Destination Nurburgring July

[northernjim]

It has been chaos out here, with all manner of exotica being strewn across the track including an original gt40....


however even the broom still has all 4 wheels on it and is going well:beer:


see you in the morning:smt055

[shimmy]

I'm sitting in Stansted departures with 20 Team Lotus techies all around me trying to talk to me and pick my brains, but I'm letting no trade secrets out!

[Johnnywb]

Just popped back to the hotel to download pics. Not on track today, but out with the camera, got a lot of CSL ones. Will post up a link when i've compressed them a bit. (not now, later!)

Here's a quick one;

[Pip1968]

It has been chaos out here, with all manner of exotica being strewn across the track including an original gt40....

"Strewn" I take it that is in a good way. What about the weather. I have been trying to console my lack of attendance with the fact that the weather is not ideal.

Pip

[DazBlackCSL]

Weather looks it's usual changeable conditions, judging by the pic ..

Wish I was out there regardless :smt090

[Johnnywb]

Yep, pretty changeable, rain showers then sun. Session closed early due to the level of barrier damage today.

Don't believe any CSL's were harmed though *touch wood*

[DazBlackCSL]

Yep, pretty changeable, rain showers then sun. Session closed early due to the level of barrier damage today.

Don't believe any CSL's were harmed though *touch wood*

Good to hear :thumbs:

Did the hotel thing get all sorted ? Was playing golf / society thing for three days, so no phones allowed ( far too serious for my liking ) :hahaha:

[Pip1968]

So where were the danger spots in the wet weather? I kept my eye on the Nurburgring camera today and believe I saw two new blue XKR-S parked on the track side of the chain link fence towards the end of the afternoon. Were they in the mix too?

I was offered the chance to fill a gap on Tuesday but declined due to the rush it would have been to get there all for just a day in 'changeable' weather.

Pip

[shimmy]

Good to hear :thumbs:

Did the hotel thing get all sorted ? Was playing golf / society thing for three days, so no phones allowed ( far too serious for my liking ) :hahaha:

I got my room cheersx:thumbs:

[northernjim]

"Strewn" I take it that is in a good way. What about the weather. I have been trying to console my lack of attendance with the fact that the weather is not ideal.

Pip

unfortunately strewn like discarded fish and chip paper:bigcry: I didnt see the gt40 accident, but it was a pile up......

weather is actually good, a brief shower at lunch but the track was shut anyway, and by the time I'd queued for lunch it was dry and open again:beer:

So where were the danger spots in the wet weather? I kept my eye on the Nurburgring camera today and believe I saw two new blue XKR-S parked on the track side of the chain link fence towards the end of the afternoon. Were they in the mix too?



Pip

It lashed down just as the evening tf opened, so I waited for an hour before taking Alex out, foxhole and bergwerk were the last places to dry out:smokin:


I was woken up by the gumpert boys cracking up one of there 3 cars outside my window at 6am this morning - better than birdsong anyday of the week!

[Pip1968]

Is bad weather stopping play again. It looked nice this morning/lunchtime.

Pip

[DazBlackCSL]

http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/webcams.php

Looks a little damp :-D and full of Jag's :hahaha:

[glendog74]

Is bad weather stopping play again. It looked nice this morning/lunchtime.

Pip

Why would rain stop play? Unless someone totalled it big time of course!

[shimmy]

I left about 11am and popped to the fence at Flugplatz and Brunschenenenene and the weather was absolutely gorgeous, Alex and Titan out and Northern Monkey Jim blagging as many passengers and drive rides as he could.

Not sure about after I left though

[shane@mbtech]

Them jags are slow:whistle:, I duffed them up in Duncs CSL.

Had a great weekend, absolutely love the place.

Special thanks to firstly Jim, for teaching me quite a bit. And special thanks to Duncan for teaching me quite a bit more, and for letting me learn in your car. One awesomely set-up car, its perfect and just inspired so much confidence.

Me and Duncan had a good few fast-ish laps together, him following me with camera recording, great great fun.

Ill post some vids up tomorrow, im off to bed now, I am absolutely fucked. :beer: