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Trackdays Spa-Francorchamps & Nurburgring, August 2011
Top Cat:
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--- Quote from: Neilgti on June 22, 2011, 09:30:04 pm ---Going to Spa this weekend then on to the Ring, Go Sunday 26th back on Tues 5th :driver: :smiley:
Let the good times begin :laugh:
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I iz jelous. :notworthy:
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Yes really looking forward to this, done a few trackdays but never been across to belguim or germany :happy2:
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Well all i can say is ..............................................................wow what a week :smiley:
Great Company, Food, Beer, Hotels and tracktime :driver:
Cannot wait to do it again. :drinking:
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Pics and a write up please. :party:
Neilgti:
Well day 1 started on the Ferry from Hull which is only a 15 minute drive from my house :smiley:
Got on at 6pm and sailed at 9pm a few beers and a steak in the restaurant started the trip nicely, got our head down and woke up in Rotterdam next morn at 7am, 20mins to get off the ferry and away we go, the roads over there are lovely smooth tarmac compared to ours, two n half hrs later we are at Spa and checking in at the Blu Raddison and meeting up with some other guys with Nobles, Had something to eat and a good natter and decided to go for a ride to the Ring for the night approx 1n half hrs away :smiley:had a good nosey round different veiwing areas etc and off too Pistonclaus for a famous steak on a stone :party:
Back to Spa to get our head down and ready for the Closed 2 day trackday the following morn,
Up n out next morn for breifing and away we go, all i can say is this track is awesome and so easy to learn, Au Rouge is class i loved that part of the track, so many different cars out aswell and the Golf surprised a lot of expensive motors out there, excellent day and banter then off for a few beers n some nice food, day 2 pretty much the same but was raining in the morning which made it a bit more interesting :laugh:
Stayed at Spa overnight then went to the Ring Following Morn to check in at the Dorint, which overlooks the Grand Prix track, veiw from our balcony was the start finish straight,
Convoy of Nobles 1 Gti and an M3 and off to the Ring to buy our lap cards, think it was about 340euros for a 15 lap card. i was a bit nervous and excited at the same time cos you hear so many storys about this track, i have never been before or done it on Playstation, so off i went for a couple of siteing laps :driver: This place is life changing, so many people say it but until you have been it is hard to explain, its just the nervous atmosphere that is about i think ?
We had 4 days at the ring and i did 15 laps and eat a ton of XXL burgers in Adenau and Steaks at pistonclaus :happy2: What a good crack this place is amazing and a proper lads roadtrip
a few pics
View from the Dorint our Hotel Balcony :happy2:
rex:
Nice, very nice! Glad you had a good time :happy2:.
Neilgti:
--- Quote from: rex on July 09, 2011, 08:44:47 am ---Nice, very nice! Glad you had a good time :happy2:.
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:happy2:
Already planning October trip :grin: got the bug now!
A few more pics
Not the best photographer but you get the jist :P
rex:
During last years trip we went to the Aral petrol station in Adenau, about 100m from the Breitscheid - Adenau Bridge.
I was with some friends and we were suppose to drive on the Nring the following day. These friends never saw the circuit and when they saw the same part of the circuit as it is illustrated in your photo (and we walked up the hill a little bit):
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These guys had a real shock when they saw the big differences in ground elevation. In fact one guy, that said he would not drive a Suzuki Swift Rental because it is a very slow car for him, decided not to drive anything :grin: because we was to scared. The next day we changed his mind and he drove the Swift :D.
So, this is soooo true:
--- Quote from: Neilgti on July 09, 2011, 07:42:23 am ---This place is life changing, so many people say it but until you have been it is hard to explain
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Can't wait for my trip... :drool:
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