DirtyHarry85

Guys, Looking at a planning a trip to the ring with a few pals. Wondered if nayone has any experience and an idea on costs...

Would probably look to camp nearby!?

Any ideas, experiences or stories would be appreicated!

COCHYN

Ask the follow people...

Si B and Jimbo. Si goes quite frequently, but Jim went the week before to the Ring. So either way you'll get a few answers here. I've been a few times

S1sam

Camping is great and only a few mins away from the ring (infact it backs onto the GP circuit)

http://www.camping-am-nuerburgring.de/

RS Grant

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I'm planning to head over at the beginning of August this year... it's worth having a search for threads started by Si B on here, because he's done a comprehensive write up for each trip he's been on. Although prices will undoubtedly be higher now, it should give you a reasonable idea of how much/where to go/what to see.


Cheers,
Grant

Twins

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For the price of the b and b,s out there why would you camp ,we stay in a lovely little b and b each time we go, plenty of parking for the cars costs about 40 euros each per night ,then we just go out for an evening meal

COCHYN

......no liquid diets eh Twins, wouldn't dream of it!

Chip

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Do a search mate, been loads of threads with people detailing costs.

1500 quid is realistic for a car with 2 people who like to eat well and do lots of laps.

COCHYN

Christ man, what you averaging out?! Gatebil is cheaper

rs-tuner

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Cheapest I have done is Ł1200 for a 4 day long weekend. And about Ł2000 for a week.

mattman1234

make sure you have track insurance,its a MUST,or it could ruin you

SiZT

Campings priced per day for some stupid reason, I was over at the end of March and stayed here: http://www.villa-huegel.com/uk/html/surroundings.html which was nice and quiet, but I've also stayed in the Hotel an der nordeschlife (sp?) and at the camp site (both also good)

J1mbo

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I went weekend before last and it was more expensive than when I went two years ago.

Laps are €26 euros each and can no longer buy ten at a time. It's one lap, four laps, twenty five laps or a season pass

as above 1 lap is 26
Can't remember 4 laps
We did 25 which was €490
And a season was €1100 iirc

Expensive but really worth it.

There's alot of good accommodation around the ring and not too dear.

We stayed at the pistenklause hotel called tier garten iirc and that was €340 for three nights twin bedroom inc breakfast.

One thing you MUST have over there is a steak on a stone at the pistenklause resteraunt It's amazing, pizza is awesome too!

The museum is worth going in aswell as you can change the wheels on a f1 car racing against your mates. That's alot of fun. (especially when you beat matey there who does it all day everyday like we did LOL!)

That's all I can think of really.

People may laugh but if you've never been, learn it on forza 3 on the Xbox and it will give you such a good idea of where your going. I know the ring off by heart on the Xbox, and after 17 laps driving I can safely say I know what's coming up on each corner, it dosnt take long to learn, We were doing low-mid 9 mins where a pro driver does 8:47 in the same car, was quite happy at that really considering with some traffic.

Carlos-Titx

I was meant to be going this month but had to pull out. I'm sure one of the hotels/B&B also had garages tools and car lifts as well. (handy if you're going in a Ford)

Something I need to do before I die!

Mark B

I've just booked time off when, when we booking?

RS Grant

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Some say he's abnormally tall and does a secret little sex wee when he talks about bench dynos... all we know is, he's called The Stig.




Cheers,
Grant

RS Grant

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I'll have to speak to Melly and see what stage he's at mate... but would have thought it'll be end of the month, if we keep putting it off then the prices will just keep rising.


Cheers,
Grant

J1mbo

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Fpmsl

DirtyHarry85

Grain Turismo has served well on giving me a good idea of the track.

Dont know hoe many laps ill be doing yet, more for the ;ads weekend away than a balls out assault on the track as i might end up going in the diesel focus daily driver to keep costs down!

Friend has a 3.0 Z4 so really ought to book my ideas up and sort a car out!

Mk1 Capri is 95% complete but a long drive in that thing!

big_wig_074

long weekend can be done for Ł600 per car if you budget right, and dont do too many laps, im off again end of june and will be taking Ł300 with me and expect not to exceed this by much. lidl for food during the day, pinocchios pizza at night and 2 laps a day, then some sightseeing around the circuit the rest of the time.
before i get knocked down for this estimate on costs like last time, ive been going for 5 years now and have still yet to exceed Ł400 for 3 days away (including ferry, fuel, laps, food and accomodation).
depends how crazy you want to go, its VERY easy to spend more if you have more.

nevsrevs

thats wat i do mate, most i done in a whole day was 4 laps, i like being there full stop, so im happy in the pit, or at the camp site, im such a tight ass, i perfer to go and keep costs low, rather than not go at all.

cosevo

went on my 7th trip two weekends ago, I went in TDi golf, so quite good on fuel but you still need to budget approx Ł600 Id say for everything, crossing, b&b, fuel, food, laps, and dont forget a little more in case you have any mishaps. Always get breakdown cover as well.
Bearing in mind I done around Ł700 this past trip but I did do 12 laps at a cost of 285 euro and went out for Steak 3 nights running at 25 euro a night, and took the train, which is a tiny bit more expensive than the boat, but so much quicker you can get to the ring the same day you travel and have the afternoon there.
We always stay at Sliders Guest House, 15 mins from the ring, but a nice drive there and back, and its only 32 euro per night, beers fridge always full for the guests. Spot On.
Im back again late august early september, and planning on moving over there sometime next year hopefully, i love the place/atmosphere

cosevo

p.s. did anyone see this.

Happened bank holiday friday just gone, just hours before we arrived, track closed for 4 hours, luckily all survived. Although we was debating he saved himself a few quid not damaging the armco, lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nlIK...eature=related

Si B

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Here's my now 5 year old report, with a real breakdown of literally every cost:

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...s-of-pics.html

Obviously the exchange rate has changed badly for us, and the costs over there have increased a lot too---> 26 Euros for a lap now, I once paid around Ł11-12

Pic from that report above that I love:



That's me in the hire jeep

Rick

PMSL, legend Si lol. Now get your Evo fixed!

DirtyHarry85

Great write up si!, thanks for posting. Initial plan of 500 each seems well feasible, bring on the steaks!

J1mbo

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The red civic at the end of the vid was us, he come past at the start of the lap near on two wheels

Rogeyboy

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Ive always wanted to do this, but been put off by friends spending Ł1000s on a weekend away, that to me is nice beach hol money!
But Ł300-600 is much better, gonna crack on and do this in the next couple of years!

That jeep jumping is so wrong bet that landed with a thud lol!

YOREVOL

ive got a trip planned for september. going with some mates who went last year on a stag do. cost them over Ł2k each. we get the ferry from hull to zeebrugge and then its 240 miles to the ring. it will be cheaper for me, i cant afford Ł2k.

furry

www.ringhaus.com

this is the nearest hotel to the Nordschleife entrance.

done several trips and never exceeded Ł500 for a long weekend.

we always cross the channel using norfolk line dover - dunkirk as its a fraction of the cost of dover calais and puts you further up the coast in the direction you need to go.

Gatecrasher

At least he will only get the bill for one bit of Armco instead of taking a load out

Chip

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Ive never driven at gatebil so cant comment.

We normally go for about 5 days, so thats skewing my costs a bit I guess as to me I still class that as "a long weekend" which I guess most people would say its more than?

Basics though with real vague figures:
Tunnel crossing + fuel to get over and back : 200
Accomodation for two : 400
Food for two for 5 days : 250
Breakdown cover : 100
Petrol and laps : 600

Thats 1550, and then you have some wear and tear on the car, tyres and brakepads etc.

So yeah, 1500 was a bit low if anything and thats before you start going to the museum or going offroading and stuff too.

DirtyHarry85

Started to plan the trip and so far got a z4 and an XR4x4... Looking at August 24th and 25th if anyone else is going!?

cosevo

you might have seen me then in the smoking blue golf diesel, pmsl

I was there all weekend

cit-tech

Camping is cheap but your money goes on laps and fuel ,if you have a few bhp's you will be doing near on 15- 20 euro's a lap in fuel and 26 euro for your ticket,it dont take long to spend a few quid, plus your fuel out there and back Ł150 to Ł200 ,beer food all adds up

J1mbo

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Hmm, did we have a little tear up? Had a good play with a blue tdi gold, looked like a couple of young lads I thought so may not be.

No doubt saw you floating about had had no idea lol!