as said above..

you must do a fair few miles on the journey, how much are you paying in fuel costs?

also how much does the trip cost you with stopping over etc..

just asking..

 

that's going to vary hugely depending on what car you drive and how you drive it!

 

basically thats why im asking, just wondering what people have spent getting there and back...

 

We done about 4 tanks in Ryans car when we a few months ago iirc

Depending on how many laps you do when your there depends on how much you get through as that is when the car is being used 110%

I drove to the ring on just about 1 tank of fuel in my nova, however I done 70 miles to a tank on track in the same car. I did nearly 30 laps on that trip too

 

got to the ring on one tank? how many miles is it to get there then?

 

Ben was doing 4 laps per tank

 

I done about 400 miles to a tank. We were driving very steadily as I was still running my engine in

It was certainly run in by the time we got home as I'd done 30 laps and towed someone back from the ring

 

I did it on 1 tank of diesel - thats about 65 litres in the E39

 

RICHIE !!

long time no see mate, had a quality time in Germany with you, missed you lots

Hows things ?

Ben wasn't hanging around was he iirc my mates GTR was doing 4 laps to a tank and its about Ł70 to fill it up

 

how does it work then to get there?

drive down to dover
ferry across
and then drive there

id loveeee to go there but not sure if id like to risk the journey in a shoddy old escort lol...

 

Missing you too

Only home for a few days then away again till mid July

Ben was showing a certain anount of comitment yes

Can't wait to go back, hopefully in Aug/Sept if work permits. If not definately next year in the Ka. Stu is taking his Westy hopefully. Trailor convoy anyone

 

I managed it on 50ltr diesel, Audi A6. took me almost 4.5 hrs to get there.

ok, it's only 580km.

 

Yeah, drive to Dover, ferry to Dunkerque, then 280mile drive across France, Belguim and Germany. Accommodation is about Ł25 per night, food and drink about Ł50 per day, more if you like a few evening beers. Lap tickets are 22 euros a pop.

 

Did you have anything to do with crashing that Submarine that I heard about on the news

Were back on August 29th for 6 days

I doubt the Escort will be done for early next year but my aim is to take it in August next year

 

Just on a 1k round trip took 30 gal in the Rover Audi

 

I wasn't driving thats for sure Different Submarine thank God.

Hopefully be with you end of year.

Chop chop and get escort finished You putting an XE in it now

 

a little over Ł1k(worth) in fuel at the ring and around 80laps -I had a season pass that year so we were'nt counting.
A couple of tanks to Hull and one additional fuel stop in Europe(again it was similar on returning) say around 300ish ltrs.

Hotel and cost of eating out etc isnt that expensive.
Ferry from Hull was around Ł280 if im remembering correctly based on 4folks & 1 car.

 

Its done when its done LOL, and I'm building a LET for it now mate

 

Rs turbo stage one
Ł170 fuel
Ł241 hotel 4 nights (double room)
Ł48 ferry Dover & dunq

 

2 and a half tanks there( done 3/4's of a tank getting to dover testing to see if it will be strong enough for the convoy,,, so i was going a fair bit ), 3 tanks on the way back JUST to get to dover too ( was a nice drive back though )

i was getting 4 laps to a tank also when there pmsl

 

My 528i got there, drove around locally for 3 days, and did 4 lpas of the ring on one tank!

 

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how much does it cost people in petrol to get to the n'ring and back...

roughly twice as much as just going there. hope that helps.

 

ironically i used twice as much fuel going back than i did going there if you dont include going to dover,,,,, cant think why though

 

took me 3 tanks there and back from sheffield going via dover and did another three tanks at the ring.

bryan

 

Just worked it out it's a 900 mile trip (inc ferry crossing) for me in Sept to go from Stevenage to The Ring, from there to Landgraaf and then back to Stevenage....... Probably about 4 tanks of fuel plus "Ring fuel"


Steve

 

bryan i aint got a clue what i spent in fuel but i feel better than you as my tank is 43 or 48 litres or around there pmsl !!!