by "Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
Published 11/18/2017 at 14:54
by "Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
Published 11/18/2017 at 14:54
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Is driving the ring as your first track day a stupid idea? Probably, but when in Luxembourg [for work], do as Oppos do and visit the ring. What I didn’t expect was for it to live up to every expectation.
6:00AM - Wake up in Luxembourg.
6:30AM - Depart Luxembourg for Nurburg. There were good times and bad. Bad was dense fog. Good was de-restricted autobahn!
8:00AM - Arrive at RSR Nurburg
When it comes to the driver briefing, RSR nails it. It’s the perfect mix of “take this seriously” and “have fun”. When I booked, I added a lap with an instructor. It took a while for an instructor to come free but once he did, he (Terry) was great. I recommend that if you are going for the first time - it’s a jump start to getting a feel for the car while someone else augments your brain with track knowledge.
I didn’t record that lap, but I did record the next three!
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The video is 35 minutes but here’s the skinny: The VW Scirocco GTS is a fun car to flog around the track. This car had about 10k KM on it, which means it’s probably done the ring about 400 times. That’s insane. The brakes did fade a bit on the final lap but I was pushing hard at the start. The most glorious part of today? Basically no traffic. Nearly dry track.
Noon: After turning the car back in, I got back in my rented Volvo V40 D2 and drove around. Guess what? This place is amazing. Even the town of Adenau has car stuff everywhere. The best way I can describe it is... imagine your favorite ski area with the closest few towns. You know, the towns where all the hotels and shops cater to the local mountain? Well, that’s what it’s like here, except it’s auto-nirvanna.
Still deciding on what to do tomorrow! The best part of this trip is not having a super set plan.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
11/18/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 0
Id be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous. Looks like a load of fun.
"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
11/18/2017 at 15:37, STARS: 1
One of the best days of my life. I will have airfare alerts set up from now on. Part of me wants to look into what it would take to keep a cheap track car in Germany or Luxembourg.
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
11/18/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0
Just cruise through the Eifel tomorrow!
Or, if you’ve got the time, I can wholeheartedly recommend doing the inverse Europpomeet: cross the Eifel and the Ardennes to Spa and visit the track and the museum (in the Stavelot Abbey). If you want a taste of what it’s like, there’s a couple of reports floating around Oppo, just search for Europpomeet.