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Old 19 February 2009, 12:35 PM
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Was thinking of going over to germany some time in the summer, anyone know how far the Nurburgring is from essex?

also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?
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? use YOUR car???
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Door to door is about 350miles.
Old 19 February 2009, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
? use YOUR car???

Yeah, may even take the ST220
Old 19 February 2009, 12:43 PM
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route map comes up with

Driving directions to Nürburgring, Germany
416 mi – about 7 hours 7 mins
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Originally Posted by frayz
Door to door is about 350miles.

So round trip is 700 miles, plus lap usage and maybe drive round sightseeing, total approx 1000 miles?
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Originally Posted by pezzza
Was thinking of going over to germany some time in the summer, anyone know how far the Nurburgring is from essex?

also, anyone else interested in comming along with me for a weekend, split the cost and use my car in the process?

You know you can take your Bus round the ring so there be plenty of room for everyone
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Anyone got the postcode for it?

will put it into my TomTom to get exact mileage.
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Originally Posted by wozzaa
You know you can take your Bus round the ring so there be plenty of room for everyone

All pay £20 and get a free lap eh?
Old 19 February 2009, 12:50 PM
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from: pitsea to: Tourist Entry / Touristeneinfahrt @50.346446,6.966019 - Google Maps
Old 19 February 2009, 12:58 PM
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Erm, not much help with the actual address there? i have continental maps on my TomTom, so want to put it in and see how far and get times etc.
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Originally Posted by pezzza
Erm, not much help with the actual address there? i have continental maps on my TomTom, so want to put it in and see how far and get times etc.
FFS never happy.

Heres the ref.
+50° 20' 47.21", +6° 57' 57.67"
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POSTCODE?????

OK, how about the road where it is, PLEASE not grid references.......
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Already linked to that FFS. Zoom in and you will see.
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2 Seconds on Google..........

address:. Nürburgring GmbH 53520 Nürburg. tel:. 00 49 26 91/302-144
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Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
Already linked to that FFS. Zoom in and you will see.
Didnt click on it as i saw grid references.

Now i have the address i will put it in twatnav and see how far and see what expenses it chucks up at me
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Originally Posted by pezzza
Didnt click on it as i saw grid references.

Now i have the address i will put it in twatnav and see how far and see what expenses it chucks up at me

Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
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Originally Posted by Milamber
Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
Lend him your tyres Chris, the rims must be about the same size.
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Originally Posted by BRI4N
Lend him your tyres Chris, the rims must be about the same size.
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Pezzza on the Paycocke Road school run
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Originally Posted by Milamber
Have fun, hate to think how much track tyres cost for a bus
i dropped a normal road tyre off to mark last night (235/30/18) and that was £280s worth hate to think what a normal bus tyre costs let alone one that'll be up to track spec. anyway bus' are a pita sitting at 50mph tops, blocking the roads and kicking out shed loads of thick black fumes.
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Truck racing they only use normal road tyres IIRC as fro a drag Bus.
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Originally Posted by mneame
anyway bus' are a pita sitting at 50mph tops, blocking the roads and kicking out shed loads of thick black fumes.
Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1
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Damn.....i have been found out at last
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Originally Posted by Milamber
Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1
I dont so doubt matt will either
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Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
I dont so doubt matt will either
Phil will
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Originally Posted by Milamber
Do you remember the days before speed limiters when you'd struggle to overtake a coach doing 100mph along the M1
sorry only 21 this year.
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I did Harlow to Nurburg on one tank last week, I was quite surprised. I thought I would keep my speed down as l was fined €175 for speeding Belgium in January.

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A Joey Bus on the Ring

Originally Posted by Mark1983
I did Harlow to Nurburg on one tank last week, I was quite surprised. I thought I would keep my speed down as l was fined €175 for speeding Belgium in January.
Christ Mark you must have been shifting to get nicked in Belgium or were you just unlucky?
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Bus will be going round the ring late july!


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