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Nurburgring Trip - 2nd-5th October 09....
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: Akira on August 22, 2009, 04:10:14 pm ---Thanks Red,
some useful points. might be safer all round just to use a track car at the ring, at least you would be covered.
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....I hope I haven't put you off driving your own car at The Ring!
The Ring track hire cars will cost you in the region of £400 IIRC - I looked it up in June before my first trip because I was, like you, very concerned about insurance. I decided that I wasn't even going to drive on the Nordschleife because of lack of insurance but after a sight lap I felt confident enough and the temptation was too great.
Another option is to pay a specialist Nordschleife instructor £100 for a one-to-one hour (again an option with The Nurburgring Experience) but just start off by getting a passenger ride and see how you feel - You'll be fine - Just treat it like a fast one-way B-road you've never driven before but which has fast bikes and Porsches suddenly appearing in your rear view mirrors.
You'll enjoy it, otherwise you wouldn't be going.
Just one word to remember: Respect.
Akira:
Not put me off, but would have liked all the facts before i signed up.
Hiring a car is the only way i'll be going round, can't aford to talk the risk. And by the sound of it nobody else is going to have insurance either, so think i'll keep my car well out of it.
RedRobin:
^^^^
I think you'll find that it's only the Britischers who most of whom have very limited insurance cover, if at all, for The Ring. It can get mighty technical in that your insurance company may be forced to pay out under EU law but then will come after you personally afterwards.
Please hear what others in addition to myself have to say about Ring insurance.
Janner_Sy:
for the guys who've been there before this is irrelevant, but if your new to the ring this might help
the german insurance companies see the nurburgring as a public toll road and therefore cover them.
its really not that bad on there. ive done cake loadsa laps now, and have only come off once, but i was really pushing it at that point.
A few pointers for those who have not been before
As you approach a corner, not during, check your mirrors for bikers and quicker cars, you'll be suprised how cars sneak up without you realising it,
if a car is coming up behind you to overtake always indicate right(which would be the slow lane on a public road) and if they hit you, they are then liable.
when you come onto the last straight where you can see the exit, dont hammer it down there if you have standard brakes and brake fluid, cos when you brake hard at the bottom, and end up in the queue, you will have a very spongy pedal and not much breaking power at all, and they take forever to cool down.
Also after your lap dont pull into the carpark and leave your car, take it for a slow drive to cool the engine down, and more importantly the brakes. I always come out the track turn right at the round about take the frst left down the road, through the tunnel, and head back in past the petrol station.
Most importantly, when you park up after a lap, do not use your handbrake as the heat on the pads and discs can warp your brake discs. I park it in gear, handbrake off, bonnet up, to help with cooling.
And watch out for bikes as alot of them are absolute idiots and seem to have no fear for their life
Akira:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on August 23, 2009, 11:46:16 am ---^^^^
I think you'll find that it's only the Britischers who most of whom have very limited insurance cover, if at all, for The Ring.
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And that's the biggest problem.
I'm going to get some quotes for insurance which will cover the ring Vs hiring a car to go round, and see what the final cost is going to be, i'll take it from there.
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