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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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Thumbs up Nurburgring Trackday yesterday

NOT only did I drive another trackday this week, but it was the full Nurburgring VLN course AND it was awesome weather too... the VLN course is half the GP track joined to the Nordschleife for a whopping 25km lap

Check out the videos below (one is HD, the other is SD but with data... ). On this lap I get to play with a Porsche 968 Clubsport after he spins in front of me... He speeds up again and tries to hold off the mighty Rex, but it's no good. The Mazda will pass... it's just a question of where

This is the full-HD roof cam:

And this is using the Vbox:
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Very nice driving. You make it look easy of course, as you have no fear lol!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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Very awesome!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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That was awesome driving on your part, you must go there quite often, I don't think you had one wrong corner. That was beautiful
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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LMAO @ 7:58 in the first video...What did you call him?

Great videos, great driving, thanks for uploading!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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[QUOTE=MrBTG;4218385]NOT only did I drive another trackday this week, but it was the full Nurburgring VLN course AND it was awesome weather too... the VLN course is half the GP track joined to the Nordschleife for a whopping 25km lap QUOTE]

And that is why we hate you. LOL J/K
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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^I second that!

I was supposed to go to Nurburg last summer but didn't, not enough cash.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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awesome video as usual, looking forward to more!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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Looks fun! Thanks for sharing.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:35 AM
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nice driving. what tires were you on?
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 02:35 AM
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Tyres are pretty terrible: Kenda Kaisers in OE sizes.

If you've never heard of them, don't worry. I hadn't either!

However they came on the car and the inner Yorkshireman won't let me remove something until it's worn out... trouble is they seem to be compound developed from granite and mahogany....
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 04:04 AM
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Here's another fun clip from the day:


Flat out on the almost-straight 1.5 mile Döttinger Höhe. This is the part you can't drive flat out on a tourist day. On the trackday it was no problem... if you call nose-to-tail drafting at 150mph 'no problem'

Last edited by MrBTG; Mar 24, 2012 at 04:10 AM.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 05:35 AM
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^that was awesome ! "SLING-SHOT: ENGAGED"
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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I have now captioned the video, in honour of YOU Rotary_Redliner! Look again with annotations/captions turned on...
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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Great fun - thanks for sharing !
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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I'm very jealous. Great videos man.
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