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car is v8 powered NA, noise is tranny.
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He's a good driver. Very well known over here.
That circuit scares the hell out of me driving it, then you see this guy do it at this pace....
Holy crap.....
Holy crap.....
True racing slicks are awesome!
One thing that must be confusing to international drivers is there a car put on a directional to indicate where he was going. In the USA, the directional would indicate the side to pass on.
I have seen Hans in person several times, he is a favorite of mine.
One thing that must be confusing to international drivers is there a car put on a directional to indicate where he was going. In the USA, the directional would indicate the side to pass on.
I have seen Hans in person several times, he is a favorite of mine.
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That also scared the sh** out of me when I was down there on my bike.
I did not want anyone to misunderstand me. I always indicated with a stretched out left hand where I wanted them to pass me. And eventhoug I went flat out on some parts of the track I was always passed by faster drivers. I will never drive there with my bike again.
The rule is to pass on the left side since it is a public road.
Regards
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Not having been there and only getting my info via videos and stories, I'm trying to compare the Ring to what we do here in the states. I guess a canyon run is as close as we come?
With no flaggers, no emergency services, incredible top end speeds, and a wide disparity of vehicles, closing speeds and driver skill, the penalty of a mistake is so much higher than any track day or controlled club race we typically do here in the US. Have I summarized the obvious or am I missing something?
Not having been there and only getting my info via videos and stories, I'm trying to compare the Ring to what we do here in the states. I guess a canyon run is as close as we come?
With no flaggers, no emergency services, incredible top end speeds, and a wide disparity of vehicles, closing speeds and driver skill, the penalty of a mistake is so much higher than any track day or controlled club race we typically do here in the US. Have I summarized the obvious or am I missing something?
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You got it.
The Ring (the clips of the BMW shows both the GP track and the old Nurburgring(Nordsleufe)) is a magic place.
If you drive on the Ring you are riding on a public road with 95% going faster than you. The last 5% is trying to go faster than you. Maybe they know the track better than you or they do not. 99% of them will drive like "mad men" and you will probably just be in there way all the time. The last % are like you slow compared to them and that is what makes it so special too.
I have been there as a passenger in a Renault Clio Sport and we smoked everybody because the driver had a couple of thousand laps on the Ring.
Only comfort on the ring is that all the crazy people are going in the same direction.
I found out pretty fast that I would never ride fast on the Ring and I had more fun as a passenger.
Regards
You got it.
The Ring (the clips of the BMW shows both the GP track and the old Nurburgring(Nordsleufe)) is a magic place.
If you drive on the Ring you are riding on a public road with 95% going faster than you. The last 5% is trying to go faster than you. Maybe they know the track better than you or they do not. 99% of them will drive like "mad men" and you will probably just be in there way all the time. The last % are like you slow compared to them and that is what makes it so special too.
I have been there as a passenger in a Renault Clio Sport and we smoked everybody because the driver had a couple of thousand laps on the Ring.
Only comfort on the ring is that all the crazy people are going in the same direction.
I found out pretty fast that I would never ride fast on the Ring and I had more fun as a passenger.
Regards
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made me nervous just watching. not knowing what was around the bend or over the hill.
Sort of, but the level of skill of driving in traffic in Europe is a lot higher than in the States so that helps. And the kind of people that go on the track are, naturally, interested in cars, car nuts, so they have the skill anyway. Car nuts in Europe are interested in driving skill as well as how a car looks.92 white 0650 said:
I find that is not so much the case in the US where how a car looks in the most important thing. I find that quite logical, your opportunities to drive fast in traffic are, unfortunately, much more limited that here.
But having said that, there are plenty of fast drivers that come out of America too.
Martin is right, on the ring you have to pass on the left, never on the right, just like in normal traffic. But there are some “Gods” who have earned the right to pass where ever they feel safe on the Ring (and he is in such a fast car that he is by them before they can pull over). Hans Stuck would be one of them. If he feels it’s safe, then who are we too question him? Nobody. All the other drivers would feel the same too.
anyway, in this clip, it's not open to the public, looks like a small competition or special demomstration day. They have helmets and everything. So you can pass anywhere.
Normally nobody has helmets (except bikers of course) because it's a public road (a one-way toll road).
what a great clip, thanks! For a day that's open to the public see below. It's mixed bike, cars and bus. Like normal.
see also another god, a godess actaully, Sabine on the ring on Adeel's post, #15. This is more like what it will be like when you guys go there.
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?p=561204&posted=1#post561204
Peter
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The part of the old Nurburgring that few of us have ever seen. Damn those two straightaway bursts of like 20 seconds flat out were amazing.
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