Looks like it's a very fast but very short one that zips around the GP / Hotel complex

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Awesome!  Where do I book my seat for the roller coaster?

VR6Rich:

Awesome!  Where do I book my seat for the roller coaster?

50 quid a passenger lap to you fella!

hi mark , can ya update the south mob

ie  me & ian also john, terry , mat, dean

cheers

matey

nosaj:

hi mark , can ya update the south mob

ie  me & ian also john, terry , mat, dean

cheers

matey

 

Jason,

You booked up the ferries yet??

Chungster:

nosaj:

hi mark , can ya update the south mob

ie  me & ian also john, terry , mat, dean

cheers

matey

 

Jason,

You booked up the ferries yet??

hi ya no not yet

was waiting to see what one people where on ,

as chris CKB  Wasnt sure what company they was going with ,

Time to check-in! Are we all still good to go?

Just an update on the track walk as well. It looks like the company who run the Ring have stopped RSR Nurburg (who do the track walks) from offering them Bit of a bummer really. I'll keep an eye on the situation and see how it develops.

Yeah ive been hearing this on Northloop -its a big shame as it was invaluable and i was looking forward to a refresher. :-(

We're all booked and set

Rich and myself are leaving for Dover Wednesday evening and staying in a hotel near the port in the evening and getting the 8am Norfolk line crossing to Dunkirk. This will give us plenty of time to get there, unload our kit at the hotel and get a few sighting laps in the late afternoon's touristfahrten as i dont want to waste any time.

Rich has mentioned bailing out to spend another holiday with his Mrs but hopefully he will see the light. ;-)

ps  tickets have been released for the Renault World Series (and i case you didnt know they are FREE!!!) :-) Just download the pdf image of the ticket and print off.

i'm waiting for the souther convoy leaders (ckb/nosaj) to decide which ferry to book!

still good to go tho. bummer about the track walk.

 tabs will be booking my ferry crossing next week after payday ;) hotel is sorted and tickets for the renault world series are printed and ready to go (watched them at silverstone a couple of weeks ago was pretty good for a couple of hrs entertainment)

 me and at least 1 other are still coming

Chungy send me your mobile, I'll try and sort something out this week/weekend.  Jason, got slightly intoxicated last night and forgot to call, sorry mate

ckb / nosaj,

check your email dudes...i've done some research on the ferry options for the southerners.

 Just thought id mention that im all booked for this one, cant believe that with ages to go everything is sorted.  (those who know me know that I usually leave everything later than lastminuite.com), I have to admit its all down to Tabs for his German booking skills and fruit fueled charm and the delightfull Mrs B for ringing and txting me daily untill I booked my ferry. 

I actually need to print some of those free race entry tickets off........if there still going, failing that im good to go, I even have a travel plug........check me!

 Anyone who went to the last trip will know that I had a mate of mine make some team racewear.  (it was actually just a t-shirt), this was left last minuite (again) and was ultra stressfull, but very worth the effort.

Im not too sure of this seasons design yet (gt3 RS black/green is soooo spring 09), im going to be getting something made for this trip and Im hoping for any ideas or requests to be passed my way.

One thought was some hoodies......

Ninja black is always for the win.

If we could start some ideas flowwing and get a name and size list that would be good.

T-shirts are £10 and very good quality, hoodies will be researched but should be £20 at a guess...

Steve

Hoodies sounds like a great Idea

Hoodies are an awesome idea, stick me down for one.

 haha team racewear, i like it, hoodies & tees sounds good ;) all booked up now an can't wait :) 

Oooh, I'd be in for a hoodie.

Jon.

 ahh I seem to have hit the ASBO spot in quite a few people then?  so after track time are we all going to hang about on corners making the place look untidy

ill get a pic up of "last seaons" T-shirts also and do some digging into the hoodie costs then,

would everyone be up for one standard ring themed design, personalised by names, nicknames etc

One standard design with user names would be fine in my eyes

Can't wait for this now, anybody got a check list of things to remember?  Stuff to carry in the car for driving in europe, for example.

VR6Rich:

One standard design with user names would be fine in my eyes

Can't wait for this now, anybody got a check list of things to remember?  Stuff to carry in the car for driving in europe, for example.

As for hoodies, something simple is always better -  I was thinking a big f*ck off 'ring outline and then maybe the uk-mkivs logo and the year some where.  If we're having names, could I have real name rather than forum name please?

Jon.

Cheers for that Jon, stupid question, do I need specific beam deflectors for my Bora lights?

VR6Rich:

Cheers for that Jon, stupid question, do I need specific beam deflectors for my Bora lights?

Just any generic beam deflectors will do the trick mate, i normally pick up the Halfords ones, £6ish iirc, failing that 2 strips of black duct tape work just as well and dont leave loads of sticky crap on your lights after...

 Oh, and count myself and Emma in for a hoodie each

OK Hoodie me up then, do we get a choice of colours as I'm feeling gay??

Right, for going from the south I've booked the 0745 outbound from Dover to Calais on P&O on the Friday morning, and I'll be taking Chungy with me.  Was at £25 for that leg when I booked on Weds.  Jason (nosaj) and his mob are on the 0600 but I don't know if that's P&O or Norfolkline

Coming back there's a whole variety of choices with the southern mob, need JAson to post his up as we can't work out which company he's gone with and the times don't seem to match P&O.

Chungy is coming back on Monday on P&O's 16:10, and I'll be coming back on Tuesday (on my tod at this rate) on the 15:25 return.

If anyone wants to join us on any of the legs book up and let me know and we'll sort out getting together on whichever leg you're joining us on.  My only request is to be aware I only stop once each way except in emergency (which last time on the way home was me )

Route there will be E40 from Calais round the R0 in Belgium, more of the E40 until we get to Leuven. Depending on TomTom traffic it'll be either north and over the E314 through the bottom of Holland, or straight on south under Leuven staying on the E40.  Carry on towards Koln until hitting the A61 before heading south to Grafschaft and jumping on the B257 to head into the ring the scenic way.

Route home reverse it but definitely over the E314.

TTFN.

C

CkB:

OK Hoodie me up then, do we get a choice of colours as I'm feeling gay??

TTFN.

C

 

Choose your words carefully mate..........

pink is the coulour of choice

oooh can i have a hoodie as well please!

SteveyD:

CkB:

OK Hoodie me up then, do we get a choice of colours as I'm feeling gay??

TTFN.

C

 

Choose your words carefully mate..........

pink is the coulour of choice

To be honest I'm just thinking black mate... You know what they say

C

Guys, sorry to interrupt your thread but I guess you guys are in the 'know' about driving into Europe from England. What are the essential items needed to be legal on the roads in Europe? I assume the following are needed, but what else?

1 Insurance to drive in Europe (of course!)

2 GB sticker on boot or a modern EU style number place with GB on the left

3 Little black stickers on headlamps to stop dazzling oncoming drivers

I seem to recall someone commented on this forum in the past that there are other things needed and Police in either France or Germany can get upset if you don't have them in the boot, am I right in thinking you also need a high visibility jacket and a warning triangle in the boot?

As this isn't the first time it's been asked, here's my minimum list:

- Driving Licence

- V5 owners doc.  They also say MOT certificate but I have no idea why, it's not an EU thing it's an English thing - but if you've got one take it anyway, then they can't complain.

- Green card from insurance company (even if it says on bottom of your certificate "this counts as your green card" always ring them before you leave to advise where you're going!)

- Headlight diverters - for anyone without xenons these are compulsory so you don't dazzle drivers on the continent. No sarcy comments please about the euros who never use them here.  If you have adjustable xenons, learn how to adjust them fluently before you leave!  They were telling us in May that you MUST have diverters even if you had xenons, and I've duly ignored this on purpose and will continue to do so, as whats the point of having them adjustable!

- GB badge - to be positioned clearly on the rear of the car.  Alternatively get yourself some EU-approved number plates with GB badges included, and they'll do nicely instead.

- Fluorescent jacket - if you break down in France they expect you to have it in the cabin within reach - in the boot is NOT good enough. Failure to have this can result in fines.  It's also a good idea to have anyway god forbid you break down in the dark!

- Warning triangle - most EU countries expect you to have one and it be placed 100-150m before your stranded car. Some countries expect you to have two. Halfords do them for about 15 quid.

- Replacement bulb kit - take bulbs with you for brakes, sidelights and indicators as a minimum.  Most dealers do a posh looking kit with the lot in for about £15 all in, including common fuses too.

- A decent european road atlas - don't get the cheapest, make sure it's got things like autoroute/autobahn junction numbers on it!  DO NOT simply rely on a satnav if you are travelling on your tod, if the map's out of date, or it dies - what are you going to do then??

- Core tools - if you're travelling alone, you've got a phillips screwdriver in your spare wheel kit (assuming you've not taken it out) - a set of thin nosed pliers, a flat head screwdriver and any other "core" tools you can think of are advised.  Gaffer tape's a winner too.

- Travel insurance - goes without saying but a lot of people forget.  Also make sure you have a current E111 card (writing this has just reminded me mine's expired - pants!)  If you have no idea what I'm talking about see this link

- Breakdown cover - just in case.  Note that most of them won't cover you for Nurburgring trips, and in the case of the AA won't touch you for about 10miles around it.  Also note that whilst they'll send someone out if you break down, if they can't fix it within a day or so, re-patriation to the UK takes on average 2 weeks.

I think that's it - people may chip in with more, but it's a pretty good list!

Hope that helps (I know Lee wanted this list too so it's been worth writing!)

C

cheers Mr B.

Have written down the list and crossing them all off in the coming weeks.

Added "Sat Nav gizmo" to my list tho lol.

Good list dude! A couple extra;-

Dont forget to register for an EHIC card (if you havent already) Free emergency health care anywhere in Europe.

As Ckb says dont even bother with AA. Im about to join ADAC which is 90 Euros for the full euro cover. Its fully valid at the 'Ring (ADAC actually recover you - i know first hand lol) and its also valid when back in the UK. A few friends are with them and theyve had no issues.

I know quite a few of you have been a number of times but heres a couple of

 Nurburgring tips (apologies if they appearobvious - just trying to be helpful)

Save the Nurburgring Accident line in your phone +49 2691 302215. Not just for you but iff you see an accident - we saw a mental accident a Bergwerk at Easter that could have turned into something really nasty. Half the time the Marshalls are nowhere to be seen.

Theres a poi list (TomTom but i think the coord's can be interpreted for other Sat Navs) for the spectators areas on Northloop with photo directions too;-http://www.northloop.co.uk/photography.htm

You can no longer buy laps or pay for food with cash. You have to now buy a Nurburgring card from the ticket office and put cash on that. Its a pain in the arse....

If its wet at the 'ring its honestly like an ice rink. Tread carefully! :-)

RSR hire out all sorts from Alfa 75's (2l/3l) and you can hire a brand spaking new clio trophy for 250 quid. The excess is high though.

For those with Iphones you can get Harrys lap timer which has the Nordshliefe. Im not saying that you should be striving for the fastest lap time as thats not what its about but it is nice to know its your time at the 'ring. 

For those with Nokis N95's or Symbian OS you can use RaceChrono and if you havent heard of it then better download it now and get yourself a 5hz GPS receiver. Just awesome for a free piece of software.

Oh and for those that read it Practical Performance Car are going to be at the ring the same weekend! Hope that 'Rollers there!

Ill be interested in a hoodie too please (black not pink!)

Cheers,

Warren

CkB thanks for the list you wrote and Warren thanks for that RaceChrono tip, installing it on my N95 8GB now :)

Excellent tips, I'm going to add some of them to the first post for reference