#FINISHED DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

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Re: 16th - 19th September 2010 Delorean Europe Luxemburg

Postby Sally Bram » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:00 pm

arranj wrote:Yep - hopefully Dan will get some pics/video up later. He was considerably quicker than me - I was just cruising round really, hence my time of 15:33 :lol: Had we had the opportunity to do a few laps then I would have had to confidence to go for it. Although it did help that the whole track was on the TomTom!

Only saw one written-off car in our lap, and that was at the first corner. Then the track was closed just after we came off due to a bike accident. It was quite an experience just for the closing speeds alone. I'm coming up to a corner at 50, the 5 GT3s behind me and doing 150!

But by far the funniest thing was in the car park before. We parked up amongst 7 Porsche GT3s, 5 Aston Martins, 3 Audi R8s, and 1 Vauxhall Nova, then went for lunch - when we came back there were 10 people stood around the DeLoreans, taking pictures etc - they weren't interested in the other cars! :lol:
Someone was using our channel on the radios too - and it wasn't long before I heard "wow - check out the DeLorean"! Normal stuff I know, but in the presence of millions of pounds of decent cars was quite cool. :dmcdoors:

I think that the best experience would be in a hire car though - wouldn't have to be anything special, but a car you weren't bothered about totalling, then you wouldn't have the worry about having to keep it going to get it back home. My balljoints were creaking like hell all the way round! :lol:

I think you should confess what speed you were doing before we hit the track or are you worried you might get arrested :D
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Re: 16th - 19th September 2010 Delorean Europe Luxemburg

Postby arranj » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:23 pm

lol! Well since I beat Dan at that, I though it was worthy of its own post: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1618
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby arranj » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:57 pm

Well the first pictures are out!:

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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby RobvdVeer » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:11 pm

I just wonder: was it anything like the virtual xbox experience?
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby arranj » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:22 pm

no!

Mainly because on the Xbox you're not looking in your mirrors, and there is no danger of ball joint failure! :D Also if you spin on the first corner (as the guy in front of us did and wrote off his car) on the Xbox you just press "restart"! :mrgreen:
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby jerzybondov » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:23 pm

Nice pics! But what on earth are you doing on the outside of the carousel?! :D

And speaking of crashing on the first corner - check this out :shock: :lol: (joining at the Adenau entrance rather than the main pit)

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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby arranj » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:25 pm

letting a Skoda Fabia through! (true story! :( ) :lol:
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby RobvdVeer » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:25 pm

My thoughts exactly.

To be honest, after doing a lap on my xbox, I need to pause the game so I can blink my eyes a bit. 7 minutes of pure strain tends to wear them out somewhat. And I am not even talking about the car.
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby jerzybondov » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:30 pm

arranj wrote:letting a Skoda Fabia through! (true story! :( ) :lol:


No shame in that. When I was doing sub 10 minute laps in the Mini I was still pulling over for all sorts of bangers that somehow come up behind you at 120mph (reason - driver will have done 300+ laps, and his 'banger' is a race-prepped, stripped rag machine).
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Re: DeLorean Club UK hits the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Postby A Van » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:32 pm

Not neccessarily Gez, I have seen a guy in a Vauxhall Cavalier piss all over Mitsubishi Evos at Cadwell Park, simply because he was a better race driver, it isnt always all about speed.
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