Weekend review - Snowy Ring

Posing in Lidl carpark met the others and showed off my new stickers;





Drive to Germany, Belgium is still rubbish.

Tomotom took us a different route into Nurburg than I'm used to but that was fine.  Rocked up at the Lindenhoff and met the others who were already there.  Spent the evening eating and drinking, came out to see this;



Morning looked like this out the window;





up and down the High Street:





Headed down to track to see that nothing was happening.  Moved on down to the industrial estate where also nothing was happening.  But the roads, empty flat areas and roundabout had a good 3 inches of snow cover…  What followed was a masterclass in BMW drifting untill all the snow was rubbed off  Unfortunatly no photos as everyone was strapped in playing hard.

Once we ruined all the snow we headed off to Zakspeed and hired their quads and had a tour around the F1 track in the snow.  Again no pics as we were kitted up like Buzz Lightyear and I couldn't get through all the body armour layers to get at my camera.  Anyway, it was bloody cool playing on quad bikes in the snow, drifting quads is easy

Spot of lunch by which time the track had opened to we hot footed it back to collect the rest of the cars.

Everyone got on and had a few laps with no dramas, steady as she goes - quite a bit of water from melted snow running over the track.
Check the g-force on Si




Dinner at Pinnochio's down in Adenau then back for a few beers.

Next day was still snowy but the roads weren't quite as fun as the snow had been cleared  

Headed up to track and stood around while they finished clearing it.  It opened and we all got on.  I hopped in with Scott and we followed Si for a slow lap to observe his lines.
For those that haven't been, you know it is a big place but the following illustrates how big.  It was snowing in the high sections - turn 113 ish



then you drop down into Adenau and it is clear but wet, then starting to climb back up, and up and up and then it is snowing again.  So bad that cars were not able to get up Hohe Acht  Bloody surreal!







Eventually they turned us about and we went around the track backwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc80eO6pTzU

Ever been around the Karussel backwards?





Mental..

So we spent the afternoon sightseeing in Cochem on the banks of the river Mosel - the rather full Mosel - prolly full of all the snow that melted off the track



Impressive castle too, looking well moody in the low clouds;



Back to Adenau for a hot chocolate and ice cream.

Next day Scott, Reggie and I packed up and came home, Calais was snowing and the docks were covered;





Calais docks are as rubbish as Belgium.  There is absolutley nothing to do while waiting, just 3 vending machines.  Anyway, crossed the channel and warp speeded it home  Althought the car got a bit hot weaving throught the retards with no lane discipline up one of the hills.  Maybe there was some snow on the rad grill?  Or the prolonged burst of 130 ish up the hill  

And then home for Durrty Burrd;


 


Cracking weekend.

Although the camera is a bit broke - hence the UFO that is stalking me at the top of every pic - I dropped it when I was a bit drunk :  And I'm thinking of getting a E36 M3.


Oh, forgot to say, I spoke to Si yesterday when I got home - Track was open all day, cold and dry, lots of laps AND the F1 track was open too, something like 20 mins for ?20 so that was done too   8)

oh wow that loooks like a fun trip,when did you go exactly? im really needing to go after seeing all those pics  :wink:
Bert

Looks cool as 8)  8)  8)

really cool pics 8)

Quality!

Rich

Left thursday morning, arrived home sunday evening. 850miles ish, ear plugs all the way  :wink:

Earplugs all the way???? did you take the mrs then?  :wink:
Bert

Not a lot of interior and a very loud engine plus lots of high speed :mrgreen:

More fun when there's no snow!!! sorry not in the golf that stayed at home but in the BMW. I took the 924 owners club for their first International meet, they had so much fun they have booked again for next year.

nice one bert,have you painted your wheels NOT blue yet?  :wink:  stop posting ring pics,your making us jealous  8)
Bert

Yes mate there Black again… Its about time you got your ar*e over to Germany mate… just for you some more pic's…

whats wrong with the bmw's have the piston rings gone? rather smokey  :wink:
Bert

You did not fit the rings did you Bert? 8O  8O ..

not me,id have put thicker oil in and charged them anyway     :wink:
Bert

Bert since when have you been in Birmingham???

no one knows blackheath,or halesowen,so it was birmingham  :wink:
Bert

And they never will if us Yam Yam say were from Birmingham!!! i hate being classed as a dumb brummie...

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