19th April - Nurburgring - proper trackday!!!!!!

[Hurdy]

Time to get hold of your balls and grip them tightly!!!

On Monday 19th April 2010 there is a proper trackday at the Nurburgring.

This isn't any old "tourist-farting" day, this is a bona fide trackday where there are only cars allowed and an open pitlane for 9 hours

Another bonus is that it will include the sprint circuit, making it a 14.7 mile lap

They do not do these days very often and it isn't cheap.

I've already booked   and there are around 30 places left out of a 150 car limit.

Now man up and book on!!  

http://www.destination-nurburgring.com/

[chungster]

think you'd need track day tyres to make this a worthwhile proposition, and not many people have the luxury of a spare set of those.

£475 just for the track action. so ~ 23 laps compared to paying per lap on TF day. Don't think i'd be happy doing that many laps in one day on the ring!

also should someone crash, and it closes the track, then you're still exposed to potentially reduced track time (and making the £475 VFM)

at least with TF you can carry your lap credits to any other TF day in the year.

Have you signed up for this then John??

[Hurdy]

Yes, I've signed up.

I'm planning on doing around 6 or 7 "flying laps", so that would be 1 lap out, a flying lap and 1 lap in  x 7 = 21 laps.

I already have trackday tyres too

[tony_danza]

Teffers runs a tight ship, so that's going to be a well organised day.

A full day is going to be massively hard on both car and driver - I'd think more in terms of learning the circuit rather than getting as many laps in as possible to get VFM.

I know a few people going on that trip, you'll have plenty of good people around you.

[Hurdy]

That's good news Mr Danza

Yeah, it will be more like 7 performance laps with 14 medium paced warm-up and cooldown laps at each side.

It is good to know we can use video equipment and the Racelogic performance box I have too.....as long as they aren't hand held.

[chungster]

ah look forward to the vids then.

How come you're selling the Recaro then? that'd be ideal for this trip...or u fitting something else instead?

[Hurdy]

ah look forward to the vids then.
How come you're selling the Recaro then? that'd be ideal for this trip...or u fitting something else instead?

Something a little wider and lighter

[chungster]

ah look forward to the vids then.
How come you're selling the Recaro then? that'd be ideal for this trip...or u fitting something else instead?

Something a little wider and lighter

not gone for a Kirkey alloy jobbie have you??

[Hurdy]

No, Looking like a tillot one

[chungster]

lol almost read that as Toilet seat 

you mean tillet seats! yeah they look very very minimalist!

not cheap either..but then u only get the best 

[jonnyc]

Reverie do some nice stuff.. I have driven a car with the GT seat and it was brilliant, they weigh nothing too..

[RedRobin]

I'm booked on this with Master Hurdy too. I think I might grab some track tuition like I did at Spa.

[Hurdy]

Reverie do some nice stuff.. I have driven a car with the GT seat and it was brilliant, they weigh nothing too..

Yes, I've seen their stuff too but most seems to be Lotus based.

[tony_danza]

You've got some free tuition as part of the package, which is really good I think 

PM me your email addresses boys, I've got the instructors guide for the 'Ring from the BMW driver training on PDF. Makes for interesting reading.

Remember your circles and triangles on track too, marking turn in and apex.

[joesgti]

I\'m booked on this with Master Hurdy too. I think I might grab some track tuition like I did at Spa.

so your booked in on the actual track day robin? or are you just going along for the trip?