Post your Nordschleife lap times here

[Chalkie]

Going out there on the 21st of April!  can't wait!!!
Anyone got a sub 8 in a mk5?

[Janner_Sy]

unlikely

[laurent.d]

I forgot to post it here, but my best lap time, with road tyres, is 8'19''5 after 2 laps and 6 months far from the track ...and just before my car crash.
I can't prouve it, but I think that with more practice and with better grip later in the season I could be around 8'10'' and even faster.
I think that a sub 8' is manageable with semi slicks tyres.
Maybe the future we'll allow me to experience it.

[Hurdy]

Going out there on the 21st of April!  can't wait!!!
Anyone got a sub 8 in a mk5?

I don't know anyone with a sub 8 min B to G. However the times below are for standard powered cars for a full lap (not B to G) so you can take off at least 26 seconds fro the time it would take to do the 1.05 miles between the gantry and the bridge.

8'23" Golf R = 7'57" B to G by Hans Joachim Stuck
8'30" Scirocco R = 8'04" B to G by Hans Joachim Stuck
8'34" GTI MKVI = 8'08" B to G by alVolante.it
8'37" MKIV R32 = 8'11" B to G by Sport Auto
8'46".4 Scirocco 2.0Tsi = 8'20.4" by Sport Auto
8'49" MKV R32 = 8'23" by Sport Auto

So I'd say a sub 8' B to G is definitely doable.

http://www.fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html

[rex]

Not my fastest lap by a long margin, but the clearest video of the 'ring.

This lap worked out at 8:21 Bridge to Gantry and 8:47 for the full 'ring circuit.

My fastest is in the very low 8's somewhere.

This lap was done with the spark plugs failing (found out later at Statllers) and a 14 stone bloke in the passenger seat.

Enjoy.

OMG! Awesome!
In my humble opinion you braked to hard for some bends (I am not judging, I am just saying).
Anyway I was a mind blowing lap. Congratulations!

[Hurdy]

Not my fastest lap by a long margin, but the clearest video of the 'ring.

This lap worked out at 8:21 Bridge to Gantry and 8:47 for the full 'ring circuit.

My fastest is in the very low 8's somewhere.

This lap was done with the spark plugs failing (found out later at Statllers) and a 14 stone bloke in the passenger seat.

Enjoy.

OMG! Awesome!
In my humble opinion you braked to hard for some bends (I am not judging, I am just saying).
Anyway I was a mind blowing lap. Congratulations!

I do tend to lean heavily on the brakes - probably why I set fire to mine at Spa on one trackday

[Chalkie]

So I'd say a sub 8' B to G is definitely doable.

http://www.fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife.html

I'd say so

[Dw1]

Just seen this. Good video Hurdy, looks like you have a well set up car. It looked like there way barely any body roll and you could really lean on the car. The commitment you took some of the bends by listening to the full throttle made for heart in the mouth viewing, e.g. The very first part of Hatzenbach and Kesselchen.

I unconsciously time myself with an out of site PerformanceBox and then review at the end of the weekend. I haven't got much faster over the last few years but come away equally satisfied as I know when I nail a certain bend because it feels just right.

I once drove a lap trying to chase a time, within the first few minutes I had a mini moment when I slightly overlooked it into a bend and had to edge the car round it. From that point I decided that for me, no more active timing :) I'm happy in the knowledge I have a reasonable pace there.

[rex]

I think it is better to look at the time only after the lap. I think it is very dangerous not to do this.

I forgot to tell you that I improved my personal best around the Green Hell:

After pretty much a whole day of traffic and bad weather the miracle happened  . I managed to have a very, very low traffic lap with excellent weather. The track was not quite in the best state because there were a lot of oil spills so I did not push as hard as I could have on those sections. These things made me have my best lap yet. The time is quite hard to measure exactly (there are no line for BTG) but from my calculations I made a little bit better than 9:01:08. It could have been something like 9:00:80 but I will just round that to 9:01. One of my hidden objectives was to have a 8:XX time. This would have been the icing on the cake but it was not meant to be. No worries, I will try again next year.

So, BTG of 9.01 with a 155bhp Golf. I am really proud of the progress but hope to do better next year.
 

[Dw1]

Wow, that is impressive in my book,given the bhp of your car. Really smooth, relaxed driving with good vision looking through the corners. You look like you'd benefit from a CG lock to keep you better planted in the seat, watching you bounce all over the place was funny. I bet that cheap mod alone would knock seconds off your time.

[rex]

I'm sorry but I don't know what CG is  ...
You are perfectly right... I bounce a lot. The seats have very little lateral support (even if they are Original Sport Seats - like mk5 GTI USA have). And the seatbelt is also not very supportive also... I drove some race prepared cars and I really like the feeling. I sense that I can feel the car better.
I know of these drawbacks and I hope to solve them early next year. That is the plan and I am saving money for that but I'll see how it goes...

[Dw1]

The CG lock is this...
http://www.cg-lock.co.uk
If you have a dig around on the web you can find it for cheaper with group buys on forums etc.

I use one (am not in any way associated with the company) and think they are good, especially when you pull them really tight against you hips, you definitely feel the car more.

I love the way they are considered the GTI sport seats for the Americans (to suit the lardier posteria  )

[rex]

Thanks for the tip! Great tip, BTW... In some of my other video this problem is much bigger especially for the passenger.
But I am planning on installing a full harness in spring so no good for me  .

[Dw1]

A harness is even better, you'll really benefit from that. No need for a CG lock then
I use a four point harness on track, they are fantastic, they clamp you to the seat and you feel hard wired to the car. Worth every penny, a great modification for lower lap times and cheaper than engine mods for the same advantage.

[Shorty]

I've just got back from the Ring...

First time in my Golf, not set up for the Ring at all really, only KW V1's, Porsche brakes on the front but crappy pads and old P Zero Pirelli's, the rest of the bushes, drive line is standard. Car is stage 1 ish, 320bhp.

I managed a 8:38 on my 4th lap which I don't think is too shabby, I'm going to do more mods (Roll bars, bushes, tyres etc) and go back to hopefully get faster, with handling mods I think an 8:20 ish is easily possible!