2008 Nurburgring Trip

[devonutopia]

Well, I've taken it upon myself to start thinking about organising a dedicated trip to the Nurburgring in 2008. The dates will be confirmed once the Ring's 2008 opening times are published, but assume for now it will be a weekend in May, probably end of hopefully. The logistics are fairly simple

1) Friday morning, quite early (but not 2am more like 7 or 8am) we meet at Dover and get a ferry to Dunkerque. Hopefully arriving in France after the rush hour has subsided.

2) Short (for what I'm used to) stint from Dunkerque to the Ring - Approx 250/260 miles. Hopefully arriving there shortly after lunchtime, or early afternoon.

3) Check into the Heilbachsee Center Parcs. Cost will be roughly £50 per person for three nights self catering, based on 8 people sharing an 8 berth cabin. Ultimately it will only be for sleeping, so expect no luxuries.

4) Friday afternoon/eveing - head up to the Ring (about 10 minutes drive (ish ) from the Center Parcs) and get in a couple of laps - and buy the lap tickets for the weekend

5) Saturday and Sunday? Well, use your imagination. I'll organise a spot of coarse fishing, golf, hiking and yodeling. Evenings will probably be spent in the center parcs bar drinking "grosses Becks"

6) Monday morning, relaxed start. And drive back home.

Rough costs for the trip?

£50 accommodation

£45 ferry

£30 each for food

£50 for beers.... (ok, £100 )

Fuel? Well, that depends? :P For me it will probably be 3 tanks. One getting there, one getting back, and one doing a few laps.

My role will be, closer to the time, to take people's money off them for the accommodation at Center Parcs. I'll obviously book and pay for the cabin/s nearer the time. For now, I've only priced up an 8 berth cabin at the end of May and it said 539 euros, which roughly works out at £50 each for 3 nights (not bad really )

Food is plentiful on site, and decent too. Likely to be a fend for yourself affair - no food will be organised or booked. Car parking is plentiful although only 2 cars are allowed by the cabins. There's a massive communal carpark (no real security issues - very quiet area)

Oh, and I'm also limiting numbers to 24 people - that's people, not cars! I don't fancy this being a huge marathon, and three cabins full is enough I reckon.

Guess I'm #1. Should be a good value weekend I reckon.

1) Jason

[expostmanpat]

1) Jason

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[Nud748]

you need another ring sticker on that tailgate postman pat

[cheezemonkhai]

Depends on the dates but I might.

[devonutopia]

Not after true commitment yet. Especially as no dates are set yet, but it would be nice to mull over things, then when I can get a good date (finding out German term times to work around as well ) I will stick a new thread up with post #1 and more details.

[expostmanpat]

Would guess it would be best to avoid our half term as well, but making the first bank holiday in may the last day would help with time off

[AndyG_1979]

1) Jason

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3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

[MissKia]

Maybe

[sms]

i maybe interested, any recommendations for insurance whilst using the ring?

[devonutopia]

i maybe interested, any recommendations for insurance whilst using the ring?

Personally, I don't bother. It's not a racetrack, so shouldn't be driven like one. Run-offs are limited, there's lots to hit, and when you do hit stuff they make you pay through the nose for barrier repairs, recovery, etc. Even a little scrape could end up (without car repairs) costing more than the whole trip itself.

I won't be timing any laps myself, or at least if I do I won't be letting it affect my driving.

[sms]

its not me im worried about, its the other idiots on the track

[devonutopia]

its not me im worried about, its the other idiots on the track

They should pay for damages, or be insured to repair your car. Respect is shown by 99% of Ring drivers (judging by my last trip) and as long as you get out the way of faster machinery (especially bikes) everyone's OK.

[Tigger_1979]

if a lot of people go I will tag along

[cheezemonkhai]

Ewiger Kalender, Feiertage, Kalenderwoche, Mond, Zeitumstellung, Jahreszeiten

Might help you to avoid national holidays

[robb06210]

I have to drive the ring for real (not on Forza 2) at least once in my life.

Count me in... dates depending etc.

[devonutopia]

To save any queries regarding the ring in general - I recommend browsing this website in great detail.

Ben Lovejoy

[cheezemonkhai]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

3) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

[robb06210]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

3) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

4) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

[ric04vrs]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

there maybe a possibility of a Spa Francochamps track day being on very near to the end of May , it was this year , thats well worth the visit , and its just off the main road on the way back from the Ring

[W-TRON]

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1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

7) W-TRON Hows that for a slice of fried gold!

there maybe a possibility of a Spa Francochamps track day being on very near to the end of May , it was this year , thats well worth the visit , and its just off the main road on the way back from the Ring

[Blade404]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

7) W-TRON Hows that for a slice of fried gold!

8) Blade404 +1 maybe.. (dependant on date)

[sms]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

7) W-TRON Hows that for a slice of fried gold!

8) Blade404 +1 maybe.. (dependant on date)

9) sms -date dependant

[Babs]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

7) W-TRON Hows that for a slice of fried gold!

8) Blade404 +1 maybe.. (dependant on date)

9) sms -date dependant

10) Babs + 1

[vRS Carl]

1) Jason

2) PostmanPat (work allowing/date dependant)

3) AndyG_1979 +1 (also depending on date)

4) Cheezemonkhai Maybe +1 (also depending on date)

5) Robbo6210 (Also depending on date)

6) ric04vrs (don't care what date, i'm easy)

7) W-TRON Hows that for a slice of fried gold!

8) Blade404 +1 maybe.. (dependant on date)

9) sms -date dependant

10) Babs + 1

11) Mater & SWMBO (Work & Date Dependant No ferry required i live in Germany so will meet up at Centre Parcs)

[Wet Kipper]

I take it anyone wanting to come from further north (not sure myself at the mo) could find their own way to the continent using a different ferry, rather than driving the length of the country to get to Dover ?