Apologies for the delay in getting the photos uploaded, I have been completely renovating my bathroom by myself! + Photobucket is appallingly slow these days?!?
August 2016.
Cambridge to the Nurburgring, via Ferry from Dover to Dunkirk. I managed the entire trip on 1 tank of fuel, 460 miles (plus another 20 or so, getting lost/looking for places to eat etc). Amazing I thought for the car!
So, as you can see we left early, left around 4:50am to catch the 10am Ferry.
Ferry was around 2hours, fairly boring! - Seeya later Englandshire!
So, over in France the first time I have ever driven abroad, junctions were a total headache for the first 10mins then strangely you get used to it. French Motorways speed limits seem to change every half mile - 50 - 70 - 40- 80 - 50.
Fast forward 3 hours until we enter Germany. I have never seen such smooth, litter free, non-pot holed roads. we actually played 'Eye-Spy' looking for litter. Amazing. puts us to shame.
Wasnt long until evidence of the Promised land started to show in the rear view mirror:
Aware of the time, the rush was now on to get there in time for the 'Touristenfahrten' - 5pm - 7pm. Car was reporting we would get there for 6:10pm.
As the video I posted earlier in the thread mentions, the Nordshlefe (North loop) entrance is about 4miles away from the actual Nurburgring entrance. and we had to drive past the main complex:
Adrenalin is starting to pump now:
The famous triple tunnel/bridge - anyone visiting here, windows down, rev your engine sounds amazing!
We arrive in the carpark, leg it into the office as its 6:40 and time isnt on our side. The staff tell me that the track has just been closed due to a large crash. The weekend prior to my visit 2 guys were killed when there car hit another that had crashed. Suddenly things start hitting home that you dont mess around on the Green Hell...
August 2016.
Cambridge to the Nurburgring, via Ferry from Dover to Dunkirk. I managed the entire trip on 1 tank of fuel, 460 miles (plus another 20 or so, getting lost/looking for places to eat etc). Amazing I thought for the car!
So, as you can see we left early, left around 4:50am to catch the 10am Ferry.
Ferry was around 2hours, fairly boring! - Seeya later Englandshire!
So, over in France the first time I have ever driven abroad, junctions were a total headache for the first 10mins then strangely you get used to it. French Motorways speed limits seem to change every half mile - 50 - 70 - 40- 80 - 50.
Fast forward 3 hours until we enter Germany. I have never seen such smooth, litter free, non-pot holed roads. we actually played 'Eye-Spy' looking for litter. Amazing. puts us to shame.
Wasnt long until evidence of the Promised land started to show in the rear view mirror:
Aware of the time, the rush was now on to get there in time for the 'Touristenfahrten' - 5pm - 7pm. Car was reporting we would get there for 6:10pm.
As the video I posted earlier in the thread mentions, the Nordshlefe (North loop) entrance is about 4miles away from the actual Nurburgring entrance. and we had to drive past the main complex:
Adrenalin is starting to pump now:
The famous triple tunnel/bridge - anyone visiting here, windows down, rev your engine sounds amazing!
We arrive in the carpark, leg it into the office as its 6:40 and time isnt on our side. The staff tell me that the track has just been closed due to a large crash. The weekend prior to my visit 2 guys were killed when there car hit another that had crashed. Suddenly things start hitting home that you dont mess around on the Green Hell...
