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Hi everyone - I thought I should write in about something that the "older" members of the forum should seriously consider doing before they reach pension age...driving the Nurburgring in Germany. Why? Because if you've modded your car to perform, this road will truly make your car show what it can do!
I can promise with hand on heart, it's better than any track day the UK can offer. Yes, its a 300 mile drive, yes, it's a long and boring slog across Belgium, yes, it involves preparation.
BUT - combine your favourite mountain road with a track and you're about a quarter of the way there to the ring and what it's like to drive.
I should say one thing categorically - power is NOT a vital factor to fun - HANDLING is...which makes our Polo BIG fun. Any car with a wheel in each corner will make you grin like the Cheshire cat! My Polo currently is rated at 110 BHP - not huge - BUT its fitted with Bilstein shocks and most importantly Eibach springs. On low profile wheels and tyres your car will stick to the road like a limpet (unless you drive like a deranged baboon on acid).
I hope I might persuade some of you out there to join me and enjoy what our brill cars are capable of doing?
Oh, and I wont list my best time...that's not what its about at all. It's about FUN - timing yourself generally leads you to the armco, hospital..or worse.

I'd love to go round the Ring, perhaps you should also post it in Club House, the GTi Section and even in Meetings & Events

ive always wanted to go over, would be such good fun!

when are you thinking of going?

Well my next trip is planned for the 27-29 May (Bank holiday weekend). Hopefully nice weather, but more importantly good opening times at the track; basically from 8am until 7pm. After that, will consult the opening times planner!
If you're interested in doing this I can't recommend Ben Lovejoy's website enough: www.nurburgring.org.uk
It's full of information and advice for would-be Ringers (and I'm flying the flag for this forum on the Ringers list! )...you'll find stuff on places to stay, easiest way to get there, what to expect. Without wishing to sound like a doddery old windbag, it also highlights the risks; we shouldn't be under any delusions about the place. People have crashes there and people do get killed there - hence my advice about forgetting laptimes and concentrating on enjoyment.
I'm going to post my initial message on the other forums as mentioned, 'tis a good idea! Also, seeing you're in Bedford, I'm only in Milton Keynes so if you fancy joining me on this or future Ring trips, you don't hvae to be Nobby No-mates!
Oh, worth mentioning. The beer in Nurburg and Adenau (nearby town) is plentiful, excellent, and ridiculously cheap! Hope you prospective Ring-Polo's like a little drink???

If anybody likes the idea but feels slightly concerned about their first trip, I'm more than happy to offer passenger laps to them who wish to see what the deal is, before trying it out in their own pride and joy. Totally understandable...I felt exactly the same my first lap. But experience is a great helper. Funnily enough, I don't really want to end up mashed in the armco LOL! So, emphasis for "first-timers" is definitely don't go berserk!
Leave that to the Porker drivers and the Ring taxi