My obsession with the Nordschleife.

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[Pete05]

Again, so many mistakes on this lap leaves me no doubt there's a sub 7 minute lap in this car.

 

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[Pete05]

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[GTP_Dutchy]

Last June i did my first ever lap around the Nordschleife. Here's the onboard

 

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[Carlos]

Last June i did my first ever lap around the Nordschleife. Here's the onboard

Nice driving Did my first lap in June too, the feeling you get going down and up at some places with speed is really something I hadn't experienced before.

My lap:

 

[heyclown]

Do you have an obsession with the Nordschleife ?

In GT Sport it's the only track I drive and every time in a group 3 car. Totally obsessed!
I'm planning on going to Nordschleife next fall. I'm too tall and heavy to do the Porsche solo taxi with Sabine Schmitz if shes still doing those. Bummer! But I guess a ride in an M5 Ring Taxi will do.
I might even get a go at it myself in a rental car but I really don't know, it's risky for the coinpurse if a crash happens.
Love the Nordschleife!

 

[Manuelos]

... with Sabine Schmitz if shes still doing those.

No she isn't.

 

[heyclown]

No she isn't.

Thanks for info. Is she driving any Ring Taxi services at all at the moment?

 

[FlipJ]

No, she has too much going on, unfortunately for us, fortunately and deservedly for her.

But there are cool options for a ring taxi still, even for the tall people (unless you're 7'5", then yeah....)

 

[Carlos]

In GT Sport it's the only track I drive and every time in a group 3 car. Totally obsessed!
I'm planning on going to Nordschleife next fall. I'm too tall and heavy to do the Porsche solo taxi with Sabine Schmitz if shes still doing those. Bummer! But I guess a ride in an M5 Ring Taxi will do.
I might even get a go at it myself in a rental car but I really don't know, it's risky for the coinpurse if a crash happens.
Love the Nordschleife!

My first lap was with an employee of the rental garage sitting next to me. I can dream the Nurb thanks to racing games but that really gave me the confidence I needed so I could do a couple of more laps alone. Also if you do that with the same company as I did, you get 50% off your own risk I believe if you do a lap with their instructor.

 

[heyclown]

(unless you're 7'5", then yeah....)

Good for her. I'm 6'4 and 122 kilograms. Whats the coolest available at these measurements.
Good for Sabine; sad for us. Would love a ride with her.

 

[FlipJ]

I'm 6'4" as well, so I'd say anything other than the small Porsches and the sporty Clios should be fine.
Depending on the company, there will be some good BMWs and such that can haul ass around the track and not make you feel like you're a packed sardine.

 

[Carlos]

I'm 6'2 and had zero problems in the Scirocco. I also had a seat in the Cupra and BMW M4 and had no problem to fit in the car. As long as you sit in the front (in other words: drive yourself ) you're good.

Some pics from the times I went to the Ring;
Me with the instructor

On my own

It fit in nicely

In the M4

 

[heyclown]

Great pics Carlos

 

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[flamingchariot]

You don't really know the Green Hell at all until you've had the Red Bull car (Vettels version not the tame formula version) for a whole lap without going off you should be able to get around 6:30 mins. Driving civics and skylines won't help you need to drive Le Mans cars and the trick to the track is using full width and staying off the brakes (where possible). I started to unlock fast times and the lines to each track with all the driving aids off once I had a wheel. You need that 'flick' speed for chichanes etc. Practice practice practice you should see it when you go to sleep lol

 

[georgetigra]

You don't really know the Green Hell at all until you've had the Red Bull car (Vettels version not the tame formula version) for a whole lap without going off you should be able to get around 6:30 mins. Driving civics and skylines won't help you need to drive Le Mans cars and the trick to the track is using full width and staying off the brakes (where possible). I started to unlock fast times and the lines to each track with all the driving aids off once I had a wheel. You need that 'flick' speed for chichanes etc. Practice practice practice you should see it when you go to sleep lol

You're right but.......
There is so many people that race gr3 or lmp with racing super soft and if you give those people a civic on comfort tyres they can't do a time attack clean from accidents... So the best is to master the track with low power cars first...
You can learn to many things with road cars on comfort tyres in GT... That's why PD include those low hp races...