Going to Germany (Nurburgring), what do I need to know?

http://www.rent-racecar.de/gb/index.html

 

A friend used them too - if you are learning there's no need for power so a cheaper car is fine

Best site : http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/

Good video of a lap : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p0v3nDoCAU

I'm pretty sure there are also other threads here too

 

get yourself a good computer game with a nordschleife in it and learn it first there. you'll have far greater satisfaction when riding on it in reality

 

But don't think you can do the Ring in xx minutes, because that just doesn't work.
Even with a fast car, you will be overtaken by experienced drivers in old Golf GTI's and Opels (Vauxhall).
Don't try to follow them, just drive your own safe speed.

Or else you will end up like this English guy who thought he could do it in 9:30 minutes, because he watched Top Gear and had a PS2 with Gran Turismo.


I was driving a Porsche 944 S2 from a friend of mine and there was oil on the track (there were "oel-spur" shields to mark the trace from Fuchsrohre to Adenauer Forst), so I slowed down.
When I looked in my rear-view mirrors, this BMW came flying towards us (racing speed) and almost hit our car!!
I quickly sped up and went out of his way to let him pass.

After the oil-track I accellerated again and followed this lunatic. He was taking corners wrong and I was just waiting for the accident to happen and two bends later he got in the grass with the rear wheels (because he braked much too late) and ended up on the roof in the middle of the track.
I parked the car and went to the crash-scene to check if the driver was okay. My friend walked back to alert the other cars that were coming.

Driver was okay luckily (only a cut in his arm) and we stayed with him to help out with the language etc.

More pictures here :
http://www.gummen.org/fotoalbum/evenement_show.asp?art_id=340

 

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And don't rent a car at Avis or something, because they know people try to use them for trackdays and this is not allowed.
Even if there is no visible damage, they will charge you thousands of dollars for tyres etc.
People at the Ring will call Avis if they see rental cars on the track, so they will find out.

So only use companies rent a racer (see above) or http://www.RSRnurburg.com . They have got some great cars like the Clio V6 or the Porsches!