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Yep, will be driving out in one of these and might borrow a Clio Cup for an afternoon. Emma's Clio will probably do a lap or two for the badge alone...
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I'm still in negotiations with Emma about whether we all go or not. It's all about whether a 10 week old baby can cope with a drive to Nurburg. I'm pretty confident there will be 3 of us in a hotel nearby. We're not going to go to Nige's mate in Daun as it's a lot easier to be closer. Burgstube, perhaps!
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Some people will insist you wear a helmet when having a ride in their car. I'd recommend a helmet at all times, simply because some people are idiots. I'd also recommend leaving it 30 minutes after a track closure before going out onto the track. Also, make sure you don't switch passengers obviously in the car park. They're pretty hot on people being unofficial taxis. No matter how much you protest, if they think you're a taxi, you'll be banned. Also, that insurance covers you for Armco repairs (which can easily be thousands of Euros) but does not cover you for recovery (200 Euros), damag
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I can beat that - try having a wank...
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Bluetooth Tom Tom GPS for the iPhone isn't very good for RaceChrono. It's still a 1Hz unit, which means it only updates your speed/position once a second. Think about how far you travel in a second at 120mph on the way down to Aremburg. It's over 50 metres. It's not worth the effort, IMO, to use a cheap GPS. I have logs from a 1Hz GPS in my N95, a 1Hz Bluetooth GPS and a 5Hz Bluetooth GPS. The 5Hz unit is incredible for accuracy. I'd get a Qstarz BT818X every time. £100 gets you a phone and a decent GPS, which is brilliant value for a data logging. Those of you with OBD can get RPM a
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The iPhone has a crappy GPS, so the data you get from it will be of poor quality. The chances of getting a signal for more than half the lap with an internal GPS are pretty slim. Your best bet is to find an old PDA or phone for £40-50 (or a new one for £100, buy a 5Hz GPS dongle for £50 and job jobbed! When the imminent RaceLogger comes out, it'll provide lots more data.
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There's a police car and ambulance permanently stationed at the entrance. The police will investigate where necessary. Timing isn't disallowed but is discouraged. I've been queried about my GPS dongle in the windscreen by a marshal at the barrier. When I explained it was for data logging, he let me through. In-car cameras are banned and he thought it might be a device for filming. If you get caught filming, you'll get chucked off the track. As YouTube shows you, people flaunt the rules. I time myself, simply so I know how fast I'm going. I don't make an attempt to go faster than my pre
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I doubt it'll be too busy. Whilst Easter is traditionally the first busy weekend of the year, it's too early this year, so that'll put off a lot of people. If it's like Easter 08 with all that sunshine, then it'll be busy as you like. That's great for things (cars and women) to see, but not so great for lappery. I had the busiest lap I've ever done in August when it was really hot. We went out after it'd closed for hours, opened for 10 minutes then closed for another 30 minutes. It was utterly busy and full of crazy loons. One guy dived down the inside of two of us at Aremburg. Missed us
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I should've fitted new front tyres to that BMW before going to the snow-dusted race track! As for erecting your tent, that's best done in the warm. Hotel, FTW!
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Bad memories? That snowman was brilliant! Going back down Hohe Acht was less fun, admittedly!
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If Emma and I make it, you can add 100bhp for our Clio 1.2 TCE. Don't mock - that car got me my first class win! As for the prices, they've not come down - they've just not gone up either. Still, it's worth every penny. I'm sure I'll do a lap in the Clio (without the baby) but most likely go to RSR for a rental car. Fingers crossed, we'll not be too tired to join you all!
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Normally the 08:00 ferry' date=' isn't it? It was last year. We normally all meet up at ~06:00-07:00 in Dover. If I come along this year, I'll certainly be staying over, otherwise I'd be leaving home at Midnight!
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You don't do a lap in the Lotus, you drive around the roads nearby to viewing points around the track where you discuss the track. I don't think you can do the van thing anymore, despite what the official website says.
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I'd second that advice. A passenger lap is the best way of learning what goes on out there and I'd recommend everyone new gets a ride before they attempt a lap. With Easter as early as it is this year, you may even get to build a snowman at Hohe Acht!
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Gay it may be, but remember, it's not a race track. The overtaking thing works well because you know exactly where you stand - you can always move to the right because nobody will (should) overtake on the right. You'll see how well it works when you get out there.
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You'd likely have to go to court to get your insurer to pay out for 3rd party costs. As for the track walk, it's not what it used to be. Although, having said that, it's still advertised on the Nuerburgring website as what it used to be.
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They don't class it as a track, they just specifically exclude it, just like they specifically exclude any time trials and road rallies, even though they're on the road. Higher risk, so they try to exclude that risk.
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You'll need to read the fine print though - it's not technically a track day. It doesn't specify what it's insuring either. Is it insuring your car, you, someone else's car or someone else? To what level?
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This is the place that does barrier insurance. It's £99 per day, you have to have your car inspected and it only covers 10000 Euros for barrier repairs or losing an arm. Someone gets 30000 Euros if you die too.
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You can always find someone to give you a passenger lap if you want to learn. Drive it like a country lane and you'll have a great time. You don't need to go balls-out fast to have fun.
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If Admiral specifically exclude it and that's your insurer, you are NOT insured. If you crash, you'll be liable for replacing your car, all your medical bills (check your travel insurer) and the barriers you hit. More importantly, you'll be liable for any accident where you are at fault and you will have to pay third party costs. You may think £10k for someone's car may be a lot and £50k for a Porsche a lot more but that's nothing compared to a personal injury claim. Whether you drive or not is your decision.
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Brilliant! So, it's like a handicap race, eh? So your time divided by your waist measurement gives you your score!
