Nurburgring rent a car

[CSLut]

anyone any recommendations or know what is the cheapest rent a race/track car at the ring?
Thinking of trying to hire a car with a cage for a couple of the DN trackdays.
Havnt got CSL anymor, as I sold it:banghead:
Blew engine up on r8...twice
Got CS but it isn't caged
Not got quotes yet, but on past experience rent4ring ect have been rather pricey for a susuki swift etc. You could buy a caged 320 or similar for the same money as 3 trackdays hire!

[Chappers]

Why do you feel you need a cage?

[CSLut]

Why do you feel you need a cage?

Don't need one...done many laps without, but would definately feel better with cage and straps.
Especially on the ring.
Especially with passengers.

[shimmy]

Why do you feel you need a cage?

coz when you crash into a tree, there is less chance of it killing you and leaving wife and kids as one parent family and skint as life insurance wont pay out

[Chappers]

Fair enough, I was going to say we only really run them in the SUVs now but in fairness we fit bucket seats and harnesses to everything and that's what I find more important nowadays and it's hard to get one without the other.

Edit: "when" Shimmy :O

[GregorJP]

coz when you crash into a tree, there is less chance of it killing you and leaving wife and kids as one parent family and skint as life insurance wont pay out

Yeah, thanks for this, Shimmy. I had planned to tow the (caged and harnessed) E36 to the first DN day, but for various logistical reasons I now have to take the (significantly faster, wilder and non-caged) GTR instead. I had been trying to persuade myself that this was an ok idea.. :bigcry:

[cslsuperfan]

Yeah, thanks for this, Shimmy. I had planned to tow the (caged and harnessed) E36 to the first DN day, but for various logistical reasons I now have to take the (significantly faster, wilder and non-caged) GTR instead. I had been trying to persuade myself that this was an ok idea.. :bigcry:


GTR @ the ring.....a brilliant idea.

[derek]

Yeah, thanks for this, Shimmy. I had planned to tow the (caged and harnessed) E36 to the first DN day, but for various logistical reasons I now have to take the (significantly faster, wilder and non-caged) GTR instead. I had been trying to persuade myself that this was an ok idea.. :bigcry:

Just got me thinking csl was fast at the ring GTR is going to be mental on the straights. GTR on stage 2 is 30mph faster on the short straight at Knockhill than the CSL.

[cslsuperfan]

Just got me thinking csl was fast at the ring GTR is going to be mental on the straights. GTR on stage 2 is 30mph faster on the short straight at Knockhill than the CSL.

Derek

had a couple of gtr's following me round the ring at the Gathering weekend in 2013. I've never had the pleasure of a pax or drive but they deliver huge linear speed judging by the way they came by. :smokin:

[derek]

Derek

had a couple of gtr's following me round the ring at the Gathering weekend in 2013. I've never had the pleasure of a pax or drive but they deliver huge linear speed judging by the way they came by. :smokin:

they are jap crap but you wont catch them:supz:

[CSLut]

Fair enough, I was going to say we only really run them in the SUVs now but in fairness we fit bucket seats and harnesses to everything and that's what I find more important nowadays and it's hard to get one without the other.

Edit: "when" Shimmy :O

Caged SUV's!!!!??

[GregorJP]

Just got me thinking csl was fast at the ring GTR is going to be mental on the straights. GTR on stage 2 is 30mph faster on the short straight at Knockhill than the CSL.

Here's me in my old stage 2 at DN9. A couple of notes: (i) I had only had the car 2 weeks and was taking it easy; (ii) my mate in front is in a stage 1 and described his lap as "steady"; (iii) the beeping noise is my speed detector telling me if I go over 85. I call out the speed on the straight and ultimate hit an indicated 179 (the speedo said 186 but I trust the speed detector). I didn't even get a good run at it and I backed off.

I suspect the new car will be a fair bit quicker still.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hnux39Vrr8

Definitely could do with a cage.

[derek]

; (ii) my mate in front is in a stage 1 and described his lap as "steady";


:hahaha::hahaha:Think he was on his way home before you finished lap and you didn't look slow. Need to get transmission cooler and get to ring

[CSLut]

So...where can I rent a GTR then? Or anything better than susuki swift, for less than a grand?
Or am I going to have to bring the f10 m5 and give the gtr boys a run for their money down the straights?

[GregorJP]

So...where can I rent a GTR then? Or anything better than susuki swift, for less than a grand?
Or am I going to have to bring the f10 m5 and give the gtr boys a run for their money down the straights?

If you are hellbent on renting a car, I suggest you give Jaco at Jaco's Paddock a call. He is a good guy and fixed our previous E36 M3 race car when we broke the gearbox at the Ring. See http://www.jacos-paddock.co.uk/race-car-rental-nurburgring-faq.html. I am not sure what he will charge for a day, but I reckon he'll give you a good E36 at a reasonable price and it will be a lot more fun than a Suzuki Swift. Tell him Gregor sent you.

[CSLut]

If you are hellbent on renting a car, I suggest you give Jaco at Jaco's Paddock a call. He is a good guy and fixed our previous E36 M3 race car when we broke the gearbox at the Ring. See http://www.jacos-paddock.co.uk/race-car-rental-nurburgring-faq.html. I am not sure what he will charge for a day, but I reckon he'll give you a good E36 at a reasonable price and it will be a lot more fun than a Suzuki Swift. Tell him Gregor sent you.

Cheers Gregor! :thumbs: