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Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 12:31 pm
by Mr Kleen
It was CRAZY busy so I didn't feel comfortable doing my first lap ever, but I did get a ride-along in a 1M. I'll post more pix tonight after I go through them.
Until then here's a panoramic shot of the carpark
Too much sun (I hate saying that in Germany) for a good shot, but you get the point.

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 12:42 pm
by Sabre
AWESOME dude, congrats!! Your cars all ready for it now though, right? Planning on going back soon?

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 12:56 pm
by ElZorro
awesome man :)

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:33 pm
by Mr Kleen
The brake upgrades are done but I'm still on the stock RFT's. Hopefully my new wheels/tires will be here soon... I almost went out but I wasn't 100% comfortable so I decided to wait. One of these days I'll go on a weekday tourist drive, maybe even drive down the night before and get a hotel room so I can be there at 08:00. I know I can drive my care safetly around the course, it's the OTHER drivers (and the bikers) I'm worried about.

Speaking of bikers, there was one who was a right bastard to us during the 1M ride along. He weaved back and forth across the road and wouldn't let us pass. In the corners he slowed way down but kicked it hard in the straits so that Mike couldn't pass. He even took the carousel slowly instead of taking the outside path. People like that nearly ruin track days. :banghead:

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 3:59 am
by Mr Kleen
Tons of 1Ms and Focus RSs, not to mention several Corvettes and a number of Subarus. Just a crazy eclectic mix of cars out there. I'll let my [mediocre] pictures speak for themselves:

link to full Flickr photo album
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Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:51 pm
by schvin
oh man, awesome.

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:16 am
by zaxrex
Who did you bribe to get such nice weather?
I bet that place was jammed packed.
How many closures did you see? Seems like good weather always causes accidents.

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:23 pm
by Mr Kleen
zaxrex wrote:Who did you bribe to get such nice weather?
I bet that place was jammed packed.
How many closures did you see? Seems like good weather always causes accidents.
Weather was frickin perfect. 8)
It was so packed I didn't drive. Does that tell you anything? :lol:
2 closures: 1 for 45 minutes; 1 for an hour. No serious injuries.

check out my post about today's trip :nana: :drive: :pimp:

Re: Spent the day at the 'Ring

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:56 pm
by complacent
Really, really rad dude.