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Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
rex:
Thank you fuscobal! Wish you will join me again next year. :drinking:
rex:
Well guys, I just returned from my Nring + Spa trip and I have to say all is good. The car is fine and so am I.
I could make one huge post telling you all about this trip but I think that is not such a good idea. So, I will make smaller posts (they are still quite long).
Well, I left my home on the 4th of august and in the evening of the 5th I arrived at Nurburgring. The car was quite fuel efficient as you can see below.
I could have had even better mpg's but the German Highway took it's toll (no speed restrictions, roads in construction and a lot of traffic jams).
So, as I was saying I arrived on the evening of the fifth, I changed my tires (I managed to scratch one of my BBS rims), unpacked and I was ready to have a lap of the Nurburgring that evening.
I got to the track but the track was closed. So, I tried to find a spot to park the car but I didn't have any luck. I asked somebody (they looked German but in fact were British) why the track was closed and they said that there was a big accident involving cars and bikes and the track was closed for more then an hour. They noticed my discs so I told them that these were made in the UK :drinking: Than I set of to have the dinner. After the dinner I decided to browse the web at my hotel. There was another guy watching videos of laps in the dining room and I started chating with him. He turned out to be Roberto Merhi. He is the leader of the Forumla 3 Championship. We chatted about the Nring and Hring and Spa lines, about team mates, about cars, etc.... He also invited me to the races taking place the following day (he even gave me a paddock ticket so I could go in and out as I pleased).
So...I did just that. But first I went for 5 laps of the Nordschelife. The first ones were really slow (just below 10 min) because the track was wet (on some parts even all the track was wet and I did not want to take any chances). There was also a lot of traffic which made my work even harder. It was also very frustrating because my tires would rub against the wheel arches. So, after these laps I went to the GP track to see Roberto. I went on the pit lanes and spied on some Seats and Sciroccos (they were also racing that weekend).
After that I saw Roberto win his first race of the day. He was very nice and he invited in the paddock.
Than I set up to have some other laps.
The next 2 laps were really "something". In the first lap I almost hit a Porsche.
This guy was really slow and he did not let me pass... This does not bother me too much but before a corner he braked to much and I almost hit him from behind.
The next lap was the scariest lap I have ever done (so far). I started going even though it was beginning to rain. I followed a Renault Clio RS at the beginning of this lap.
I had to much confidence in my driving skills (very childish of me)... and in the Eschbach bend (minute 7:55 of the video below, at km 16, just before the observation post) the car oversteered a lot. I don't know how I didn't crash the car then and there. I remember thinking I would hit the rails, at a point I remember hitting the brake pedal, I remember hitting the gas pedal (not sore at what point, though). But I managed to survive and I noticed that the track was really wet and I went a lot slower for the rest of the lap.
Than it started to rain heavily and I went to eat. After I ate I went to the hotel and raised my front and removed the back spacers. I hoped this would prevent the rubbing I was telling you above and in a great part it did, as I was to find out the next lap. So, I made one more lap but at a slow pase(9.50)
Then I went to see Roberto in his second race of the day. Now I sat in the Mercedes Benz Arena and I had a great view of much of the track. Roberto stared 8th and he won. It was one of the best driving I have ever seen (on TV also). This guy is really really good.
Then a dinner at Sabine's place ended that day.
The following days will be presented in the following posts.
Cheers :drinking:
*Edit: I changed the video with a better version. The previous one had a editing mistake (some scenes were twice) and the new one corrected these mistakes.
danishmkvgti:
excellent reading, looking forward to hearing more :drinking:
the bruce:
as always nice write up :happy2:
ps
now you'll know why I told you :wink:
rex:
Thanks guys! :drinking:
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