Guide to your 1st lap

[BIG"E"]

This is taken from Bridge to Gantry







Keep an eye on the lines taken...

[ajf]

Just watch out for marker boards lol

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by ajf

Just watch out for marker boards lol

Luckily there are not any saying Pits this way...

[Granby]

Just look for the tree

[ajf]

Which bloody tree

[SpecB]

Originally Posted by Granby

Just look for the tree

Not you Nige!

[Bolesroor]

Liked that,please can I borrow yours for the 1st lap Ian?

Trees, barriers, nothing as soft as a board here

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by Bolesroor

please can I borrow yours for the 1st lap Ian?

Yes no probs if we swap...

[Steve_PPP]

Just to bump an old thread, found this on youtube... good vid for helping learn the circuit

[BIG"E"]

Would that be this one Steve
http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ad.php?t=17698

It is a good vid though

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

Would that be this one Steve
http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ad.php?t=17698

It is a good vid though

Dammit

And i even replied two years ago in that thread too, must be getting old and losing my marbles!

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Dammit

And i even replied two years ago in that thread too, must be getting old and losing my marbles!

It happens to us all sooner or later.

In your case it's sooner...

[Rdlangy1]

I shall begin to study

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by Rdlangy1

I shall begin to study

This vid gives you an idea of the undulations twists and turns..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM46Wux0GcE

[Rdlangy1]

Ok not cr*pping myself to much! Ha ha

40mph is an acceptable speed right? Pmsl

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by Rdlangy1

Ok not cr*pping myself to much! Ha ha

40mph is an acceptable speed right? Pmsl

I will take you round following me as I have done several of the others,

dont panic !!

Ill take you round when its quiet either Friday night or its preferable Saturday morning before breakfast.

[Rdlangy1]

Ur a star Ian -

[555_Si]

Just....I REPEAT...just don't go out with Steve_PPP for a quick passenger ride first, your head will be spinning for a while afterwards!!!!!

I could probably put Ginola on that list as well now, can't comment about Ian as still waiting for a lap with him

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by 555_Si

Just....I REPEAT...just don't go out with Steve_PPP for a quick passenger ride first, your head will be spinning for a while afterwards!!!!!

Well, we weren't far from spinning the car too on the damp under the trees at Adenauer Forst, not quite sure how it stayed on the tarmac

All good fun

[Red Baron]

Here you go Ryan, my first ever lap, Scott kindly offered to show me around and then promptly disappeared and I never saw him again. Just treat it like a quick drive on a country road with the advantage of not worrying about anything coming the other way.

https://youtu.be/kzgoPTGSy1A

Shane

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Well, we weren't far from spinning the car too on the damp under the trees at Adenauer Forst, not quite sure how it stayed on the tarmac

All good fun

Squeaky bum time eh? Ha ha

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Here you go Ryan, my first ever lap, Scott kindly offered to show me around and then promptly disappeared and I never saw him again. Just treat it like a quick drive on a country road with the advantage of not worrying about anything coming the other way.

https://youtu.be/kzgoPTGSy1A

Shane

Cheers Shane - looks good

Must get on project cars and practise - at least I may have a rough idea where I'm going that way!

[Red Baron]

Just take your time, watch your mirrors and go at your own pace, if you're coming to the brow of a hill and you're not sure what's on the other side then lift off, there's no shame in coming back in one piece. There will be a lot of slower cars that will come past you but these guys either know the place like the back of their hands or there is a good chance you'll see them a few corners later wrapped round the armco. Just enjoy it, my brother and I were grinning from ear to ear when we got back.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Just take your time, watch your mirrors and go at your own pace, if you're coming to the brow of a hill and you're not sure what's on the other side then lift off, there's no shame in coming back in one piece. There will be a lot of slower cars that will come past you but these guys either know the place like the back of their hands or there is a good chance you'll see them a few corners later wrapped round the armco. Just enjoy it, my brother and I were grinning from ear to ear when we got back.

Yep, that.

There are a lot of places where the corner/kink is flat out if you know the circuit, but its blind in terms of seeing round it. If you don't know what's round the bend, you have to lift...

One important thing is to keep to the right and don't cut over to a left hand apex without checking your mirrors (often) - it doesn't take long for a quick car to be on top of you if he's flat out at twice your speed. But if you're on the right, then you can't go wrong and its on the other driver to move and pass safely. As you pick up speed, you can start to use the full width of the circuit more and more

[scotty]

Mmmm how many laps shall i do this year 2 maybe lol .

[NL03Scooby]

Originally Posted by BIG"E"

I will take you round following me as I have done several of the others,



dont panic !!



Ill take you round when its quiet either Friday night or its proavly Saturday morning before breakfast.

Ryan...


'E' was fantastic when he guided me round on my first lap, I was also very grateful he spent the money on a lap to help take me round.

All I remember thinking was that he had some sticky 888's on compared to my Vredesteins's, and could I keep with him, but he was spot on all the way.

[thepieman]

Been round with Scott, PPP and "E" all good laps and a real eye opener on the many different driving styles and ways round a fast lap of the ring.......

would be happy to jump in with any of them and if they offer you the chance, i'd say go for it

[scotty]

Well if Dave is there i hope i can jump in again to see how his blob is now campared to last year , hopefully i will get the wife to go with Ian in his WR1 this time if he doesnt mind .

[BIG"E"]

Originally Posted by scotty

, hopefully i will get the wife to go with Ian in his WR1 this time if he doesnt mind .

No probs..

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by scotty

Well if Dave is there i hope i can jump in again to see how his blob is now campared to last year , hopefully i will get the wife to go with Ian in his WR1 this time if he doesnt mind .

Hopefully there will be some "quiet" time! looking forward to the Ring this year.

Originally Posted by Rdlangy1

Must get on project cars and practise - at least I may have a rough idea where I'm going that way!

I know It's a fair trek but you're welcome to come round and get some practice in on my sim rig Ryan, it can really help you learn which corner goes where.. although some of the corners and bumps have had their curbs and undulation changed a little with this years re-surfacing work, hopefully the AC and PC bunch will be back later in the year to make some game patches to the laser scanned masterpieces they made

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by Ginola

I know It's a fair trek but you're welcome to come round and get some practice in on my sim rig Ryan, it can really help you learn which corner goes where.. although some of the corners and bumps have had their curbs and undulation changed a little with this years re-surfacing work, hopefully the AC and PC bunch will be back later in the year to make some game patches to the laser scanned masterpieces they made

Really appreciate the offer Dave the drive down isn't a problem - I'll have a check in a few weekends time and maybe we could arrange a day? I'm sure u will have a right laugh watching me crash on every corner Pmsl! (Just no posting vids of it on here!) ha ha ha

Seriously nice offer - thanks mate

[scotty]

I was just thinking how about we a slow moving convoy lap round the ring and get one of our beautifull ladies to take a photo lol .

[BIG"E"]

Keep watching the vids Ryan

Dave very kindly let me have a go on his system, in his man cave I was rubbish !!