A&Q about 350Z
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and while were taking the ****, we'll have one of 'the dorset washboard' tonight LOL
Edit tonight: you dererve that:
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and while were taking the ****
Probably easier if we work by exception, ie when we're not
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Probably easier if we work by exception, ie when we're not
Thanks for explaining what exception means, I can go home now having learn't something, gonna start calling you Roget
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Thanks for explaining what exception means
Glad to be of service !
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'the dorset washboard'
Thanks Rob I couldn't think what you called it! :))
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Thanks guys, I will try and finish it when I get chance, still Monday and return journey to go
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I can tell you've not got a car to play with Gary Good write up. I think you've excelled yourself this time, I must try and get a trip over there
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I only reconise it because my old man and bro in law owned for a fair while
Used to be a awesome car always ran well
Any idea what times he was running round the ring ?
Still runs well, but is now using oil. Rebuild planned shortly, but bigger and faster. Watch this space...
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Alex (Sparrow)
What a car, what a reg plate !
It fell off, honest.
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I think that quote was referring to the next picture
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I can tell you've not got a car to play with Gary Good write up. I think you've excelled yourself this time, I must try and get a trip over there
Here, here! Got to admit, you put even my reports to shame!
This really is a cracking account of the trip and I've really enjoyed reading it!
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"The Judge won't budge"
Thanks for the kind remarks everyone - still more to write
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Coming up in this week's program, the Judge's Essential Track Selection is.....
Oulton Park
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Twas good to catch up with the bunch of reprobates who were still around on the mon.
Word
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I think that quote was referring to the next picture
D'oh!!
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SteveR's mk2 flaming during a gear change
Steve, if i'm on msn at anytime i'll send you the file over. Youtube will take away quailty.
Best I can do with a pic...
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Monday
I go out for a walk through Nurburg to hopefully spot some testing going on at the NS - I only got as far as the ZurBurg.
Had a chat to Chris/Rob/Bill etc and David gives me a call to see if I'd like to buy the remaing 10 laps he has left for 100 euro.
So, hope for dry weather as we have 10 laps to do this afternoon.
We need to get our ferry sorted for return journey as we decided to stay in Nurburg for another night,as Alex (the Lizard) (Iguana) is coming over to pick up a stranded UK Clio (French clutter) So Ian and myself head over to Adenau to buy a phone card to call Speed Ferries on a pay phone instead of using mobile. Ian pops into the VW dealer to get a grease cap for the mk1s rear hub which has fallen off.
We spot Steve Gill from Northloop and Jochen in a hire car, Jochen shouts "Warning,English dodgey blokes robbing bank" LOL!!
We're a bit late heading back to Nurburg for the start of TF at 1:00pm.
I went out in the mk1 and spotted roadworks at Wehrseifen, so MHM is a slow old affair this afternoon. JW from Holland offers me a pax lap in his Ibiza PD, which was very torquey and quite composed car, rubbish seats mind.
I took Jude out for a lap, which sadly without timing or video to prove, felt like my best lap yet. Jude enjoyed it and she said it felt like her quickest lap too. I think going full tilt over the jump at PF helped with that !
I went and did a lap with Alex and his tyres felt as though they were rolling off the rims, checked them at the Ed Tankstelle and they only had 20 psi in them.. That'll be why then.
We did another lap but it was raining. This Lizard doesn't like the wet, and he was whinging for the whole lap. Bless him.
I took Neil (vegabass) out for a lap in the mk1, and after stopping at T13 to rescue Ian's helmet from bouncing around in the car ( sorry mate ) we had a cracking lap following/being followed/ then following again with a red UK reg E30 M3.
I lead up Kesselchen and up to Eiskurve where I invited him to pass, following him through PF was awesome with sparks coming off the exhaust as it was bottoming out.
He was trying fairly hard as through the right hander after Sprunghugel he was all sideways crossed up with the front OS wheel airborne, looked fantastic!!
He drove back to the pits side by side giving each other the thumbs up. We went and had a chat to the guy in the car park, he said " I didn't really want to go in front, I was happy where I was" "We were going plenty fast enough" :))
Mk1s resting...
Seen this mk2 before,has ITB'd 16v with open Carbon ram pipes
Lizard's here strictly on business you understand , picking up some broken down French clutter.
[ girl ] I don't like the wet, G!! [ / girl ]
Thanks for the duct tape, David :))
Owww! It's pulling my hair out... errr hang on???
Mental mk2 spotted!
Ian and Jude
Lizard and Ian on the way back in after a lap.
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As the afternoon progresses the weather takes a turn for the worse so we're 'forced' to do wet laps.. on R888s as we really couldn't be a*sed changing the wheels over.
Suprisingly enough they cope well on a damp track,but if you hit standing water it's aquaplane city. Scary!
We attempt to do a video lap with my camera in Steve's car and one in the mk1 - Sadly the zoom goes fully out on my camera as Ian passes us after Flugplatz. Bugger!
As the weather gets wetter and wetter it's becoming more of a job to get the mk1 turned in, so I employ some left foot braking action to get some weight over the front wheels. All well and good but it does heat up the brakes a lot, and Ian reminded me through Wippermann to stop looking at the pedals and look where we're going. Ooops.
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With a lot of the group gone home today, it was a lot smaller group out for dinner, we went into the Motorsport paddock hotel,then over to the PK for a few (lots) beers.
Another large group were in the back room so we asked if we could use the TV on the bar to watch the vids of the day..
Unfortunately,we needed a scart adaptor,but luckily I had one at the hotel.
It was raining outside so Jude kindly offered to give me a lift back in the car. She asked Ian for their room keys but then said without thinking "Oh,we're going in Gary's room!"
Ian said "Easy tiger"
Jude went bright red, everyone shouted "Wahhheyyy"
Rather amusing ! :)
To make matters worse as we walked out I turned to the lads and gave them a wink < more laughter >
Poor Jude was a bit flumuxed and drove up the road on the left :)
Rest of the night spent watching vids and drinking.
Some Italian guys came over and were watching the video, they asked if it was from a white Golf and when we said it was one said "Very good lines" - They were hiring a Crossfire which Ian and myself had spotted to be going well. Nice blokes, had a good chat with them.
We asked Pabrizio what he thought of the weekend "DTM ****, Englander visiting the Nordschleife,very good!!"
I should think so too, CGTI/SCN must've spent 4000 euros in there over the weekend!
Some Pistenklause decor...
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Tuesday
I was up quite early (never!) and went outside to change the wheels over on the mk1, whilst doing this Ian and Jude were getting ready to leave and Steph "Major Catastrophe" and his brother turned up and were going to convoy back to the ferry together.
Said our goodbyes and I went in and starting packing, suddenly started sweating,feeling very rough and for the first time in ages was sick after a night on the beer.
Trouble was we had to leave by about 10am so had no time to 'sort my head out' and the prospect of the noisy harsh mk1 being the transport back to Bolougne wasn't appealing,in the slightest.
We went and saw the Lizard at the ringhaus where he had got to pick up a Clio to bring back to the UK.
Mk1 wheel swap.
Lizardlogistic's rig!
Making progress across Belgium..
Nice clear French N roads.
Bit of a burn up with a French kid in his ratty looking 205...
Journey home was pretty uneventful, I somehow fell asleep leaving Germany and woke up at [ cough ] mph somewhere near Spa, Ian had been making progress.
We met up with Stu and Louise at Mons, and they went ahead for the ferry while we had a meal. I felt better after some food.
Ian made a diversion off the Autoroute for Bolougne and we passed through some quaint villages and had a bit of a burn up with a French kid in his 205 :)
Got to the ferry port at Bolougne and met up with Stu and Louise, SteveR and family, Andy,Dave and his dad.
SteveRs car waiting to board Speed Ferries one.
Stu and Ian try to decipher a German VW mag.
Stu and Louise having a laugh about something.
Calm crossing back to Blighty, back to Ian's for a cuppa and then I made my way north, back home.
Well, what a trip it was, some good times and some not so good with a few mishaps.
With a large group you expect that, but on the whole it was great - roll on next year.
Huge thanks to Ian for letting me use his car on track.
Untill then....
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I'm already looking forward to next year's trip, and hopefully I'll be in the mk2 Golf I've just bought rather than the pug!
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much respect for the write up and your driving dude
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Thanks,Most of the driving in the vids is by Ian ( no gloves ) , I'm wearing blue Alpinestars gloves in any of the footage with me driving.
Me at Brunnchen (I think) Thanks to Mark Phelps for the pic
Ian being chased by a 335bhp Volvo T5 estate @ Schwalbenschwanz
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Most of the vid links are posted in the on here .
This one is a compilation of various clips.