Ringmeet 2013 - Is that the turbo?
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Ah, I suspected that.
Thanks.
And the line is already pretty long. If you'd got your arse to Ringmeet you might have been nearer to the front of it.
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Shakycam video of my slow lap
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Saturday, 10th August 2013 (Day 11 of 12)
As usual, in the early morning I was up and ready for the day while everybody else was still horizontal. According to rumors some of them had been busy during the night with reducing the fire hazard to the Ringmeet-tent by valorously destroying some of the stored alcohol.
http://imageshack.**/a/img11/6344/kff4.jpg
So I did what I should have be doing before in the same situations during the Roadtrip: Just go for a local morning drive.
http://imageshack.**/a/img560/2821/529l.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img41/3516/9rqd.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img23/6584/axlv.jpg
The N?rburg
http://imageshack.**/a/img853/7084/jxvd.jpg
After this very atmospheric sunrise drive I went back to the campsite to take in breakfast with the others, but the urge to finally visit the famous Touristefahrten Ring-entrance itself was very big now, and so it didn't took long until I went there. - The track was already open, but at this hour only reserved to clubs and dignities and not yet to the common Touristenfahrer peasantry:
http://imageshack.**/a/img703/5666/qkkr.jpg
Didn't took long until the on-site parking flooded itself with all sorts of car porn.
http://imageshack.**/a/img823/9939/kzsf.jpg
This Porsche sadly went faster strapped to the back of that truck as it went pootling around the track. Meh.
http://imageshack.**/a/img14/7922/v3o9.jpg
Hello!
http://imageshack.**/a/img32/5723/hfqs.jpg
At 1300 finally the track went open. Until that moment I hadn't really planned to take my own banger around the ring, I actually was advising myself against it during the Roadtrip days. But standing there next to the barriers looking at the cars going for their laps, for sure I changed my mindset: Let's do this. Why not. - But since I have never been on the N?rburgring, or on any track for that matter, (hell, I don't even play PC racing games), I secured myself a passenger seat in DanRom's Ford Focus to have a first look at what to expect after all. - Oy, it was a lot faster and a much tougher experience than I tought it would be, I tell you!
http://imageshack.**/a/img854/7786/871f.jpg
DanRom's overtaking trophy for that lap, taken whilst we rattled swiftly trough the Karussel:
http://imageshack.**/a/img832/2158/3sq4.jpg
At the end of that lap I was quite intimidated by the track to be honest. - To be somewhat on the safe side for my first lap with my own car I immediatly asked the clearly experienced DanRom to accompany me for track-goes-where guidance. And so he did. - For sure my novice driving was pretty slow and tunnel-vision-y, but hey at least I didn't crash into someone else, or into the ever present armco which repair costs are defined lenght-wise by the current gold standard parameter, or so I heard. :lol:
A note inbetween: For sure I had my dashcam running during the duration of this lap, I mean me going for the first time around the Ring that had to be archived. But the sheer stupidity of the so called rules regarding a supposed camera ban everbody took for granted led itself to a very shitty rattly video because the cam wasn't secured properly after DanRom placed it on the windscreen as soon as we passed the entry barriers. I don't blame him, I blame the nonsense rules. And securing the cam properly myself at that moment already on the track would have only resulted in the quite possible scenario of me taking over the dubious N?rburgring 7-seconds-wonder fame. - To that effect after I had a look at the disappointing video, I simply went to ask the officials working directly at the gates about the actual facts regarding camera banning orders. - The answer I got made much more sense: In-car cameras allowed, outside ones not: If your dashcam takes sudden air time inside your car that's your problem, but you don't want the badly secured GoPro of the car infront suddenly going trough your windscreen, for example.- Satisfied with this official statement, later during my second lap I had my cam permanently mounted and all the time running behind the windscreen. No problem.
This thing probably went as fast as it looked
http://imageshack.**/a/img32/3943/irrc.jpg
A temporarly track closure forced this massive XJ to go out the wrong way.
http://imageshack.**/a/img692/4779/3ryw.jpg
And then: As soon as the track reopened again it was time for me to go for a second lap. This time instead of asking around for a co-pilot I decided I would just drive up to the entrance and pick up randomly one of the many Finalgearians stationed there: BlaRo was the voluntary victim.
Very noticable how insecure I was during the first half of this lap about where the hell the track went after every damn corner. And as you can clearly see I was quite busy with my mirrors and my righthandside indicators early on. But later on during the second half, after fixating myself on the Rent-Swift and that awesome yellow carbon thingy, suddenly it went a lot better! To quote: "I have no idea what I'm doing" - "You're having fun tough, right?" - "Yeah". - And it really is fun. Should have be doing more laps in hindsight, but then and there two were quite enough. Phew. - Awesome stuff. Consider me hooked. - The weekend at the 14th and 15th of the coming September is already reserved for me going to the N?rburgring again to gain more experience. 
Towards the evening most of us went to Br?nnchen. Matt2000 went somewhere else.
http://imageshack.**/a/img842/4829/aiax.jpg
Of all the mahoosive car porn and awesome cars I saw during this weekend, this one was to be my favourite:
http://imageshack.**/a/img849/161/07gv.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img541/1235/z8ib.jpg
Towards the end of this day I drifted away from the Ringmeet for a bit: Whilst everybody else went to the Alte Scheune in Arweiler for supper I went back to the Victoria Station campsite to rifle trough my accumulated work mails instead, and then I went for another scenic drive. The numerous small connection roads were really lovely:
http://imageshack.**/a/img20/862/6x7l.jpg
By the time I actually went to Arweiler at about 2200 everybody was already in the process of leaving the Restaurant, so I joined them for the drive back to Altenahr. A description of what was happening around this following snapshot can be seen here.
http://imageshack.**/a/img11/1193/hzi2.jpg
More to come, stay tuned.
As usual, in the early morning I was up and ready for the day while everybody else was still horizontal. According to rumors some of them had been busy during the night with reducing the fire hazard to the Ringmeet-tent by valorously destroying some of the stored alcohol.
http://imageshack.**/a/img11/6344/kff4.jpg
So I did what I should have be doing before in the same situations during the Roadtrip: Just go for a local morning drive.
http://imageshack.**/a/img560/2821/529l.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img41/3516/9rqd.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img23/6584/axlv.jpg
The N?rburg
http://imageshack.**/a/img853/7084/jxvd.jpg
After this very atmospheric sunrise drive I went back to the campsite to take in breakfast with the others, but the urge to finally visit the famous Touristefahrten Ring-entrance itself was very big now, and so it didn't took long until I went there. - The track was already open, but at this hour only reserved to clubs and dignities and not yet to the common Touristenfahrer peasantry:
http://imageshack.**/a/img703/5666/qkkr.jpg
Didn't took long until the on-site parking flooded itself with all sorts of car porn.
http://imageshack.**/a/img823/9939/kzsf.jpg
This Porsche sadly went faster strapped to the back of that truck as it went pootling around the track. Meh.
http://imageshack.**/a/img14/7922/v3o9.jpg
Hello!
http://imageshack.**/a/img32/5723/hfqs.jpg
At 1300 finally the track went open. Until that moment I hadn't really planned to take my own banger around the ring, I actually was advising myself against it during the Roadtrip days. But standing there next to the barriers looking at the cars going for their laps, for sure I changed my mindset: Let's do this. Why not. - But since I have never been on the N?rburgring, or on any track for that matter, (hell, I don't even play PC racing games), I secured myself a passenger seat in DanRom's Ford Focus to have a first look at what to expect after all. - Oy, it was a lot faster and a much tougher experience than I tought it would be, I tell you!
http://imageshack.**/a/img854/7786/871f.jpg
DanRom's overtaking trophy for that lap, taken whilst we rattled swiftly trough the Karussel:
http://imageshack.**/a/img832/2158/3sq4.jpg
At the end of that lap I was quite intimidated by the track to be honest. - To be somewhat on the safe side for my first lap with my own car I immediatly asked the clearly experienced DanRom to accompany me for track-goes-where guidance. And so he did. - For sure my novice driving was pretty slow and tunnel-vision-y, but hey at least I didn't crash into someone else, or into the ever present armco which repair costs are defined lenght-wise by the current gold standard parameter, or so I heard.
:lol:A note inbetween: For sure I had my dashcam running during the duration of this lap, I mean me going for the first time around the Ring that had to be archived. But the sheer stupidity of the so called rules regarding a supposed camera ban everbody took for granted led itself to a very shitty rattly video because the cam wasn't secured properly after DanRom placed it on the windscreen as soon as we passed the entry barriers. I don't blame him, I blame the nonsense rules. And securing the cam properly myself at that moment already on the track would have only resulted in the quite possible scenario of me taking over the dubious N?rburgring 7-seconds-wonder fame. - To that effect after I had a look at the disappointing video, I simply went to ask the officials working directly at the gates about the actual facts regarding camera banning orders. - The answer I got made much more sense: In-car cameras allowed, outside ones not: If your dashcam takes sudden air time inside your car that's your problem, but you don't want the badly secured GoPro of the car infront suddenly going trough your windscreen, for example.- Satisfied with this official statement, later during my second lap I had my cam permanently mounted and all the time running behind the windscreen. No problem.
This thing probably went as fast as it looked
http://imageshack.**/a/img32/3943/irrc.jpg
A temporarly track closure forced this massive XJ to go out the wrong way.
http://imageshack.**/a/img692/4779/3ryw.jpg
And then: As soon as the track reopened again it was time for me to go for a second lap. This time instead of asking around for a co-pilot I decided I would just drive up to the entrance and pick up randomly one of the many Finalgearians stationed there: BlaRo was the voluntary victim.
- And it really is fun. Should have be doing more laps in hindsight, but then and there two were quite enough. Phew. - Awesome stuff. Consider me hooked. - The weekend at the 14th and 15th of the coming September is already reserved for me going to the N?rburgring again to gain more experience. Towards the evening most of us went to Br?nnchen. Matt2000 went somewhere else.
http://imageshack.**/a/img842/4829/aiax.jpg
Of all the mahoosive car porn and awesome cars I saw during this weekend, this one was to be my favourite:
http://imageshack.**/a/img849/161/07gv.jpg
http://imageshack.**/a/img541/1235/z8ib.jpg
Towards the end of this day I drifted away from the Ringmeet for a bit: Whilst everybody else went to the Alte Scheune in Arweiler for supper I went back to the Victoria Station campsite to rifle trough my accumulated work mails instead, and then I went for another scenic drive. The numerous small connection roads were really lovely:
http://imageshack.**/a/img20/862/6x7l.jpg
By the time I actually went to Arweiler at about 2200 everybody was already in the process of leaving the Restaurant, so I joined them for the drive back to Altenahr. A description of what was happening around this following snapshot can be seen here.
http://imageshack.**/a/img11/1193/hzi2.jpg
More to come, stay tuned.
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better make that an actual attendance next year!
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Sooo... THAT is the turbo?
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Here are the few Ringmeet pics i took, due to massive car porn.
Friday evening waiting for everyone to show up
the circle slowly growing
what's in the trunk ?
A laptop and a pie chart, Narf !
Just some more .... waiting (this what you do all day @ ringmeet, waiting)
the camp Saturday morning while everyone was still in-toxicated sleep
IMG_6221-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6219-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6235-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Some Highlights from the weekend before, (while the others were roadtrippin') Album here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHH5iL6
IMG_3648-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_3656-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_3554-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Ok now, some pics now from the actual OGP weekend: full Album here http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHHfXCt
some goodies
always check your nuts
IMG_6920-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Nelson Piquets 83' BT54 F1 car (first turbo F1 to ever win the championship)
IMG_7062-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6447-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_7120-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_7262-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Friday evening waiting for everyone to show up
the circle slowly growing
what's in the trunk ?
A laptop and a pie chart, Narf !
Just some more .... waiting (this what you do all day @ ringmeet, waiting
)
the camp Saturday morning while everyone was still in-
IMG_6221-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6219-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6235-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Some Highlights from the weekend before, (while the others were roadtrippin') Album here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHH5iL6
IMG_3648-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_3656-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_3554-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Ok now, some pics now from the actual OGP weekend: full Album here http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHHfXCt
some goodies
always check your nuts
IMG_6920-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
Nelson Piquets 83' BT54 F1 car (first turbo F1 to ever win the championship)
IMG_7062-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_6447-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_7120-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
IMG_7262-klein von Dennis Boberg auf Flickr
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Looks like the tow strap is doing more damage than anything else.
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A few dings from the Birmingham and everything was ok again
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I went on vacation the day after Ringmeet, so while I could follow the thread evening after evening on WiFi in B&Bs, I can only now post my own pictures.
Let me say this first: It was once again an awesome meet. The new additions in form of the Cool Wall, the pub quiz and the quadcopter stuff was simply awesome. Good work, guys. Also, thanks leviathan for filming my lap. Even if everyone saw how long iot took me to overtake a bloody old Panda.
Now, my pictures.
On the way to the campsite with Dr_Grip in tow (well, according to him, he pushed me), we saw at least two nice cars:
Once at the campsite, I couldn't help but notice an extremely ugly Porsche with the engine at the wrong end:
It was currently checked out by shad...
... and as soon as he vacated the driver's seat, I occupied that. Quite a nice place to be, and as a bonus, you don't see how the car looks from the outside.
Dr_Grip after parking his car extremely ordentlich and eizbaer hastily getting away from his Smart so no one may see it's his.
On that Friday, we went to Breitscheid to have a look at the Oldtimer Grand Prix stuff. First, some cars on the parking lot of the local Pommesbude:
No, it's not...
I think someone needs a new rear tyre.
Now, on to watch some action!
Two 1-hp single-seaters fueling up all by themselves.
And an extra for coco:
Coming back to our cars, I sweared at whoever parked that thing in front of my car. And at whoever parked another car behind my car. Grmpf.
On Saturday, we went to T13 to watch a slow Porsche on the track (one of many to be encountered that weekend...). But there were some other things to see there too:
Waiting...
Oh, there it is:
Also nice:
Back at the entrance parking lot, by pure chance we stood there when Derek Bell drove the car back to the tow truck. They had some GoPros.
The man himself:
Some other cars, and the N?rburg:
After the tourist drives action, leviathan, Kaboon, Galantti, eizbaer and I went on to search for some place for a little quadcopter action.
Brillant parking after trying to get some aerial footage of me driving down the road. *cough*
On Sunday morning, we set up the absolutely awesome FG-sign aero footage thing. People were accordingly in awe while leviathan made his test flights:
This concludes it. I left quite early to deliver two of the Finns to D?sseldorf airport and then home to pack my things...
Let me say this first: It was once again an awesome meet. The new additions in form of the Cool Wall, the pub quiz and the quadcopter stuff was simply awesome. Good work, guys.
Also, thanks leviathan for filming my lap. Even if everyone saw how long iot took me to overtake a bloody old Panda. Now, my pictures.
On the way to the campsite with Dr_Grip in tow (well, according to him, he pushed me), we saw at least two nice cars:
Once at the campsite, I couldn't help but notice an extremely ugly Porsche with the engine at the wrong end:
It was currently checked out by shad...
... and as soon as he vacated the driver's seat, I occupied that. Quite a nice place to be, and as a bonus, you don't see how the car looks from the outside.
Dr_Grip after parking his car extremely ordentlich and eizbaer hastily getting away from his Smart so no one may see it's his.
On that Friday, we went to Breitscheid to have a look at the Oldtimer Grand Prix stuff. First, some cars on the parking lot of the local Pommesbude:
No, it's not...
I think someone needs a new rear tyre.
Now, on to watch some action!
Two 1-hp single-seaters fueling up all by themselves.
And an extra for coco:
Coming back to our cars, I sweared at whoever parked that thing in front of my car. And at whoever parked another car behind my car. Grmpf.
On Saturday, we went to T13 to watch a slow Porsche on the track (one of many to be encountered that weekend...). But there were some other things to see there too:
Waiting...
Oh, there it is:
Also nice:
Back at the entrance parking lot, by pure chance we stood there when Derek Bell drove the car back to the tow truck. They had some GoPros.
The man himself:
Some other cars, and the N?rburg:
After the tourist drives action, leviathan, Kaboon, Galantti, eizbaer and I went on to search for some place for a little quadcopter action.
Brillant parking after trying to get some aerial footage of me driving down the road. *cough*
On Sunday morning, we set up the absolutely awesome FG-sign aero footage thing. People were accordingly in awe while leviathan made his test flights:
This concludes it. I left quite early to deliver two of the Finns to D?sseldorf airport and then home to pack my things...
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Right, I haven't been away since getting back but so I have no excuse for not getting off my arse and getting the photos sorted. They're done now though, so here they are:
My photos only start part way into the Friday, when Ice's Audi gets its makeover.
Many hands make Audi fruit
Auto journalists at work
Heading down for lunch, the Kadett looks very cute from the front
I know something about it is bad...
Wish I could've brought this home with me
Some track action, trying to get my eye in with panning
OK, so lots of track action. Excuse the small photos, I use a resize preset and I'm not doing them all manually.
Go little Volvo!
Next day, 956 on track. Stationary. Still...
Finally moving at walking pace
Joe with victims
I have a soft spot for these
One for Beni
Joker and a fairly worried looking Adu
Kip going the wrong way, I think the track had just been closed
Very tidy M3 with beautiful paintwork.
No idea why I took this photo, but Adrian has found another Norwegian.
Great car, shame the driver made himself look like a tool by sitting in the road for a few minutes
Even a Kia deserves better treatment than this. Note the Porsche in the reflection though...
... that was promptly reversed into at the entrance by an American in an Opel. It didn't help that the horn on the Porsche didn't seem to work. Front bumper was damaged
Dude has a VW key for some reason too, odd
Didn't take any pictures at the Ring on Sunday, but this is the restaurant that night, before the waiter dumped the tray of beer on the floor. Awkward moment
When we left night photos were in order, it's very eerie with nobody around. Wishing I had a tripod, the top of a gate doesn't do a very good job. Light from a passing car helped though and I think it's cool.
That's my lot.
My photos only start part way into the Friday, when Ice's Audi gets its makeover.
Many hands make Audi fruit
Auto journalists at work
Heading down for lunch, the Kadett looks very cute from the front
I know something about it is bad...
Wish I could've brought this home with me
Some track action, trying to get my eye in with panning
OK, so lots of track action. Excuse the small photos, I use a resize preset and I'm not doing them all manually.
Go little Volvo!
Next day, 956 on track. Stationary. Still...
Finally moving at walking pace
Joe with victims
I have a soft spot for these
One for Beni
Joker and a fairly worried looking Adu
Kip going the wrong way, I think the track had just been closed
Very tidy M3 with beautiful paintwork.
No idea why I took this photo, but Adrian has found another Norwegian.
Great car, shame the driver made himself look like a tool by sitting in the road for a few minutes
Even a Kia deserves better treatment than this. Note the Porsche in the reflection though...
... that was promptly reversed into at the entrance by an American in an Opel. It didn't help that the horn on the Porsche didn't seem to work. Front bumper was damaged
Dude has a VW key for some reason too, odd
Didn't take any pictures at the Ring on Sunday, but this is the restaurant that night, before the waiter dumped the tray of beer on the floor. Awkward moment
When we left night photos were in order, it's very eerie with nobody around. Wishing I had a tripod, the top of a gate doesn't do a very good job. Light from a passing car helped though and I think it's cool.
That's my lot.
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