If possible...could we go when i dont have exams...i could say its something i dont wanna miss and would be really cool to meet up with most of the guys on here :smiley:
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Got exams in March?
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Got exams in March?
I can let you know more or less when we have our exams in a week as we are currently on mid term and dont any thing to do with college at the moment xD
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Well, like I said dates, numbers etc will probs be getting sorted in Jan - Feb
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Sounds good to me :)
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yea i rekon march time sounds good, and its my burthday :evil: