carnut
|
| posted on 20/3/03 at 06:40 PM |
|
|
Nurburgring
Has anyone lapped the Nurburgring's Nordschliefe in a locost. If so what time did you lap it in?
Someone in a bike powered locost must be able to get near the sub 8min standard set by a few of the best. (that includes the R500 and Jag XJ220).
Im going to ignore the fastest lap by the 911 as it was non standard and using dirty tires.
Im taking mine later in the year to see what it can do!
|
|
|
|
|
MK9R
|
| posted on 21/3/03 at 11:05 AM |
|
|
I'm considering going in the scooby in August. You have to makesure the tarck is open to the public when you want to go.
Useful link:-
Ben Lovejoys page
Looks bloody great!!!!!!!
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
|
|
|
gadrego
|
| posted on 21/3/03 at 12:51 PM |
|
|
I think the caterham Blackbird got pretty close to sub 8 mins. Thing is though, all these lap times are set by people who know the ring like the back
of their hand and I think this is probably worth at least a minute a lap. Other thing to consider with a BEC is that there are some very fast parts
which will favour much more powerful cars rather than lightweight BEC's. I remeber reading an article in EVO about the R500 at the ring and the
aurthor described how they were on the main straight at the Caterham's rev limiter in 6th for what seemed liked minutes. See the problem?
Definetly worth a go though. I think anything under 9.5 mins for a ring beginner would be some achievment. I managed 11 and a half mins in a golf.
More fun than you can possibly imagine. Everybody should do it at least once. Check out this video. Even if you have a slow connection its worth
downloading.
http://g2.nu/chris/westie/media/index.php
Enjoy!
|
|
|
Findlay234
|
| posted on 21/3/03 at 02:02 PM |
|
|
Shite, "There is around one death a month there, and countless more serious injuries"
look at the crash photos.
|
|
|
auzziejim
|
| posted on 21/3/03 at 03:38 PM |
|
|
iv just seen that too findlay pretty scary stuff even the pics where people walked away
James
|
|
|
MK9R
|
| posted on 21/3/03 at 11:23 PM |
|
|
I love the tourist buses!!!!! I would never have done it on the bike, far too many looy cabbage munchers!!
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
|
|
|
Sideways 2 Victory
|
| posted on 1/5/03 at 07:56 PM |
|
|
I went last September too!
A theme park for petrolheadz, plonked on the top of stunning German Mountains.
http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/ddell_1800
This was B4 they banned videoing!!! (Got 12 laps on tape)
10:16 BTG in a prepped Saab 9000 Carlsson 2.3T
Plus lots of 11 & 12 minute laps getting out the way of porkers, bikes, the Ringmini, the Ringtaxi .......u get the idea.
3 tourist buses felt like they were parked but weren't and I overtook a 911 into Metzgesfeld which was nice.
Thats where my locost is going when its finished. Would never take the Duke tho' but maybe a disposable bike 
Wouldnt like to have an off there in a Locost though, hence the full cage, not that it would help that much.
Learn the circuit layout on the PC sim "Grand Prix Legends" it has a very accurate effort at a virtual Ring. Although I found it cannot
prepare you for the elevation changes and related "G's"
There are lots of accidents but a large majority are bikers who hit oil/debris and people who think they can drive, (and who possibly can) but
attempt to gun it from their first lap. Noooooo. "Its not yer normal trackday Astra Boy it's 14 miles long FFS"
Learn it first, enjoy it, then build speed slowly over several visits.
Ben Lovejoys site is great and so is the "Ringers list" on smartgroups,
http://www.smartgroups.com/group/group.cfm?GID=676210
Anyone fancy a Ring trip in early September?
ATB
Dave
[Edited on 1/5/03 by Sideways 2 Victory]
[Edited on 1/5/03 by Sideways 2 Victory]
[Edited on 1/5/03 by Sideways 2 Victory]
www.nurburgring.org
|
|
|
carnut
|
| posted on 2/5/03 at 01:11 PM |
|
|
I cant wait to take my car but ill just take it quite easy as you say as i dont want to wreck my car just after ive finished it.
|
|
|
jmbillings
|
| posted on 8/6/03 at 01:25 PM |
|
|
I've been a couple of times- first time in my golf, but was pissing it down with rain- second time in the locost, but we still took it slow. A
lot of the bends have funny cambers or summits and can unsettle the car, we didn't time the run... But I agree, worth doing just for the stroll
around the car park!
|
|
|
owbow
|
| posted on 17/7/03 at 12:00 PM |
|
|
quote:
Anyone fancy a Ring trip in early September?
september 12/13/14/15 i will be there... details are on www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs
look under international
o
building it, but someone else is gonna drive it... i must be daft!
|
|
|
MK9R
|
| posted on 20/7/03 at 04:40 PM |
|
|
Another scooby owning locoster joining me?
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
|
|
|
A Badger
|
| posted on 8/8/03 at 11:03 AM |
|
|
Acording to EVO mag this month. A Radical SR3 with a turbo 1500cc Megabusa engine has just lapped the ring in 7:19.
They were only allowed one flying lap and feel that the gearing and suspension setup were not quite right.
Jeeez, what will they do with some more practice.
Andrew
|
|
|
andyps
|
| posted on 8/8/03 at 01:42 PM |
|
|
There is a full report on the Radical lap in this weeks Autocar magazine - they did get to practice, but only one flat out lap so beating a seriously
tuned Porsche 911 by 12.8 seconds was a great achievement.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
|
|
|
Sideways 2 Victory
|
| posted on 8/8/03 at 10:05 PM |
|
|
Which version of the radical was it?
The souped up one aint really road legal is it?
Gotta be road legal for the proddy car record.
Still, giz a go.
ATB
Dave
www.nurburgring.org
|
|
|
