gtc197 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 hi volks, thinkin of headin 2 the ring in august in my gti. would like a few fellow mkv gti or r32 owners from ireland 2 go along also. reckon we'd need 6 or 7 days 4 the trip, add in a few beers and frauleins and it'd b great craic. hope 2 hear from a few of ye soon. b great 2 meet up with a few uk mkvers as were headin thru england and make a real convoy of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 [ QUOTE ] hi volks, thinkin of headin 2 the ring in august in my gti. would like a few fellow mkv gti or r32 owners from ireland 2 go along also. reckon we'd need 6 or 7 days 4 the trip, add in a few beers and frauleins and it'd b great craic. hope 2 hear from a few of ye soon. b great 2 meet up with a few uk mkvers as were headin thru england and make a real convoy of it! [/ QUOTE ] Any progress with this? I was contemplating next year, but could be tempted. If you're cutting across the UK you might be reasonably close to my part of the world, so I could be very tempted to join in ... Anything concrete in terms of dates / travel plans etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc197 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 hi fresco, thanks 4 the reply. have'nt confirmed anything yet but im on hols last wk of jul and 1st wk of aug so im hopin 2 go then. no interest from anyone else as of yet. i reckon best route would b boat 2 holyhead and either thru tunnel or boat 2 holland, any ideas on route/duration of trip etc? gtc197(glenn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 And I'm on leave the first 2 weeks in August - we overlap! I'm originally from Dublin, my GTI spends a lot of time on the Stena Explorer. I live near Guildford, which if you took the tunnel would be kind of on the way, if it was a ferry you'd be heading from Portsmouth (where I work). Either way, yes, you'll be close. Sat nav for the route! I'm keen, what next? Shall we take offline and contemplate route / accomodation / pricing? I might be able to get hotel deals through IAPA.com, presume we also need 2 buckets so we can be swept up off the Ring?! I wonder if we post in the General Cars thread and ask for details from Ringers? They'd let us know all the details / costs, I'd imagine. Cheers, Phil PS - Am at work, so will check replies tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc197 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 phil, couple of good ideas there, ur right about posting in general cars thread, i came across another vw forums website "vagdrivers.net" where im gonna register and stick up a posting. hope 2 hell we wont need those buckets! i'll b gettin a bit of track practice in a few weeks b4hand, goin 2 thruxton and doin the ultimate supercar experience, cant wait 4 that, some serious machinery 2 get a caning and also a spin in a formula renault single seater 2 top it off! talk 2 ya, glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekin_88 Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I hope this is interesting reading Prices Emergency numbers Rules penalties this info might not be upto date, but hope its useful. I hope you all have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I'll stick something in the general cars thread then. Have done more research, I reckon it's a quick enough drive from France, around Brussels and on towards Nurburg. One day would see it done with plenty of rest, it's not that far. Maybe an overnight, then the Ring. Have info on Ring coming tomorrow. Have discussed with Mrs. Fresco. "I'd like to go to Nurburg" "Why, what's there?" "A racetrack that kills plenty of people, wrecks cars, great fun and Jackie Stewart reckons it's lethal" "Oh" Permission not yet granted, plus there was some mention of 'what about our family holiday in summer then?' etc etc Anyway - ignoring the above for now! - my other thought was if I go to Nurburg then I'd travel on to the Czech Republic afterwards (used to live there) maybe meet Mrs. Fresco in Prague and drive up to Karlovy Vary to 'partake of the ancient spa waters'. And beer. So .... some advanced planning going on, need further advice, also wondering - open to all - would it be sensible to get the GTI it's first service and a new set of tyres immediately after a Ring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I'd be tempted to get the service done before the 'ring and the tyres afterward. Fresh oil would offer better protection for your engine - especially as your on your original 'running in' oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc197 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 planning should b straight4ward enough. tickets 4 laps of the ring can b bought in advance online. i assume its just a matter of turning up at the tunnel and away we go. as 4 accom, i reckon the best thing would b 2 look 4 hotels or decent b&b's along the way? a lap in the m5 ring taxi can also b booked...flat out with a pro racing driver, that would b awesome! so i guess if we can get a couple of others on board it would just b a matter of finalising dates. i wonder what the situation is with insurance? im fully comp but seeing as its a closed circuit im not sure if regular road insurance would suffice,though technically its not racing. any thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I believe you need special track day insurance. Your standard insurance does not usually cover track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc197 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 ekin 88, cheers for that info on the ring, can't wait 2 get over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrya Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I'd love to go but I'm so scared of wrecking the car. I'm a sensible/good driver but it only takes one mistake. The idea I've been trying to sell to mates is to buy a good handling cheap car between 4 of us- (found a 205 gti 1.6 with 56k and fpsh for £1000), split the cost and go down in two cars and use 205 to drive around in for a few days and leave there if it gets killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtc197 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 good idea ryan! i wonder if there's a hire company local 2 the ring that rents out performance cars specially 4 track days....or maybe cars can be hired out at the ring itself? would b nice 2 keep the gti in 1 piece i guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekin_88 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] planning should b straight4ward enough. tickets 4 laps of the ring can b bought in advance online. i assume its just a matter of turning up at the tunnel and away we go. as 4 accom, i reckon the best thing would b 2 look 4 hotels or decent b&b's along the way? a lap in the m5 ring taxi can also b booked...flat out with a pro racing driver, that would b awesome! so i guess if we can get a couple of others on board it would just b a matter of finalising dates. i wonder what the situation is with insurance? im fully comp but seeing as its a closed circuit im not sure if regular road insurance would suffice,though technically its not racing. any thoughts on that? [/ QUOTE ] Hi its classified a public toll road not closed circuit but you must check with your individual insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Further research has yielded: 1. Your insurance is invalid, estimate £400 for a day on the Ring if you can even get a UK company to quote 2. Sensible advice from Ringers is don't take your best car! Anything you can't replace for cash you shouldn't be bringing (e.g. >£20K GTI's). 3. Ring Taxi's have a 6 - 12 month waiting list 4. You can hire local Ringtools such as Golf TDIs, BMs, etc for about Euro 500 for 2 days upwards 5. Beginners may wish to seriously consider leaving their 'performance' cars at home the first time to the Ring 6. Everyone who's done it reckons it's 7. In Summer you could be faced with lengthy stoppages, maybe one crash per lap on a bad day I think it might need a bit more planning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekin_88 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Further research has yielded: 1. Your insurance is invalid, estimate £400 for a day on the Ring if you can even get a UK company to quote 2. Sensible advice from Ringers is don't take your best car! Anything you can't replace for cash you shouldn't be bringing (e.g. >£20K GTI's). 3. Ring Taxi's have a 6 - 12 month waiting list 4. You can hire local Ringtools such as Golf TDIs, BMs, etc for about Euro 500 for 2 days upwards 5. Beginners may wish to seriously consider leaving their 'performance' cars at home the first time to the Ring 6. Everyone who's done it reckons it's 7. In Summer you could be faced with lengthy stoppages, maybe one crash per lap on a bad day I think it might need a bit more planning!! [/ QUOTE ] once its planned, it will be a off a trip lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny_S Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hi lads, just spied this. I took my MK5 GTI to the Ring a few weeks ago, great experience highly recommend the trip. We don’t live that far from you gtc197, we’re making a return trip 10th August allow a couple of us will be flying this time as we can’t get enough time of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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