Nurburgring Olde Timer Grand Prix 2003

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I have just posted details of the above event in the Events section of the site - please come to this excellent meeting in Germany in August!

[robert]

Nigel

Wild horses wouldn't keep me away, I had SOOOOOO much fun last year, both on the NS and watching the racing.

Classic or irreplacable cars being driven properly, HEAVEN!!!

Topic pinned.

[Andy Butler]

Hey Robert... was just wondering... somewhere in the distant pat I recall that you said something about producing a video of you during that drive last year and putting it on the site.. just wundrin' ...did you?

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Here is the file with all the details - it seems more peole see it here than tucked away in Events...

[robert]

For those of you going, here are the pace notes for the ring, just read them and shut up! }( }(

Then it's on through a short complex of slow bends called Die Tvistybitz. Then it's downhill to the first place at the ring where the car gets airborne. Icanseezeepubfromhier is a difficult jump but can be taken with some speed. Try to carry this pace through the next fast section down to the slow right hander called Brickenbridgenbangen. It's easy to understeer off here. Downhill again to the compression called Buttscrapen and round the tricky fast left hand kink called Votfoolplanttreedere.

After another slow 1st gear turn it's on through another flat fast section then into one of the most tight and difficult sections. This is where the track goes downhill with medium speed bends, banking on the right and hedges on the left. This section is called Soddingprivit Hedgenschtop. Continuing down hill you'll drive across two near identical bridges called the Blackundwhite Brickenbracken Bridgen.

Uphill again now for a tight right then gather speed to the quick left kink called Updiebanker before the tight right that leads onto a fast section called Qvickundtvisty. A few straightforward turns then take you to the famous Karousel also known as Drivein Diegutter. The lap then moves on to a series of deceptive corners, the first of which is Drifterwiden. This leads to the Doppelganger bends, so called because the are almost identical to the stretch of track you reach about 20 seconds later on and cause of much confusion as you try to remember which bit is which. Both of these sections culminate in two very similar left turns with big drops just after the apex, known as the Ohschitzen turns. After the second of these the track slowly straightens out through a section of increasingly fast flicks called Nearschittenselfen.

Almost at the end of the lap now, you'll turn next onto the long long final straight called Havakuppoftea. The straight is interrupted by a jump called Overrevvinengine Spitzenpoppenbangentuben and a very fast left flick called Buttklenchen Wheelgrippen bend. This fast section culminates in a series of slow corners called Nokrashnow and then it's over the start finish line for another fun filled lap!

[SimonP]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!



Simon

[robert]

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Hi Rob and thanks for the map - I have printed an enlarged copy and stuck to the inside of my windscreen in case I get lost going round - I am never sure if it is clockwise or the other way. Do you know if Havakuppoftea is the best place to stop for picnics - I can't tell from the map....

Good news is that as at today we have 11 Cobras coming from Belgium, 3 from the Netherlands I think, and 9 from the UK (or 8 if I exclude the GDT70 from the count). There will also be around 90 to 100 German cars there so should be a good meet.

I have booked the Friday off work - we can arrange to meet up to hand you your tickets somewhere - let me know when you will be arriving in Germany - maybe even Thursday evening somewhere as you drive down to Cochem.

Looking forward to next w/e.

[Jordy]

Hey Robert!

It was nice chatting to you at the Nordschleife parking area. Amazing you still knew who I was (or did you just pretend {-} ). I hope everybody had a great time at the holy ground.

It was quite impressive to see you guys leaving the parking and blasting onto the track. I compiled a small movie containing this moment of the day. Nothing fancy, but a nice impression I guess.

Can you mirror the file? (1,5 mins @ 9 mb, wmv)
http://www.vkdesign.nl/dump/jvk_gdt70.wmv

Here's a capture, maybe suitable for an avatar

http://www.vkdesign.nl/dump/robert.gif

[Miket]

Jordy

Nothing fancy, Its a brilliant piece of video editing, except for that whistle you have on your microphone.

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