chris w

would i be asking too much for £13000?

Whats mine worth? Just been thinking in the near future I might be selling up and just to get an idea on what a none bias view of my car is worth? It has the following mods; • Eibach springs • Rota GTS 18â€

awesome if you can dig it out that would great

really .! you should have came over , was it on the sunday or monday (wet) when you were out? i seen a few BMW rent-a-race cars one in a petrol station at the bottom of the road. did we pass each other on the track? i took it really easy after the oil spill and rain on the monday.

i think if you you go from north shields it takes one day but cuts down the journey by 50miles (200 miles in total)from holland to the ring. but its alot more cost i think. if you do go send me your add and ill post you my ticket which has the one lap left and if you need any details on hotels / routes / roads just give me a shout.

LoL now i can understand why my insurance company wouldn't cover me for going to the 'Ring.. Just out of interest how much did the whole trip cost...Been meaning to go soon but the sensible side of brain keeps on reminding me I've also got a mortgage to pay off well; taking out the cost of uk fuel to get you to dover area as i came from the Sunderland area, ferry £80 incl two people about 1 1/2 tanks to the ring @ 135 euro p/l 135euro for 8 laps (the more laps you buy the cheaper it makes it) about a tank for 8 laps hotel 45euro each night food and drink arent that cheap i dont think; we did eat at a well know steak house in nurburg (think its on the pic link) where everyone goes steaks are 20euro if i rem. but you could make it cheaper if you wanted but when your there i wouldnt try and save on cost for the experience. i do have one lap left on my ticket which is valid till december any one who shouts up first can have it for free.

four alloys (18" rotas) 245 wide and 275 rear. didnt have a handbrake or second gear.

yeah he's ok my mate who was in with him hurt his leg and arm but nothing serious. ill put some pics of it up tomorrow oh and if anyone needs an info on how to ill be happy to help if i can.

Well where to start; Cars include: · My 350z · S2000 · Mr2 Turbo · Lotus S2 Elise · Mr2 mk3 Car prep; Oil and filter change endless pads all round and uprated brake fluid. All done at ESR. Last Friday I travelled down to my mates in Leicester got up at four to get to Dover for 10am, stopped off in Brugge for lunch around mid day and then got the hotel in Nurburg for 9pm. The roads to and around the Nordschleife are awesome some and possibly the best roads ive drove on with scenery to match. Stayed in the motorsport hotel the first night with a studio type room in a house out the back, very pleasant. Right now the good stuff !!! Got woke up by the nicest noise ever GT3’s absolutely screaming round the track as it was only 50m away from my room and could see the track. Got to the ring and it was rammed cars everywhere both over flow car parks full. Few pics from the car parks and entrance to the track; After buying a ticket for eight laps (135euro) I was way too excited and couldn’t wait any longer. So put my bike lid on and went for it. Took it easy for about half a lap then built my pace up, the track has a lot of camber changes, blind crests and huge change in height throughout the lap. 2nd lap I started to pick the pace up and was loving every second of it. When the Z got some heat in its tyres (Falken 452) I could feel the difference quite a bit. Brakes where fine never faded once under very heavy braking …very lol cheers Phil! It was the first time I really pushed the Z and im really impressed by the handling and how smooth it was, happy to sit sliding around the track it never snapped back (not yet) ……. So the day goes on I went out with my mates had some interesting battle with an evo, Cayman S (however you spell it) the newish baby 911 not the 4x4 thing. Over took a few M3’s and 911’s all good. Until…………….. Me and my mate who has the Elise have always pushed each other from riding our bikes to driving our cars and I purposely didn’t go out with him on my first few laps. Anyway we went out the Mk2 MR2 Turbo followed. We both over took the MR2 very quickly I was in front and had my mate in the Elise behind me, know I wouldn’t be able to touch him round the bends so needed all the grunt the Z had for the longer sections. After the first series of bends it straightens up over a slight crest and drops down, I was right on the limit coming out the corner and the back end started to slide (ohh f**k!) speed was about 60mph got it to a good 35-45 degrees and it snapped back on me just managed to save it totally pood my pants; Anyway ¾ the way round I let the lotus in front as he had a slight edge on me. For them who know 3 corners after the main spectator area (down the hill) theres another right hand bend, previous to this I was catching an old M3 who was sliding its arse end out every corner, he lets me past and I had big grin on my face I then for some reason I don’t know tried to over take an Alfa round the outside completed the move the Z screaming and the roads starts the run out came off the track onto the gravel and just missed the barrier (at this point my heart was pounding) looked at my mate and a chuckle and finished the lap. The only other moment I had was a slide over 100mph that one did put the sh*ts up me. Then it got worse the lad in the Elise was pushing very hard and the inevitable happed he put it into the barrier close the track for a good 20mins and cost him an arm and leg! To cut a long story short he managed to find a lotus specialist about 20miles away who fixed the suspension in a day and drove back on a later ferry. Pics below enjoy! http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/oms ... /?start=60

awesome mate how you preping? been before? how long you going for and where you staying.. sorry for all the questions.

thats an awesome bit of info there cheers mate (how many miles to a full tank) was going to try and work it out but that gives me a good idea. yeah think im going for 15lap ticket over two days. as for the track ill try and get a ride out in another car first with someone who has been before which will help alot and even like you say a sighter in front of me. what about tyres how much wear did you get off ten laps?

yeah thats one of the thing i forgot to ask about turning off the TC I was going to take it easy on first few laps and leave it on . but will have to take it off as ill get stick off my mates who dont have TC in there motors.

yep thats what i was thinking to..... cant wait its going to be my first time!!!

Alright all not been on here for a while... anyway me and my mates are going to the ring on the 19th July till 23rd. i plan to change the oil and filter possibly pads and brake fluid, anything else would you lots think of? thats before i go cheers chris.

i found this to when i got mine but after a while they wear in , take some wet and dry to the edges on the bungs if you look close you can see alittle lip just take that off and they fitt sweet as a nut.

yeah very interested in what it looks like; as it was 5:30pm and the roads were a little busy and the two lads in the red audi were waiting for me to pull off lol

no botha see you at 5:30

phil if your free tomorrow and have the camcorder ill pop down after work and get a decent video up if you like ....i cant get my hands on a one.

lol wait till you hear it in the flesh without bungs!!! you gonna be there on the 26th mate ? yeah dont see why not

lol wait till you hear it in the flesh without bungs!!!

video link just off my phone ill get a better quality one up at the weekend. with bungs in ;

soooorrrry about the delay video has been pused back to the weekend.

its not as bad as you think it would be.... but after putting the bungs in last night i went for a spin and it makes it alot better

computer exhausted then Chris? nice...

having probs putting up a sound clip my comp just shat itself :rant: ill get a camcorder and do a better job of it tomorrow after work sorry for the hold up. the system is now getting more carbon build up on it and after speaking Phil at ESR tonight we both agree the tone has got deeper . added a few pics to for the time it takes me to put up a decent video clip.