Trip to Germany to the 'ring

[E30godz]

A friend brought up the idea of going to Germany for spring break.



If i wanted to go, soley to spend a week on the ring, what would i have to do?

[James Crivellone]

Find a car that is not complete shit to drive on it, renting cars over there was a pain in the ass, and we ended up with a 2004 4.2L V8 VW Phaeton.

Next time I go i'm buying a cheap e30, ringing it, and dumping it :p

[E30godz]

yea my wet dream would be to drive my car on it 8(

[Rigmaster]

The 'ring is great, but if you're going for a week, there's plenty of other things to do. I'd definitely spend a couple of days in Munich, do all the BMW Museums- and see if Mobile-Tradition is offering tours or anything- set this up in advance if you can.

Renting a car is no problem- not sure what Crivellone is talking about. We rented thru Hertz, picked up at the Frankfurt train station, and returned it at a small Hertz office near the German/Austrian border where we got on a train- there was no additional charge for dropping it off at a different location than where we picked it up. It's been a couple of years, but we rented a Nissan Primera 16v sedan- it was brand new when we picked it up- something like 8km on it!! After we got about 1/2 way thru our first lap of the 'ring, my wife said "something's burning".....I told her it was just the engine, and it was a rental!!!!! I think the cosmoline shit was burning off the valve cover.

Try to find out before you go if the 'ring will be open for public lapping, it's frequently booked for private testing by car mags and auto manufacturers. If it is open, it's just like the old VW TV commercial- you drive up, pay a guy some $$$ (or actually, Euros) and he waves you on....before you know it, you're one one of the most famous tracks in the world!!!

Damn, I want to go back soon..............

Bret

[E30godz]

i was in munich over the summer, nice place.


but i didnt get any place else in Germany, ive been dreaming about some racing lately and so this is just kinda...in my head.


but if i work out the logistics then by all means

[bmw332i]

Make sure you check out local rental laws in regards to whther you can or can't run that particular rental companies' car at the 'Ring. My sister lived in Austria this year for school, and she was NOT able to drive her leased Peugot 507 on the track. I'm not 100% sure, but it would suck if you were not allowed to run it because of failure to check the regs.

[YAN-3]

listen if you are serious about it, come to Kaiserslautern area. there are plenty of us Americans here, we are renting a new BMW e90 3er and taking up to the Ring for my buddy who just got his euro drivers licanse. I cant wait to see how it handles.

[demlotcrew]

Re: Trip to Germany to the 'ring

A friend brought up the idea of going to Germany for spring break.



If i wanted to go, soley to spend a week on the ring, what would i have to do?

www.ring-racing.de might be able to help with a car.

Ive been and its fantastic. Rent a Z4 or merc for good all round fun.

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