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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:15 pm
by shantybeater
bad enough you crash your pride and joy but you have to pay for damages to the track as well as an extra kick in the nuts!!!
i think i will see how this ferrari challenge at silverstone goes first lol
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:56 am
by Tim_GTi
Yep exactly!!!
I'd never take my car on it,
I know someone who takes their's every year, one of those guys who has a different car every year though!!
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:29 pm
by Mouse_GTI
Ferrari interior is a work of art
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:06 pm
by Tim_GTi
Mouse_GTI wrote:Ferrari interior is a work of art
Would have to be with the price you pay!!
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:22 pm
by shantybeater
i imagine it to be a bit dated on the 360 though?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:15 pm
by ModifiedMadness
The way to look at it is, you get yourself a 15 lap ticket for example - go round slowly sticking to the right and checking your mirrors for people behind and increase your speed as you feel you're able to.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:17 pm
by shantybeater
so is it stick to the right all the time even if you are coming up to say a sharp right turn so you are on the inside?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:24 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Have a read of this james, I've quoted the web address as it is a VERY useful site and well worth a read if you're planning a trip out there.
www.nurburgring.org.uk wrote:Take it VERY easy on your first few laps. You'll be overtaken by lots of fast-moving traffic, so keep an eye on your rear-view mirror, move over to the right and indicate right to let it past. If you fail to move to the right and someone rear-ends you, legally the accident will be your fault for being on the wrong side of the road! Although everyone of course treats it like a track and takes the racing line, the police have a simple view: it's a road, and therefore you should be driving on the right. Indeed, a British driver was fined when he was rear-ended in exactly this situation.
It's best to go out when it's quiet if you can - first thing in the morning at weekends and the weekday evening sessions are the best times. Frequent breaks are recommended to allow both you and your vehicle to recover - there's a restaurant on-site for drinks, snacks and full meals.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:28 pm
by shantybeater
sounds like sensible advice, cheers tom i'll take a look at the site etc...
do really want to give it a go!
its just stuff like this that puts me off
https://www.youtube*.com/watch?v=AHL6PzNtm48
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:46 pm
by DanDiesel
i know this isn't a nurburgring crash but i thought i'd put it on here:
https://www.youtube*.com/watch?v=fRC3rv1ZHj4
eeekkk
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:45 pm
by ModifiedMadness
That says VLN at the start of the vid, I'm 99% sure that's a race so he'd have been pushing the car pretty hard. Looks like he was just unlucky rather than anything else.
It definately is a place that you need to go round a fair few times slowly I'd say before you give it even a little bit more speed let alone give it the beans.
Reading and watching crashes really made me think about it but then I thought, people crash everyday on normal roads. We still drive our cars though. Just take it steady, get to know it and go from there. All the regulars on the ringers forum always tell the newbies to try and get a few passenger laps first before going out in there own car
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:57 pm
by Tim_GTi
Just watched aload of crashes on Youtube from the track, nasty!
ModifiedMadness wrote:
Reading and watching crashes really made me think about it but then I thought, people crash everyday on normal roads. We still drive our cars though. Just take it steady, get to know it and go from there. All the regulars on the ringers forum always tell the newbies to try and get a few passenger laps first before going out in there own car
Yeh exactly
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:58 pm
by Dee-vub
Absolutely awesome Tom, defintely something i want to do later this year
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:14 pm
by shantybeater
yeah true, i suppose i could drive over there with a few people, be a passenger for a bit and see how i feel, shame you arent up for road tripping down with us tom, would fill me with a bit more confidence lol
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:34 pm
by olop_chris
shantybeater wrote:yeah true, i suppose i could drive over there with a few people, be a passenger for a bit and see how i feel, shame you arent up for road tripping down with us tom, would fill me with a bit more confidence lol
Ill persuade him to jump in my cupra, and we'll join your trip
lol