Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

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Justin
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Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by Justin » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:47 pm

Afternoon all,

I thought I'd do a small write up to follow on from my previous trip over in 2008. We have been saying we would go back every year but never got round to it, until this year finally.

2008 there was only the two of us, this time we had 12! (Old blog here if anyone is interested - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... &mid=84245)

Anyways, onto some pics :)

Meeting point was Queensferry early on and then convoy down to Newcastle for the ferry over to Amsterdam.. All pretty uneventful..

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Arrived at the port

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On the Ferry

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£310 each for this!!!
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Amsterdam refuel

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The journey down to the Hotel was good, we broke off into two groups as its quite difficult having 7 cars all trying to follow. The scenery once you pull off the motorway is beautiful

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Arrived at the Hotel. Pretty basic hotel and the breakfast isnt up to much, but its clean, cheap and in the perfect location

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Few beers at night time and a steak on a stone.. I thought this was a bit of a novelty but really it was a pain in the ass. Wouldn't go again

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Some track pics of us all in action. My pictures didnt come out very well as I had it on Shutter Preference but the ISO was set far too high.. Nevermind! The track itself was very quiet, which we didnt expect. Almost no queues the whole weekend.

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We definately got lucky with the weather, it was roasting all weekend, until the day we left and it absolutely lashed it down.. Made an interesting night on the ferry home! TERRIBLE!
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All in all a superb trip, a good bit more expensive than the last one due to fuel and ferry prices, but worth it! :D

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by C7Steve » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:42 pm

:thumbsup

Steve.

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by graeme » Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:21 pm

:thumbsup

Reasons to visit Nürburg:
1) Steak on a stone at Pistenklause
2) Some driving track thingy

IN THAT ORDER!! :D
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Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by scottishselise » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:33 pm

Thanks for sharing. How much is ferry now? Car all good on track?

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by Justin » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:04 pm

graeme, I wasn't impressed!

Think it was £310 each return.. Including breakfast

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by mckeann » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:53 am

Justin wrote:graeme, I wasn't impressed!

Wierdo :P

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Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by Sanjøy » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:30 am

How much is rosyth?
W213 All Terrain

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Justin
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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by Justin » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:35 am

AFAIK it doesn't run anymore

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by kenny » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:47 am

mckeann wrote:
Justin wrote:graeme, I wasn't impressed!

Wierdo :P
:withstupid

Steak on a stone is awesome!

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Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by scottishselise » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:46 am

My new home will be 3hr drive from here, can't wait

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Re: Aberdeen - Nurburgring 2012

Post by alicrozier » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:03 pm

Nice pics Justin. I'm doing the same journey next week plus Spa, hopfully in the 211...
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