Ring Trip 2008 - Pic/Vid & Aftermath Discussion

[oilburninnut]

i managed a 9,45 but got a lot quicker later on
just got back myself thanks everyone it was awesome

[Tigger_1979]

WOW What a weekend can't wait to go again next year

[devonutopia]

WOOOOT!

Great weekend. Almost found the legs on the mongrel, and although no laps of mine were timed properly, I reckon after going out with Gary who put down a sub 10, I'm pretty sure I did too. It's amazing what a good driver can do with a "crap car" EH STEVE!?

[Makefish]

Originally Posted by devonutopia

It's amazing what a good driver can do with a "crap car" EH STEVE!?

........or in my case a "crap driver" in a good car!


The guy that took my car round the Ring was absolutely brilliant, an awesome experience

[VeeKar]

I is back now too and in one piece and I didn't get lost

Just slurping on a can of Jupiler as I browse the piccies of me chasing that Porsche

Fantastic few days, I think driving round the ring for the first time is right up there with losing your cherry

[tfboy]

Chaps, I'll just copy paste what I've just posted on 911uk.com
As Steve said, the convoy down was rather and the sound of those Challenge Stradales was just - especially when fitted with a custom-made titanium exchaust some more!

Convoy down to the ring...

Shame about the glare, reflections and strange colours. I would have taken the photos with the window down, but it would have been a bit breezy considering our brisk progress


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And as much as I hate to congratulate Will (he's a bouncy tigger when he's calm ), here's a quote from 911uk

We enjoyed the company and you certainly surprised us with the speed of the Skoda's. The little yellow one shocked me

Nice to have met Colin, tfboy and Nik too. I was quite impressed by the ease with which the Skodas kept up with our rather quick convoy.

Good effort, Will

[tfboy]

Some Ring action...

At Breidscheide

Moving in to overtake

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Textbook manoeuvre

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Powering out, climbing up the hill

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Can't remember the corner of this two shots

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Start-finish straight


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Was that one of your group?


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[CHRIS ELLIS]

Very nice pics xav did you take the rather exspensive lens.I gather by those pics you did.

[devonutopia]

Originally Posted by CHRIS ELLIS

Very nice pics xav did you take the rather exspensive lens.I gather by those pics you did.

Yeah, and it was left behind my passenger seat when I did some laps. Cost me at least 20 seconds around the Ring I reckon!

[tfboy]

Originally Posted by CHRIS ELLIS

Very nice pics xav did you take the rather exspensive lens.I gather by those pics you did.

Cheers Chris. Yeah, I did. The ring shots were with the biggy. All convoy shots were with the cheap kit lens

Looking at mw-sportfoto.de and they charge 25 euro for a high resolution file of your car without their logo in I'm in the wrong business. When I was at Breidscheide, I had some friendly German chaps ask me which website they should go to to buy my photos. Of course, I said I'd just post on *plug* briskoda, and when I said it was a free Skoda website, they were shocked and couldn't believe it!

Have to admit that the ring is a fantastic venue to take shots - purely because apart from the automotive porn there, the scenery is beautiful

[CHRIS ELLIS]

Wish i had gone but me thinks if the german police had stopped me i would have been carted of to jail.its a long story.

[VeeKar]

Originally Posted by mannyo

How did the first timers find the track then. Anyone have any near misses?.

Yes! in my pants when we went out with Clarey (4 up)

[tfboy]

Originally Posted by CHRIS ELLIS

Wish i had gone but me thinks if the german police had stopped me i would have been carted of to jail.its a long story.

Steve told me all about it

We had no trouble whatsoever on the continent this time, was fantastic

Got back to blighty and going up the M20, some copper in an octy vrs estate got on our nerves

[Wardy]

Looked like a great trip

Nice pics too Xav

Have had a 360CS fly past through Manc Airport tunnels before, so know what you mean about the sound! Thought my eardrums were going to start bleeding

Steve

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Just ask watt picture u want in a bigger size

And I found the other fabia from center parks

Mein Fabia RS - Startseite

[Blade404]

Just got back in after the overnight crossing on the ferry...

Wow this trip was amazing from start to finish!!!

Thanks again to Jason for organising it and remembering to book the great weather

Thanks to the Irish guys for some great entertainment, hope you don't miss Mary too much.
I can't wait for next year.

[Clarey]

Originally Posted by VeeKar

Yes! in my pants when we went out with Clarey (4 up)

You enjoyed it really, there is a pic on the mw-sportfoto site and were all smiling

[mdk1]

Glad you all had a good trip, just sorry wasn't well enough to go.

[Makefish]

Originally Posted by Wardy

Have had a 360CS fly past through Manc Airport tunnels before, so know what you mean about the sound! Thought my eardrums were going to start bleeding

Steve

I was lucky enough to blag a passenger ride around the Ring in one, absolutely fecking awesome

That lap was slightly marred by the sight of a dark green Porsche 993 Turbo spin in front of us and hit the armco broadside (very hard ). Looking on the bright side though, it did have German plates!