**official Ring Topic**
Absolutely awesome trip for me,was great to meet some new people and was very pleasantly suprised to get to know a few peeps better and find out how nice they are in real life 
Big thanks to Lee(Porkie),Maria,Stu,Zoe and their exquisite little angel of a daughter Daisy,who i absolutely adore......Michael for being a top,top bloke and the best friend a guy could wish for
and of course all of the usual mob of Blaggards and Loonies who make these trips so good
Also a MASSIVE thanks to Jim Galbally who took me out on a MEGA flying lap in his M3.......that boy can fookin pedal no matter what he says,with a fresh motor a bit of practice and a few more laps,you wont see his arse for dust
Oh and my car is totally fooked
Nothing a bit of time and dollars won`t put right though
Thanks everyone
Big thanks to Lee(Porkie),Maria,Stu,Zoe and their exquisite little angel of a daughter Daisy,who i absolutely adore......Michael for being a top,top bloke and the best friend a guy could wish for
and of course all of the usual mob of Blaggards and Loonies who make these trips so good Also a MASSIVE thanks to Jim Galbally who took me out on a MEGA flying lap in his M3.......that boy can fookin pedal no matter what he says,with a fresh motor a bit of practice and a few more laps,you wont see his arse for dust
Oh and my car is totally fooked
Nothing a bit of time and dollars won`t put right though
Thanks everyone
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Found some more photos!
Phil (Fil2400) in his 350bhp 2wd cossie! Looking sweet as ever!!!!!!!!
Another couple of myself
SiB looking to take a 'bit' of kerb (and probably some grass too 
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Phil (Fil2400) in his 350bhp 2wd cossie! Looking sweet as ever!!!!!!!!
Another couple of myself
SiB looking to take a 'bit' of kerb (and probably some grass too
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Absolutely awesome trip for me,was great to meet some new people and was very pleasantly suprised to get to know a few peeps better and find out how nice they are in real life
Big thanks to Lee(Porkie),Maria,Stu,Zoe and their exquisite little angel of a daughter Daisy,who i absolutely adore......Michael for being a top,top bloke and the best friend a guy could wish for and of course all of the usual mob of Blaggards and Loonies who make these trips so good
Also a MASSIVE thanks to Jim Galbally who took me out on a MEGA flying lap in his M3.......that boy can fookin pedal no matter what he says,with a fresh motor a bit of practice and a few more laps,you wont see his arse for dust
Oh and my car is totally fooked
Nothing a bit of time and dollars won`t put right though
Thanks everyone
Big thanks to Lee(Porkie),Maria,Stu,Zoe and their exquisite little angel of a daughter Daisy,who i absolutely adore......Michael for being a top,top bloke and the best friend a guy could wish for
and of course all of the usual mob of Blaggards and Loonies who make these trips so good Also a MASSIVE thanks to Jim Galbally who took me out on a MEGA flying lap in his M3.......that boy can fookin pedal no matter what he says,with a fresh motor a bit of practice and a few more laps,you wont see his arse for dust
Oh and my car is totally fooked
Nothing a bit of time and dollars won`t put right though
Thanks everyone
Diva, cheers for the kind words about Daisy and huge thanks for the babysitting during the day when we were off roading!!!! Your a star!
Hows your suntan?
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Wow, not long been back and all i can say is, "I'm Knackered." The UK roads have drained us to death, same horrid feeling as every year when we are greeted with ques of standing traffic. Doh., we are home. 
That was a great break indeed, shame the ring was so damn busy but it was worth the 2 day wait when we finally got on Tuesday night as it was totally dead, but alas, just my luck, the chose that time to do lots of barrier repairs and close two really fast sections down to a cars width with cones while they did it, so i still didnt get a single incident free clear run all weekend, but i learnt some nice new lines and improved upon my PB so im well happy all in all, even if i was a little down on Saturday about the bloody que's.
Will i be going again? Dont know, the que's really spoiled it, as when you finally got out, there were between 2 and 5 incidents every lap, the place really is gettig spoilt now as its just too busy. That said, i was out lap after lap on Tuesday night and really enjpoyed it again... hard to call.
High point of the trip, finally getting up the bottle to brake after the crest of a really fast section and finding out the car will turn in at silly speed and shaved great time from my laps.
Low point: Kenny had an off and ran his car down a barrier, causing him a load of headaches to get the car home. (Hes trailored it back and will be home with it tonight.
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Nothing much else to report, the M5 was as good as i expected, yet despite my efforts, the brakes wont stand up to the ring in the hands of a driver like myself who still needs them to work damn well on corners he doesnt understand yet,
so i warped the damn things. Oh well, only cost about grand to renew them all the week before i left. Shall do them again soon... doh. Must learn to drive.
The Off roading was hillarious, SiB should be along soon with some comedy pictures and videos to add. Ha Ha... will say no more. What a howl we had.
Gracy... Ł100 was a bargain for your crash repairs i thought.
Was great to see all the old crew there and also to meet some new faces and names. Hope to see you all at a venue soon.
That was a great break indeed, shame the ring was so damn busy but it was worth the 2 day wait when we finally got on Tuesday night as it was totally dead, but alas, just my luck, the chose that time to do lots of barrier repairs and close two really fast sections down to a cars width with cones while they did it, so i still didnt get a single incident free clear run all weekend, but i learnt some nice new lines and improved upon my PB so im well happy all in all, even if i was a little down on Saturday about the bloody que's.
Will i be going again? Dont know, the que's really spoiled it, as when you finally got out, there were between 2 and 5 incidents every lap, the place really is gettig spoilt now as its just too busy.
That said, i was out lap after lap on Tuesday night and really enjpoyed it again... hard to call. High point of the trip, finally getting up the bottle to brake after the crest of a really fast section and finding out the car will turn in at silly speed and shaved great time from my laps.
Low point: Kenny had an off and ran his car down a barrier, causing him a load of headaches to get the car home. (Hes trailored it back and will be home with it tonight.
)Nothing much else to report, the M5 was as good as i expected, yet despite my efforts, the brakes wont stand up to the ring in the hands of a driver like myself who still needs them to work damn well on corners he doesnt understand yet,
so i warped the damn things. Oh well, only cost about grand to renew them all the week before i left. Shall do them again soon... doh. Must learn to drive. The Off roading was hillarious, SiB should be along soon with some comedy pictures and videos to add. Ha Ha... will say no more. What a howl we had.
Gracy... Ł100 was a bargain for your crash repairs i thought.
Was great to see all the old crew there and also to meet some new faces and names. Hope to see you all at a venue soon.
Glad you had a good one mate. Sure you will go again. That place is addictive and I will not rest until i have returned!
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Mr`s Diva is well pleased though,as i usually look like a colour chart for dairy crest milk.....she said it`s about time i had some colour
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Some good pictures coming up now guys....Lee is in Holland all weekend, so i might just post his pictures up for him... you just wont have the amusing running commentry that he would give you with them!!!
Can someone please post the link to the racepictures.de site as when i go on i can see the nurburg pictures from the days we were there... but cant get in to the album! Fankoo!
Can someone please post the link to the racepictures.de site as when i go on i can see the nurburg pictures from the days we were there... but cant get in to the album! Fankoo!
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Ok, some are good some are bad!
Some of the convoy shots up there again....
When we finally got there
The Hotel we stayed in and where most came for a meal Saturday night!
Our 'attic' room with water bed!
Stu posing
Percy and Stu's Audi that i have momentarily named Alan, in the hotel car park!
Some scenery shots....
Some ring shots when the racing was on!
Not quite sure why stu is looking so excited here!
Some shots from the meal on Saturday
Some off roading piccies (courtesy of Diva!)
Our pink roofed jeep that Lee managed to break somehow!
The trekker type thingy we went on!
hmmmmm guess which one moved out the way?
The Hummer that was bombing round while we were there....
The sand buggies.... I could NOT get on with these and just kept driving in to the wall... so i gave up!
I felt so so sorry for this poor lad.... all he kept doing was running round trying to keep everyone on the track!!
And some general ring pictures!
Then Poor ole Percy trying to be fixed at Zakspeed!
Over all an AMAZING long weekend break, with some fantastic cars, fantastic company and fantastic weather! I cant wait to go again!
Some of the convoy shots up there again....
When we finally got there
The Hotel we stayed in and where most came for a meal Saturday night!
Our 'attic' room with water bed!
Stu posing
Percy and Stu's Audi that i have momentarily named Alan, in the hotel car park!
Some scenery shots....
Some ring shots when the racing was on!
Not quite sure why stu is looking so excited here!
Some shots from the meal on Saturday
Some off roading piccies (courtesy of Diva!)
Our pink roofed jeep that Lee managed to break somehow!
The trekker type thingy we went on!
hmmmmm guess which one moved out the way?
The Hummer that was bombing round while we were there....
The sand buggies.... I could NOT get on with these and just kept driving in to the wall... so i gave up!
I felt so so sorry for this poor lad.... all he kept doing was running round trying to keep everyone on the track!!
And some general ring pictures!
Then Poor ole Percy trying to be fixed at Zakspeed!
Over all an AMAZING long weekend break, with some fantastic cars, fantastic company and fantastic weather! I cant wait to go again!
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Some nice photos there, me and the missus stayed in the schloss a few years ago really nice hotel.Think the video clip you have is going from the schloss to the ring? the one where you just snake up the side of the mountain and come out in i think a place called lagenfeld
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timster - i don't want to be a moan arse but why quote the entirety of maria's pictures repeating photo's (good ones ) and making the page twice as long as it needs to be and difficult to read ? why not just make the comment?
EDIT - nicely tidied up by Stu
but why quote the entirety of maria's pictures repeating photo's (good ones ) and making the page twice as long as it needs to be and difficult to read ? why not just make the comment?EDIT - nicely tidied up by Stu
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Some amazing pictures there, i've Right clicked , save as loads!!
Who's this looking thru the drivers window and whats up with his face?!
Who's this looking thru the drivers window and whats up with his face?!