SES. 2014 Ring Trip 23/5/14 to 27/5/14

[Bolesroor]

Ouch, just shows you if it goes wrong it can be a painful experience

[Scooby_Greg]

It is very easy for it to go wrong. The standard of driving is poor, the lack of marshaling and also less maintained cars being stressed and dropping fluids... As long as you treat it as a fast country road and not a race track on TF days and drive being prepared that there is something unexpected around the corner you should avoid most accidents. It is a very special circuit though There's nothing that matches the length, the gradients and speeds.
Must admit I'm going to be taking it easy on the Ring this year and can't wait to get there!

[Red Baron]

Well now this has arrived I must be ready

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Well now this has arrived I must be ready

Nice one mate.

Anyone else not got theirs

















ps Not sure how your user name will go down in Germany??

[ScoobyStu]

That's just added another five minutes to my lap time! Be around half hour as it stands

[ScoobyStu]

Originally Posted by Bolesroor

Ouch, just shows you if it goes wrong it can be a painful experience

Think if it goes wrong there it's almost guaranteed. There's such little run off most of the way round you'd be extremely lucky to come off and not hit anything unfortunately.

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by ScoobyStu

Think if it goes wrong there it's almost guaranteed. There's such little run off most of the way round you'd be extremely lucky to come off and not hit anything unfortunately.

As above just drive it like its a fast road, no point in really pushing it. It's a really nice fast road though I will be bringing the 888's!

[thepieman]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

Anyone else not got theirs

I'll just sit at the back

[Red Baron]

Don't worry, we'll get you and my brother to take the photos

[thepieman]

Priority photo for this year is the 'prize winning salad' still not seen a pic of last years

was going to get another ses top but reading all about PPP's rear brake issue's!! put an order in at the harbour stores for some rope and an anchor

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by thepieman

Priority photo for this year is the 'prize winning salad' still not seen a pic of last years

was going to get another ses top but reading all about PPP's rear brake issue's!! put an order in at the harbour stores for some rope and an anchor

You may also want to invest in a blow up doll that looks like you to sit in the passenger seat during a ring lap.

Steve can probably also find a use for it in the room whilst you stay in the bar.

[ScoobyStu]

Originally Posted by Ginola

As above just drive it like its a fast road, no point in really pushing it. It's a really nice fast road though I will be bringing the 888's!

Exactly what I intend to do mate. I'll treat like any other road I don't know.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by thepieman

Priority photo for this year is the 'prize winning salad' still not seen a pic of last years

was going to get another ses top but reading all about PPP's rear brake issue's!! put an order in at the harbour stores for some rope and an anchor

Brakes will be sorted by then i'm sure If not, the fronts will do

Oh, and i'm sure i've got that photo on my phone, will have a look

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

You may also want to invest in a blow up doll that looks like you to sit in the passenger seat during a ring lap.

Steve can probably also find a use for it in the room whilst you stay in the bar.

That's bought back memories of Worzel and Jay's blow up doll being hung out of the window on the Belgian motorway, nearly wet myself laughing at the strange looks we got from the other road users

[Red Baron]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

That's bought back memories of Worzel and Jay's blow up doll being hung out of the window on the Belgian motorway, nearly wet myself laughing at the strange looks we got from the other road users

Couldn't believe they'd taken the trouble of dressing it.

[Scooby_Greg]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Couldn't believe they'd taken the trouble of dressing it.

Only so she could be undressed later

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by thepieman

Priority photo for this year is the 'prize winning salad' still not seen a pic of last years

[Bolesroor]

I do hope I dont get stuck behind these 2 dodgy looking chaps again this year

[thepieman]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Pete's prize salad

[stiggy]

Good looking fella, nice to see a pic of my prize winning veg might even take one of the meat this year

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by stiggy

might even take one of the meat this year

[BIG"E"]

4 WEEKS TODAY !!!!!!


WE ARE ON OUR WAY

[Scooby_Greg]

Let's hope it goes quickly!

[Steve_PPP]

erk, not too quickly, scoobs not ready yet!

[Granby]

This time next week i'll be having breakfast at Jackie's

[Steve_PPP]

Have a good one mate

Always surprises me how quickly a year goes by from one trip to the next....

[Granby]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Have a good one mate

Always surprises me how quickly a year goes by from one trip to the next....

Cheers Steve, been 2 years for me and can't wait

[thepieman]

Originally Posted by Granby

Cheers Steve, been 2 years for me and can't wait

Hope you all have a great time

Granby you have some track time to catch up on after 2 years. I think Thursday when we arrive & Friday will be our better days . Saturday & Sunday may be a little to busy. There's been a late cancelation [one of the RCM guys] so Ray & Neil now have a room. Im now billy no mates & have a double to myself. At least that way I cant get any complaints from roomies about my so called snoring.

[Anger]

So called snoring haha

[scoobyslayer]

I take it you mean the one who can drive LOL

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

It would be good for those that have not got SES shirts to wear to order them soon.

So that this years trip photo will be as good as last years.


Outside the hotel. Spot the odd one out



The shirts and hoodies are available here:http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ead.php?t=4992

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by scoobyslayer

I take it you mean the one who can drive LOL

!!!

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by scoobyslayer

I take it you mean the one who can drive LOL

Yes mate that will be it..

Have a good trip, I notice youve got out of sleeping in a room with Nige.

Not roomies now Niel, so you better keep that lipstick coloured jap tin bin out the way of my posh Bmw.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Nige

lipstick coloured jap tin bin

Ouch

Its a bloody quick lipstick coloured tin box

[thepieman]

Great to see Steve had fixed the brake issues

now much happier to be his co-driver for the trip this year

[Ginola]

haha :P

[Steve_PPP]

Front brakes are more than good enough to stop the car on their own, I just won't be able to brake hard on a corner

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Front brakes are more than good enough to stop the car on their own, I just won't be able to brake hard on a corner

You shouldn't be doing that anyway!

[Scooby_Greg]

Originally Posted by Ginola

You shouldn't be doing that anyway!

Trail braking?

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Scooby_Greg

Trail braking?

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by Scooby_Greg

Trail braking?

by its very definition is not braking "hard" in the corner

But... I fully support the sentiment of the rear brake upgrade! :P and trail braking! :P

[ScoobyStu]

Did anyone have to email ADAC their details for them to email them back? Managed to get through first time, they called me back and I jotted the address down. Sent email but it was returned from ADAC saying mail recipient unknown. This was the address I copied down, guessing I've got something wrong..... Adac/regensburg@sby.adac.de

Can anyone help as I'm rapidly losing patience trying to get hold of them again.

Thank you

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by ScoobyStu

Did anyone have to email ADAC their details for them to email them back? Managed to get through first time, they called me back and I jotted the address down. Sent email but it was returned from ADAC saying mail recipient unknown. This was the address I copied down, guessing I've got something wrong..... Adac/regensburg@sby.adac.de

Can anyone help as I'm rapidly losing patience trying to get hold of them again.

Thank you

I did mine over the phone,

Telephone enquiries and to join and pay my debit/credit card phone offices Tel No. 00 49 94 15 23 44 and speak to

Ms Amanda Moser-Wickles, or Ms. Barbara Lorenz.

It is a bank holiday in Germany also, this might affect things.

It might be better on Tuesday??

[ScoobyStu]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

I did mine over the phone,

Telephone enquiries and to join and pay my debit/credit card phone offices Tel No. 00 49 94 15 23 44 and speak to

Ms Amanda Moser-Wickles, or Ms. Barbara Lorenz.

It is a bank holiday in Germany also, this might affect things.

It might be better on Tuesday??

Cheers mate, I'll give that a go. Did email Miss Moser-Wickles but had no reply. I'll try again Tuesday and hope for success

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

It is a bank holiday in Germany also, this might affect things.

It might be better on Tuesday??

Try on Monday as Germany have their early May bank holiday on the 1st May so it was last Thursday. Most people book the Friday off as holiday though to get a nice long weekend (i speak to Germans daily as part of my job )

[Steve_PPP]

Also, no idea whats going on at the Ring today but apparently its been closed a lot - they had a problem with their emergency phone number working so couldn't let people out.

Also just seen this picture on facebook (from Bridge to Gantry) - insane queues to get off!! Not good sitting in a queue like that with hot engines, brakes etc and not able to cool down!

[ScoobyStu]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Try on Monday as Germany have their early May bank holiday on the 1st May so it was last Thursday. Most people book the Friday off as holiday though to get a nice long weekend (i speak to Germans daily as part of my job )

Nice one, thanks Steve.

[BIG"E"]

Any one fancy this on Saturday morning?

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.ph...e-nuerburgring

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

Any one fancy this on Saturday morning?

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.ph...e-nuerburgring

Sounds good apart from the 24km bit.
Having done 14km around bedgebury pinetum several times I think 24km of similar terrain would be a major struggle.

Bike hire is cheap enough though so would consider a less formal ride out.

[Steve_PPP]

I'm interested, used to do a lot of MTB trails etc but i've barely ridden in the last 5 years so not sure the legs would cope with 24km either!

Sounds fun though!