I'm off to race in the Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance race

[Billzilla]

Here's that smoother lap around the 'Ring, I did it a few days ago but couldn't upload it until now.

(Happier Neil? Just a couple of gentle touches on the kerbs, and I'm looking after the engine & gearbox. )

[Spammy]

Looks like one of the guys I used to work with is a driver in the Ric Shaw team...lookout for Steve Borness...IIRC he drove one of the Mirages last year.

[Weightz]

Just watched.
Looking good.

[Billzilla]

Just watched.
Looking good.

It's important to remember that it's just a sim, and I most likely won't be able to go that fast on the real thing.
The sim doesn't have all the little quirks that make up The Green Hell, so when I get there I'll have to learn it all over again .... but learn it faster!

I still reckon the sim is a good thing though as between driving something like 150 laps around it and watching lots of vids of the real thing I have a good handle on the lines needed.

[Shitbreak]

Bill, whats the planned roster/rotation gonna be like per driver (has this been organized yet)? And how may laps/time will you be behind the wheel?

[Billzilla]

Bill, whats the planned roster/rotation gonna be like per driver (has this been organized yet)? And how may laps/time will you be behind the wheel?

Dunno, we haven't talked about it yet. I suspect Colin will be starting the race then we'll sort out the order of me & Paul next.
That reminds me, I had a thought today that made me worry a tiny bit less - In KL we have 77 cars for 5.5km of track. In the 'Ring we have abut 220 cars but spread over 25km odd. So the car-per-track ratio is actually better.
But to offset that, the guys/gals on the 'Ring will know how to drive a lot better than the people in Sepang.

We'll be doing a little over two hours each session. That's about 10 - 11 laps I think.

[Nero]

Here's that smoother lap around the 'Ring, I did it a few days ago but couldn't upload it until now.

(Happier Neil? Just a couple of gentle touches on the kerbs, and I'm looking after the engine & gearbox. )

me happier??...

[old_geez]

Bill,

what the sims don't prepare you for is how STEEP it is in places. You will come out of some corners, and it will look like you are facing a bitumen wall.

Have fun, and keep it shiny side up

[T99]

Bill - better ratio of cars per km of track, but at Sepang you get a nice 12-15m wide track, at Nurburgring it feels like 9m at best. I'd make sure those mirrors have electric adjustment.

Good Luck, I may have to do this one day.

[Cal]

Bill,

what the sims don't prepare you for is how STEEP it is in places. You will come out of some corners, and it will look like you are facing a bitumen wall.

Especially coming down Fuchsrohre (fox hole). It's hard to believe experienced drivers take the dip and the left at the bottom flat out.

Cal.

[Billzilla]

Hi guys, I'm in Frankfurt now. Off to the 'Ring tomorrow.

Yes, looking forwards to the ups & downs of the track.

[AzzurrA]

pics/vidsorban

[tremolo]

Any word from Nurburgland?

[XAC15T]

I hate you, I hate you, I hate you...

Good luck Bill :D

[10sec rx7]

lookout for Steve Borness...

my old man used to look after his porsche,

he will go ok if they can keep it in one piece...