2012 SES Nurburgring Trip - 1st June / 5th June 2012
 

Right then folks, I know we have only just got back from this years trip, but after a reminder about dates of bank holidays (Cheers Steve PPP :ok: ) I have this morning e-mailed Jackie to firm up the dates.

The dates we have gone for next year are Friday 1st June to Tuesday 5th June. We get the extra day courtesy of good old Queeny, gawd bless er and all that! There is plenty of scope for anyone to go down earlier than Friday 1st June ( I will be for sure) but we can sort that detail out on the proper list later in the year.

As has been the way in previous years, the first list is a provisional list and therefore you are not committed (though some of you should be :whistle: ). The list we formulate now will be updated around Christmas time, where everyone on the list will be sent a PM and asked to submit or not to the proper list, via a new thread. Then you have until end of Feb 2012 until I ask for deposits, this will be the last chance to pull out without losing any money.

All of those who have been either this year or the two before that, will know what a good trip this is and will hopefully be chomping at the bit to get there again. If you haven't been before, take the plunge, you will absolutely love it. As Johnny on 5th Gear said "if you only ever do one track day in your life time, this is the one you HAVE to do".

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2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
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2012 Provisional Ring List

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2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
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2012 Provisional Ring List

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
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1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
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1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
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1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10:

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge

Love it, its been on a day and its at 12 already :lol:

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge
13: The Unlucky Brothers ;-)
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge
13: The Unlucky Brothers :wink:
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1

Bugger the excuse it clashes with the Wife's B'day on 26th May won't work this year...so guess I better add my name

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge
13: The Unlucky Brothers :wink:
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1

Its gonna be a good turn out if it stays like this!!!!

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby :norty:
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge
13: The Unlucky Brothers :wink:
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1

17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby :norty:
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge
13: The Unlucky Brothers :wink:
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia



Daz is the guy building P2.

If there is room for them they would love to come for the weekend ?

Cant see a problem there. I met Daz in Dony when i picked up my engine. Thats now in Worzels car. Small world :drive:

It would be great for them to come Clive :)

Indeed it would. Daz is a top bloke. :ok:

Different Daz Nige!

Not the same one at all :nono:

Not Daz Davies DazP1 956 (Darran Power) and Lucia pronounced Loo Cheer (Italian).

Hes jumping up & down like a mad man at the thought of The Ring :)
Really nice couple too.

Ahh wrong person. Sept is still looking good so far. Fancy another go Mr Skullfudge :drive: :twisted:

Better pull my finger out for September

I will have to see about Sept Nige.
Who is going mate ?

Cool mate, the more the merrier :ok:

Like the "Loo Cheer" pronounciation :grin:

Quality, over 35 people and it's only June 2011 :-)

I think she needs to think about ordering extra Bitburger :beer:

Or vases of flowers :whistle:

Me emmm Anger, Paul, Craig with an RA & Adrian so far i think. Take a look http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ead.php?t=8511

Lets leave what happened this year to lie. I maybe bringing someone else next year so dont want to frighten her off already with the vases and flowers abuse :)

Glad to see so many people wanting to go next year though, should be a good one again.

3 P1's next year :)

Krissy is a diamond geeza too. Not sure of his power levels at mo but Daz is running 440.

Penfold +1

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia
19, Penfold + 1

19 cars so far looking good. :twisted:

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia
19, Penfold + 1
20. Anger + 1

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia
19, Penfold + 1
20. Anger + 1
21. Paul egg + 1
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Im sure Adrian will put his name down at some point

Yeah, tell the old fart to get his name on the list James :)

less of the old please

Hello mate :drive:

hi nige


hear you might be selling the evo

how much is this little adventure?

I cant see it mate tbh. Are you bringing your 22B to the Ring? :drive:

Around £500 ish to £800 ish split x 1 to 4 will make it cheaper. If your a petrol head get yourself there. :twisted:

oh im a massive massive petrol head and would LOOOVVVVVEEEEEE to do this i think my missus would wanna bring her RS too your thinking of going soon arent you??

To give you an idea mate I took my Mrs with me so bare that in mind (food / drinks)



My hotel bill was £ 360.00 (3 nights / 6 breakfasts & 4 evening meals) (top food)

Evening meal at Saliva Spitz (what ever you call her) parents Restaurant

Four laps of the Ring (22 Euros a lap)

Fuel £ 4,620 (your mpg will be much better than mine)

and about £ 200 on bits & pieces (meals on route / Coffee's / KY Gel / 2 pairs of new knickers for wife after laps / ear plugs (wife screaming) etc


Not as expensive as I had thought.

hahaha you gay thats made me burst out laughing in the middle of the highways building lol:five:

Fuel £ 4,620 (your mpg will be much better than mine)

Did you go for a mid-night drive of the whole of europe Clive

Yes Sept 3rd 4th 5th. Oh You cant call Clive gay eighther. :ok:

Fuel how much, did you say 4 or 400 laps :lol:

Only kidding.

Filled up at Tonbridge Friday morning

Half a tank in France (on route)

Put three quarters of a tank in Germany (on route)

Filled up 3 times at the 103 Ron near the ring

Filled up again at the 103 on the Monday morning

Put in two thirds of a tank where we ate on the way home

Got home empty

Might even be 16th 17th & 18th Sept yet. :twisted:

Nige I have booked 27th August to 7th Sept (with R6)

Would be nice if we could meet up there.

:doubleup:

no he is just an old git and has started to lose it

Hey........ trappy .......... that's enough of that.

The last guy that said that ate hospital food for the next month ;)

Banter has started already :yeah:

PMSL ........ I've just clicked on to who it is LOL

I thought fook me this gerks got some front I don't even know him :)


How's you chap ?

I'm fine how are you
any news on that ride we spoke about the other day

How do you guys travel there? As a group or separately - I'd get lost for sure... :)

its not a difficult journey even if you were on your own as long as you have a good satnav.

we mostly convoy down together:-P

When I went this year I didnt have a sat nav. I stayed in the middle of the main convey most of the time. Walkie talkies helped alot too.

Next trip I'll have a euro sat nav, but will stay with the convey as they are a bit of a laugh on the way there and back :)

Thanks guys, me and my GF are going to come if that is OK? Can you put us on the list please :-D pigSTi (Chris) + Faye

Exciting!!! More than makes up for missing the McRae weekender :ok:

And can we join the convoy?

The last trip I met up with a few of the guys at clacketts lane services before meeting the rest nearer dover. Worked out pretty well time wise too. I'll be up for doing the same next year if your all interested?

Awesome, we will be up for that - Faye used to live in Godstone just down the way from there. Do you use walkie talkies? Would be cool :-)

Copy & paste your interest if your serious guy's :drive:

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia
19, Penfold + 1
20. Anger + 1
21. Paul egg + 1
22. PigSTi (Chris) + Faye

How many people going! We may need two groups at this rate fast & faster :twisted:

Haha, it will be an amazing trip I think! Just want to clarify dates - is it June or September?

June... some of us might be popping over in Sept aswell

OK cool, cheers :)

I have 2 trips here next year and I cant wait to do both first one with you guys then back again for the Nurburgring 700 trip lets hope my engine holds out:mrgreen::mrgreen:.

Here's a piccy of mine from last week at the ring and there are a load more over on p1woc.

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/o...6/untitled.jpg

Nice picture :-D

It surprising how steep even the 'mini carousel' is?

I couldn't beleive how crazy the track actually was mate.

I've never tracked before so am expecting a pretty epic experience... should I be worried lol

Just dont drive like a loon on your first few laps and you'll be fine, or follow someone who knows where they are going is good.

I have no intention of doing that - I'll have unprotected ******** and the missis will be sat next to me. Seriously though, I wouldn't anyways, I like my car in the condition it's in and I definitly do not want to hit any of those expensive barriers!

Just try and get out on the track when its quiet for your first run and drive to your pace and speed and not the car in front. oh and keep looking in that rear view mirror for locals who rapidly sneak up from behind.

Sounds like good advice, thanks :)

By first few laps - read 100 or so!

1: Steve & Laura
2: Steve & Claire
3: Pieman & Mrs Pieman
4: Si +1 (maybe more)
5: Greg & Charlotte
6: Granby
7: Lucky and Mike
8: Crowman & His Biatch Majorscooby
9: Hongkongfooi + Simba
10: BIG"E" + another.
11: Nige & Joe
12: Skullfudge & Hev
13: The Unlucky Brothers
14: Nick & Sian (room 33 please - got the same number in Brugge so shame to spoil the run!)
15: Krissyb-P1 + 1
16. SilverSurfer + 1
17. Rodregos+ Sweetpea
18, Daz & Lucia
19, Penfold + 1
20. Anger + 1
21. Paul egg + 1
22. PigSTi (Chris) + Faye
23. kartingsteve + 1 or 2

Try to keep it in one piece this time :mrgreen:

Nice one Steve

I'd recommend having a go on track somewhere on track before going if you want to make the best of your Ring trip. If its your first time over there, you probably won't do more than a handful of laps.

I did an evening at Brands before going to the Ring - so that i knew the car and its limits in the corners, what i could expect of the brakes (how long they took to fade!) etc. Makes sense to know all that before you go, so you don't waste your first couple of laps working it all out!

Also much easier to find the limits on a uk track, better run off areas if you overstep the mark, and no barrier costs ;)

If I find time and money I may well put that advice to good use, but between now and the ring I need to bring my car up to scratch if I can.

I need to sort out:

• Brakes as they fade too much too often, will try Blue stuff & grooved disks

• Handing - going to try out a Whiteline ARB, an anti-lift kit (gets a bit light when I floor it) and maybe other various bushes etc then possibly some coilovers

After that lot I would like to get a map done for more torque. Lots of monies between now and then! (If I can afford all of it heh...)

:agreed:

Yep, I'm no race car driver so I reckon I'll be taking it relatively easy, full stop. As long as I enjoy myself I'll be well happy :)

It is the best way without doubt :nod:

The thing to remember is you are driving it home after the weekend. It's totally different if like Neil you know the track well. He can batter round there pretty bloody quickly, but for us mere mortals you are better off taking it easy and enjoying what is without doubt a great experience.

It's a weekend that caters for all at the end of the day. Some people are there to get on the track and round the track as quickly as possible, no matter what. Some will go round in a fairly spirited fashion on or near the limits. Some will go round there quickly, yet still well inside the limits. Some will take it easy and play it safe. There's no rules you have to follow, you do it how you want to do it matey.

My only recommendation would be, don't follow someone in the group first time out, it's just far too easy to get sucked into a pace you are not comfortable with.

The weekend is about a good time at the end of the day. Some nice meals, a few Bitburgers and most importantly a great laugh with a good bunch of blokes.

Fantastic advice/info - it does sound like a bloody good weekend holiday. It's really good to know all of what you wrote there thanks :)

What are bitburgers? German beefburgers? My missis has a little German blood but has never been over there so she is looking forward to seeing the country.

Bitburger is one of their biggest selling beers. The other main ones being Warstienner & Erdinger.

We have been know to sink several while we are away :beer:

You and your wife will love it, it's a brilliant country, :ok:

Oh! It's a beer :lol: ....:getmecoat: Sinking a few sounds more than good to me

What happens about booking the hotel etc
Cheers Ian

Pigsti a good bit of advice would be to have a friend / partner in the passenger seat with the centre mirror adjusted so your passenger can be "your mirror", and advise you of traffic coming up behind you.

With no track experience you will have some traffic come flying past you and you will spend the rest of the lap living in your mirrors.

That way you can concentrate on your driving and what's up ahead.

We wait until we have the confirmed dates for track opening.(although the hotel is provisionally booked now I believe)

Your name is on the list :double:

Worzel booked us in last year after receiving a minimal deposit.

Looks like we will have the hotel to ourselves at this rate.

The convoy down is certainly going to fun :lol:

hello im thinking about having ago at this and would just like to know whats the call ive you kill your engine or crash

Hotel is provisionally booked.
We are getting near full capacity of hotel.

To think only a few years ago we went down with , I think 9 cars.

Can't bloomin wait until next year :-)

Im not sure i can wait... might go for my Birthday :D

James, you will be moving out there before long :-)
Quality place for birthday :-)

If i won the Lotto i would live there

100% me too mate.