Tom wrote:good skills
(sorry to mention this but is there not some horrendous fine for running out of fuel on the ring??)

well , there is a story to that ..............
my passenger is known for bad luck and instantly apologised when the car started spluttering.
he ran out of fuel earlier that same day and had to pay 180 Euro for a flatbed to take his bike off the track to the parking -where some clever d*ck turned the tap on reserve and started his engine...
so when the marshals arrived with all the flashlights and stuff I already thought "expensive"
I walked over to the marshals and started in my best german language something like: flatbed takes 30 minutes, my mate is already on his way with can of fuel, we are in a safe spot, sure you have better things to do, have a year card, first time ever, won't take long, sorry for inconvenience, bla, bla, bla ..........
they said " you know we should.................etc., but ok, don't be here too long" and drove off to an accident elsewhere.......
so I was lucky (my innocent looks for sure)
and my passenger was really p*ssed off now
