Title: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kristof on May 10, 2010, 06:50:23 pm
Anyone going to the Nurburgring 24h this weekend ?
I'm there on Thursday for the night practice, drive home again and get back on Saturday for the race untill Sunday. Didn't book hotel or b&b, will probably sleep in the car (unless I can find something for one night that's no 40 km away from the track). If you see someone with a camera and lenses full of Le Mans and Daytona stickers, it 'll probably be me ;D
I'm there on Thursday for the night practice, drive home again and get back on Saturday for the race untill Sunday. Didn't book hotel or b&b, will probably sleep in the car (unless I can find something for one night that's no 40 km away from the track). If you see someone with a camera and lenses full of Le Mans and Daytona stickers, it 'll probably be me ;D
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Boorish Grobian on May 10, 2010, 09:16:11 pm
Have fun Dottore! Wish I was going... Any opportunity to see a race at the greatest of all circuits is a good one.
Fax
Fax
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: mike(liverpool boys) on May 10, 2010, 10:06:07 pm
Have fun Dottore! Wish I was going... Any opportunity to see a race at the greatest of all circuits is a good one.
Fax
Fax
I just want to see a race of any kind this year :-\
Looking forward to the pictures ;D
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Lord Pig-Pen on May 11, 2010, 11:09:32 am
Have a good time!! We all did when we went last year!! :police:
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Dobbo on May 11, 2010, 02:13:11 pm
Have a good time Dottore. Wish I was going :(
Also looking forward to seeing the pictures.
Also looking forward to seeing the pictures.
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Brad Zarse on May 12, 2010, 04:51:59 pm
Have a good time!! We all did when we went last year!! :police:
ICH HAAAAAABE DONKEY TENNIS RACKET!
I wonder if we're still famous there?
:)
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kev_mk3 on May 12, 2010, 05:37:21 pm
have a great time. I know plenty are going off another forum i use
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kristof on May 14, 2010, 03:52:55 am
Freakin' cold (this morning hardly 3° celsius), sometimes wet ... but great cars !
Left this morning at 7.30, got back home at 3am, tired as hell but it was worth it ... Saturday and Sunday back to Germany ;D
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3213.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3233.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3000.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3153.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3200.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3564.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4465.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4756.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4838.jpg)
Left this morning at 7.30, got back home at 3am, tired as hell but it was worth it ... Saturday and Sunday back to Germany ;D
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3213.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3233.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3000.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3153.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3200.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER3564.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4465.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4756.jpg)
(http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae77/Raceshot/24H%20Nurburgring/_VER4838.jpg)
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: JDS on May 14, 2010, 11:39:05 am
Great photos ;D
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Lord Pig-Pen on May 14, 2010, 01:48:33 pm
Have a good time!! We all did when we went last year!! :police:
ICH HAAAAAABE DONKEY TENNIS RACKET!
I wonder if we're still famous there?
:)
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Steve Pyro on May 16, 2010, 11:23:24 pm
Has our friend had his van serviced yet?
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kristof on May 16, 2010, 11:35:13 pm
///M Power ... Lord of the Ring ;D
To make a long story short : had a great weekend, enjoyed a great race and unique atmosphere, but ...
Compared to Le Mans, it doesn't even come close. Saturday and Sunday, I just couldn't get the drive or the focus to take pictures or get to some places, queing traffic, low temperatures ... it was all too much at a certain point. At Le Mans, I don't care ... traffic fed up ? We'll wait; Cold ? Put on another sweater; Rain : so what ? Camera stayed in the car most of the time, didn't even bother taking it with me just in case something might happen ... Don't get me wrong, I love this track, even built up a car to drive on it, but it doesn't have the magic of Le Mans, that's something I realised in the past few days.
Conclusion : this was an appetiser, the real race is in 4 weeks ... Bring it on !!!!
To make a long story short : had a great weekend, enjoyed a great race and unique atmosphere, but ...
Compared to Le Mans, it doesn't even come close. Saturday and Sunday, I just couldn't get the drive or the focus to take pictures or get to some places, queing traffic, low temperatures ... it was all too much at a certain point. At Le Mans, I don't care ... traffic fed up ? We'll wait; Cold ? Put on another sweater; Rain : so what ? Camera stayed in the car most of the time, didn't even bother taking it with me just in case something might happen ... Don't get me wrong, I love this track, even built up a car to drive on it, but it doesn't have the magic of Le Mans, that's something I realised in the past few days.
Conclusion : this was an appetiser, the real race is in 4 weeks ... Bring it on !!!!
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Brad Zarse on May 17, 2010, 02:08:34 am
Same for me.
The Nurburgring 24hr was an outstanding event for us last year - mainly by virtue of the friends we shared it with - Ridiculous behaviour all round, and the onset of the groups obsession with Jagerbombs. Last year however, I couldn't do LM (poor planning maybe - but actually a touch of genius - my wedding anniversary will never clash with LM).
This year, we discussed the opportunity of doing both - we really did have a stonking time last year - and assuming that the organisers would ever let us within 300 miles of the place again (which is by no means guaranteed given the state we left the place in last year) then we would happily return. But for many of us it would have come down to a choice - Nurburgring with its amazing road trip, INCREDIBLE roads approaching the circuit, laid back atmosphere (compared to LM anyway) and fun feeling - or Le-Mans - with all of the above minus the good roads, but plus world class racing, a more extreme atmosphere, and a more mental feel. For me there was only ever going to be one choice - Le-Mans is the daddy of endurance races - the best teams, the best fans, the best friends, and the most mental atmosphere. I promised last year that I would never miss it again. I intend on keeping that promise.
The Nurburgring 24hr was an outstanding event for us last year - mainly by virtue of the friends we shared it with - Ridiculous behaviour all round, and the onset of the groups obsession with Jagerbombs. Last year however, I couldn't do LM (poor planning maybe - but actually a touch of genius - my wedding anniversary will never clash with LM).
This year, we discussed the opportunity of doing both - we really did have a stonking time last year - and assuming that the organisers would ever let us within 300 miles of the place again (which is by no means guaranteed given the state we left the place in last year) then we would happily return. But for many of us it would have come down to a choice - Nurburgring with its amazing road trip, INCREDIBLE roads approaching the circuit, laid back atmosphere (compared to LM anyway) and fun feeling - or Le-Mans - with all of the above minus the good roads, but plus world class racing, a more extreme atmosphere, and a more mental feel. For me there was only ever going to be one choice - Le-Mans is the daddy of endurance races - the best teams, the best fans, the best friends, and the most mental atmosphere. I promised last year that I would never miss it again. I intend on keeping that promise.
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kev_mk3 on May 17, 2010, 11:14:07 am
Lemans is the daddy of endurance races as brad says, think if N24 was later in the year it would be alot better IMO tho cant wait to get back to the magical place
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: DelBoy on May 17, 2010, 11:48:57 am
Le-Mans is the daddy of endurance races -
Jeez - I've been preaching this message for 46 years now. Glad someone finally listened ;D ;D ;D
Del
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: amazing 1 on May 17, 2010, 03:03:39 pm
Great pics !
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
1st in class and 24th overall. Not too shabby.
Thanks
Randy
hope to meet you at Le Mans
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
1st in class and 24th overall. Not too shabby.
Thanks
Randy
hope to meet you at Le Mans
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kristof on May 17, 2010, 03:40:08 pm
Great pics !
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
1st in class and 24th overall. Not too shabby.
Thanks
Randy
hope to meet you at Le Mans
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
1st in class and 24th overall. Not too shabby.
Thanks
Randy
hope to meet you at Le Mans
Should have some of that car, just give me a few days to sort all of them out (I'm still working on my F1 pics of Barcelona).
Looking forward to meet you too at LM !!
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Bob U on May 17, 2010, 04:36:29 pm
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis?
I thought this was a thread about Elton John.
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: sceetum on May 17, 2010, 06:16:10 pm
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis?
I thought this was a thread about Elton John.
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Lord Pig-Pen on May 17, 2010, 06:34:29 pm
F
Has our friend had his van serviced yet?
I hope so!Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: amazing 1 on May 17, 2010, 09:05:25 pm
Do you by chance have any of car #70 an Audi RS 4 ?
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis was co-driving that car.
Shane Lewis?
I thought this was a thread about Elton John.
Bob ?
Why does this or anything else for that matter,make you think of Elton John?
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Brad Zarse on May 17, 2010, 10:30:01 pm
24 hours at the Ring Randy....get with the programme ::) ;)
Title: Re: 24H at the 'Ring
Post by: Kristof on May 22, 2010, 09:10:17 am
Great video ... 24h in 19500 frames
http://www.stereoscreen.de/24h/
http://www.stereoscreen.de/24h/
