anyone ever taken there FD/FC to the ring?

[wee_blim]

Always wanted to do a day or 2 at Nurenburg, and finally been given a bit of notice by some mates doing a trip there in May. I worked out the costs before when I was in my little 1.6 CRX and the fuel etc would have come to around £500 or so.

Obviously the RX7 would be a hell of alot more, + bringing a few bottles of oil and coolent just incase. Was wondering if anyone had done a trip like this before and could give a rough price of fuel, baring in mind we will be driving the whole way there (except of course for the ferry), doing maybe 5 or 6 laps at the ring and driving back again. Im wondering if the cost of this will outweigh the fun and weather or not it will be worth it, but would seriously love to do a day at the ring in the FD.

Any input welcomed... even if its simply... "its a fu***ng stupid idea" :Laugh

[RemarkLima]

Well, short of going totally mental on the way there and back I think you could get there in a tank of juice, maybe a tank and a half, so that\'s ~£80 each way... Then just round up to £100 each way as you\'ll need to get up to speed on the autobhans

It\'s "only" 400 miles away.

Then add hotel, ferry + juice used there, +beer etc...

[BlitzBoy]

Loads of guys have gone from FDUK as well over the last few years so they can tell you how much they shell out each time they go.

[noyzboy]

Well, short of going totally mental on the way there and back I think you could get there in a tank of juice, maybe a tank and a half, so that\'s ~£80 each way... Then just round up to £100 each way as you\'ll need to get up to speed on the autobhans

It\'s "only" 400 miles away.

Then add hotel, ferry + juice used there, +beer etc...

Eeeerm....Coming from the southeast, I reckoned it was  a 1000 mile round trip including laps.
 That\'s 50 gallons at 20MPG  and at £5 per gallon, thats £250 on fuel .
 It aint a cheap trip. but worth doing  for the fantastic experience.
Add Trackday insurance and continental AA cover and costs add up.

I\'m looking at renting a Ringtool and going Ryanair thus year. I\'m reluctant to risk my pride & joy on the Armco.
Beware, the Ring is seriously addictive. Check the real addicts on northloop.co.uk. Registration is free.
Get practicing on GT4 and a wheel before you go. It does help.

Martin H

[RemarkLima]

I think from my old house it was 400 miles to the \'ring, then obviously 400 back

Add 14 miles per lap and it all adds up. But I did go in a car that used a little less juice last time I went.

[AtomicRex]

Nurenburg is where they signed a treaty!

The Nurburgring...is I believe where you want to go???

You don\'t need trackday insurance, but you do need to check your own insurance does cover you.  Don\'t do this by ringing up....just look through your policy and check it doesn\'t specifically state the Nurburgring.

If you go via Lille, and through Prum it is as good as 300 miles from Calais.  From Bristol its as good as 1000mile round trip.

Look at spending at least £1000 if you are going there, with Fuel, accommodation, food, lap tickets. Ferries etc.


As for going over for the day, I used to have a guy who would buy a day return ferry ticket from me, ride...(yes ride) out to the Ring, do 20 laps, then ride home.....all in one day....now thats mad!!!

Check out Ben Lovejoys site....there is a webcam of the place, and you can check out the weather.  If its raining don\'t bother going out...you wont enjoy, and you will stack it!

Best thing is rent a BM from Ring Rentals, that way you can at least get home if it all goes wrong.  Don\'t use Avis.....The last bill from them when it went wrong was €4500!!!

[RemarkLima]

You don\'t need trackday insurance, but you do need to check your own insurance does cover you.  Don\'t do this by ringing up....just look through your policy and check it doesn\'t specifically state the Nurburgring.

Also, apparently a few insurance co\'s have excluded "one way toll roads" in Europe which is only the \'ring (again apparantly) and everything else is covered.

Plus I\'ve never driven it like a track, just as a fast B road so always kept it in the realms of sensible.

[AtomicRex]

Yeah I guess that is another way of stating the Ring.....Ive seen it though where people have said they\'ve rung their insurance companies and basically said, Am I covered to rag my car round one of the most dangerous tracks that mascaraed itself as a public road at times hitting almost 170mph???  And then wonder why they say NO!!!

The best thing would be to come out on the run that is being arranged through here....that way you can come out in cars with people that know the place.

[FD3SNuttah]

my insurance specifically says on the policy that im not insured to go ont he nurburgring, gutted!

might have to do a driving holiday and visit some of the roads that were on topgear instead..

[wee_blim]

thanks for the info AtomicRex, how much of that £1k do you think will be fuel? we are getting a big package deal with ferry/accomodation etc so Im not gonna include that yet, its weather the fuel costs will be worth it.

Im not just going for 1 day, we are going on the friday, saturday the Ring is only open for an hour due to some racing events happening which should be fun to watch. In the time it is open however I will be passenger riding with my mate whos been to the Ring a few times before. Then sunday I will be having 5 laps or so in my own car aswell as maybe a few in his.

[wee_blim]

+ to anyone looking at doing this, I am looking at temporary insurance companies with european cover to insure me while there.

[20B_boy]

We go from Winchester in Hampshire (or thereabouts) to the chunnel, then to the ring and back. Round trip is 1000-1300 miles, depending where you stay and how many laps you do, fuel thus roughly £300-400 (and not getting cheaper :-/)...

[wee_blim]

Something I find hard to believe here is I get around 120 miles to about £60 of vpower.  To be fair this is country lane driving and a little about town with a bit of A road mixed in, but surely can pure motorway driving be that much better in terms of mpg?

[RemarkLima]

Jeez!

I\'ll see about 400km on a tank, so around 250 - 260 miles per tank and can do a bit more on a m\'way hike, and I have done probably around 30mpg stuck on the M1 doing 50 mph for the whole length of it, so it all depends on how you drive I guess.

[markrx7]

im looking at going to the ring\' in april, mine does about 200 miles to a full tank, probably less now ive got my bigger fueling system and upp\'d the boost lol. I reckon the £300-£400 estimate is going to be pretty damn close mate, because you know you will be giving it a bit of stick on the way there!