Driving the Nurburgring

[Traian]

Well I am in Germany for the next 3 months, and although I´m on a really tight budget one of the must-do things for me is drive at least on lap on the Ring. I´m planning to rent a car here (Würzburg) with a friend, probably something like a small VW, and drive to there and back, as soon as I get my first salary. Anyone have any tips, like on the best days to go and such? I hope it is worth it. The taxi rides seem a little pricey, and I Just found out now you normally book them like a year in advance. I hope it is not a waste to drive a really slow car around, I figure it still has to be fun, especially since it will be manual.

[GoldenOne]

i suggest you get a decent powered car to drive, it will be funner... pretty much check the weather forecast to find a nice sunny day to go...oddly enough, play some Forza or GT4 in a comparable car to kinda get a feel and what to expect

[Jehu]

You could also check and see if you can get a lap in with Sabine....

[SharkmanBMW]

You could also check and see if you can get a lap in with Sabine....

is she the hot chick that raced the delivery van around the ring and beat a ton of cars on Top Gear?????

[Jehu]

is she the hot chick that raced the delivery van around the ring and beat a ton of cars on Top Gear?????

Ya,she's a Ring taxi driver with an M5 you can hire her to take you ...

[Nick.Hay]

Mmmm.... She's quite easy on the eye.

Tho, I dunno if I could be with a woman who drives better/faster than me!!!

[onewhippedpuppy]

My guess is Sabine probably has a LONG wait list, she's pretty well known.

[sailorwho]

Check this out.
Had friend do this in a 3 series.
http://www.rent-racecar.de/englisch/

[Traian]

Hehe, ya I was looking into that but apparently the wait for a ride on the taxi is like a year, probably more with Sabine. And again, the operative word here is ´budget´and 250 Euro (even split 3 ways) is a lot of cash for an 8 min roller coaster ride. I think I would rather drive a VW Lupo myself than have someone drive me in an M5

Hehe that´s awesome, thanks sailorwho I will check that out.

[Kai@e34.de]

Well I am in Germany for the next 3 months, and although I´m on a really tight budget one of the must-do things for me is drive at least on lap on the Ring. I´m planning to rent a car here (Würzburg) with a friend, probably something like a small VW, and drive to there and back, as soon as I get my first salary. Anyone have any tips, like on the best days to go and such? I hope it is worth it. The taxi rides seem a little pricey, and I Just found out now you normally book them like a year in advance. I hope it is not a waste to drive a really slow car around, I figure it still has to be fun, especially since it will be manual.

hi there,
we guys from www.e34.de have planned a meeting at the Nürburgring from July 14th till July 16th this year. you're welcome, if you want. there are a few guys from bavaria, near Würzburg/Nürnberg coming, too.

http://forum.e34.de/thread.php?threadid=53045