Ring BTG Times

[Funkster]

Guys, Not wanting to start a Willy Waving contest as I've only ever done 5 laps of the place and it does scare the shite outta me, but I was just wondering what sort of BTG times have been achieved.

I know the official is a 7.50 on the full track but quite a few of you seem to of done a few trips now so I'm just interested whats possible.

A good friend of mine has been attending the ring for quite few years in different cars & is debating moving to a CSL so he has curious interest also.

As I said, just interested what you guys have managed, Im no ringer But I am interested, Matty.

[Barry C]

8:15 in an e36 M3 Trackcar. never been in a CSL

[mattCSLnut]

Regular low 8 minute BTG is quite doable when the Nordschleife is quiet 8:10 was my best timed lap time, timed by a friend without my knowledge as I don't time myself and that was with some TF traffic I've driven better, smoother laps then that one but I doubt I've cracked the 8 minute barrier, yet.
TF traffic is quite horrific these day (Easter & Bank Holiday weekends) and it's near imposible to get a clear run
TANKSLAPER (T$) on here frequently pisses off the GT3RS crowd with high 7s with light TF traffic and it's hard work trying to keep up with him

[Barry C]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

TANKSLAPER (T$) on here frequently pisses off the GT3RS crowd with high 7s

whopwop would be very quick around the ring too and his buddy vanos power is seriously quick. They've been known to catch and pass ring taxi's

[mickaldo]

i think the curlmiester did 7.50 something and its on line somewhere.

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by mickaldo

i think the curlmiester did 7.50 something and its on line somewhere.

that was a long time ago mick, although the way he bleats on about it

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by Funkster

Guys, Not wanting to start a Willy Waving contest as I've only ever done 5 laps of the place and it does scare the shite outta me, but I was just wondering what sort of BTG times have been achieved.

I know the official is a 7.50 on the full track but quite a few of you seem to of done a few trips now so I'm just interested whats possible.

A good friend of mine has been attending the ring for quite few years in different cars & is debating moving to a CSL so he has curious interest also.

As I said, just interested what you guys have managed, Im no ringer But I am interested, Matty.

Learn the layout of the track, and dont follow the line of the Armco at Adenau Forst, that will take most of DN 2012 !! then focus on tidying it up a bit as regards turn in and braking points, etc., by then the lap time will naturally come to you, and then you can look at growing bigger balls and doing all of the above faster .... and braking later !
I never time myself, one of the first promises I made to my body, the lap is what it is at the time, be it fast, or slow, traffic or yellow flags, albeit that AFTER the laps/day, I can review my times.

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Learn the layout of the track, and dont follow the line of the Armco at Adenau Forst, that will take most of DN 2012 !! then focus on tidying it up a bit as regards turn in and braking points, etc., by then the lap time will naturally come to you, and then you can look at growing bigger balls and doing all of the above faster .... and braking later !
I never time myself, one of the first promises I made to my body, the lap is what it is at the time, be it fast, or slow, traffic or yellow flags, albeit that AFTER the laps/day, I can review my times.

Post up our couple of laps dunc. They were nice and relaxed but not too slow.

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by lawsy

Post up our couple of laps dunc. They were nice and relaxed but not too slow.

Were you in front or behind me? I have this one on youtube already of myself and T$ on a ..busy lap shall we say !
Yours and mine may be on laptop at home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI-UkcbJGqE

[Pip1968]

Wow that was some incident with the Porsche and Corrado (??). What was the outcome of it Duncan? I cannot make out if it is a British plated Porsche or not.

Pip