the hamster Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thought i'd share some pics from this years Nurburgring trip.Had a great time, weather was awful and I only got 1 dry lap on Saturday which you can see here and heres some pics, including a rare visit from 2 Bugatti Veyrons! Focus RS seems the Ring weapon of choice this year and the new Meganeunfortunately it all didnt go as expected. After a great weekend we set off for home yesterday at 11am but after 250 miles cruising on the Belgian motorway the bottom end started knocking. Ended up having to get recovered by 3 different companies from Belgium and the UK and get home at 7.30am, 20 hours in the car! She's going to get a heart transplant when my bank account has recovered from the trip, then de-tuned/remapped down to 280-300bhp to prolong the life of the gearbox/engine etc. If I want the car to perform i'll reduce weight rather than increase power so the brakes etc can cope better.Overall, had a great time and fulfilled my ambition of a sub 10 minute lap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Sorry to hear about your engine going on you but sounds like you achieved what you set out to achieve and enjoyed it - great memories of the Ring, what a track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Doc+ Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Wow what a trip and blew the engine up along the way!Hope you get it sorted quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobjam74 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 cracking pic of the car in the carousel stu , will keep an eye out for a block for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hamster Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Cheers Jamie, on the video you can here the car jump out of the 2nd carouselle and you can just see the front wheel lifting in the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob5 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Must of been steve in the slow Porsche lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 cracking photos and vid sir.....bad arrows, but at least you enjoyed yourself before the grim reaper came a knockin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hamster Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 my mates Legacy GTB followed by my other mates 205 1.9 Gti on carbs.http://highspeedfotos.de/Coppermine/displayimage.php?album=880&pos=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fella Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I enjoyed the mum on a school run at 3:50 in that espace!But yeah, looked like a decent run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 sweet...Shame about the engine, but been there done that got the t-shirt, and the large bill to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteknuckleride Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 cracking footage and pics matehope ya get sorted soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hamster Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 on the lookout for a bottom end or engine. Thinking I might go for a Legacy gtb lump (96 onwards) as they have sti pistons apparently.Once I get back on my feet now that i've had my op i'll start putting in an effort to get the bits and fix it, so if you spot anything cheap let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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