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Garry
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Post subject: Driving on the 'ring w/o licence?  Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 2:58 pm |
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Joined: Sat May 26, 2001 9:59 pm
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Stupid question - just got an inquiry on Bitburg from someone whose friend has his licence suspended, and he complained that a drivers licence is required - he stated a licence is not required for driving on the ring (though I don't know whether he means Hockenheim or Nürburg) - can somebody comment on this? Can't believe anybody is allowed to drive on Nürburgring w/o licence (IIRC the Nordschleife has been changed to "public street" status!?)
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 3:24 pm |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Just got a reply - yes, he's talking about Nordschleife ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 3:30 pm |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Just checked their website ... it states clearly that Nordschleife is operating under StVO and StVZO ... so his friend would definitely be in deep sh@t had they caught him ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 7:20 pm |
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Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2001 3:53 pm
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Location: Mainz, Germany
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You're right, Garry. Especially with the police checks going on the last weekends he would be in trouble! AFAIK it has the "public street status" since 1927.
Hockenheimring is different, nobody of the officials there really cares about anything, at least that's my impression. I'm talking about noise, drifting in the parking lot etc. However that can also be quite funny sometimes... 
Ben
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 10:35 pm |
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Location: Houston, TX
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:39 am |
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Location: Mainz, Germany
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It's open to the public (I'm talking about "pay & drive", not about closed events) ONLY on Thursdays from April to October. In winter it's open most Sundays if the weather is OK.
Advantage in summer is that you'll see a lot of interesting cars, advantage in winter is that you might drive 30min sessions instead of 15min for the same price (12 Euro) and that -- sometimes -- you're on the track with only 3 or 4 other cars... or even alone.
Here the schedule:
http://www.hockenheimring.de/manager/images/3914_Streckentermine%20Touristenfahrten%202004.pdf
Ben
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:16 am |
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Joined: Sun May 27, 2001 2:52 pm
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Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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its about time they started cracking down on that license stuff, now if they get the busses off of there too and maybe the insane brits also
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Roy
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:56 am |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Busses ... yup, couldn't believe it when I saw a 40-50people Bus driving the track  ... though, no cars on there at that time ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:06 pm |
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Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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I remember flying into the corner going into the flug platz and ther was a lumbering bus . I almost left some chocolate starfish in the rocking chair.
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 5:55 pm |
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RTZSS
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 6:27 pm |
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Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Just had to go there didn't you Jack!
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:07 pm |
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