Chesterfield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Tracy wants to drive the ring again too! Yes - the large hamster wheel was one of my dafter moments, but I just had to find out if it was possible to spin upside down, and as there were no other willing volunteers, I just had to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 definitely want to organise a male only Ring trip for next year.... Always knew you batted for the other team still around? :bye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 definitely want to organise a male only Ring trip for next year.... Always knew you batted for the other team still around? :bye: Yep I'm not going anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 definitely want to organise a male only Ring trip for next year.... Always knew you batted for the other team still around? :bye: Yep I'm not going anywhere A bit like a bad smell then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 definitely want to organise a male only Ring trip for next year.... Always knew you batted for the other team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 http://www.8200rpm.com/webcam/ check the site above - 19th June, 19:08pm. Theres Val following me through the start gate. Also 19:20pm on the 18th June, you can just see the front of Vals coming round the corner, I followed on that occasion. And the highlight...... 18:06pm on the 21st, the missus doing her first ever lap of the ring...... in the wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 http://www.8200rpm.com/webcam/ check the site above - 19th June, 19:08pm. Theres Val following me through the start gate. Also 19:20pm on the 18th June, you can just see the front of Vals coming round the corner, I followed on that occasion. And the highlight...... 18:06pm on the 21st, the missus doing her first ever lap of the ring...... in the wet! lets have some piccies Chris.. looks like you had a good time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Plenty of pics to follow - Im currently sorting them out and will leave them all to upload while I have dinner, then post up later maybe if its not too late. Early start back tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 yeah Chris sort them all that tomorrow on the ferry I'll get them off you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Cost you a tenner. (I lost a bet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 you biatch! it was coffee though, see I too can admit when I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 some (small) vids from my mobile. (use quicktime to view them) will do a full review and post some pics when I have time tomorrow... great time was had by all though worthy of youtube are those of the human hamster doing his thing Sabine has a sweet derriere too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 ok.... here's my review of the holiday after a deserved night sleep: I'll divide it into 3 parts, the Loire Valley with the Z clubs of UK and Holland, Spa and Francorchamps and the Ring bigger pics will be here: http://www.350z-uk.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=151 The Loire Valley: really good 5 days there with the Z Club lot and thanks again to Sean and Suzy for organising it! The Karting track was magnificent as well as the Friday night show. My Z was voted second most desirable car present at the meet, (after Sean's) and that bagged me a collectible Magnum of local Champagne (which I've still to unwrap from its protective wrapping I improvised to bring it back in one piece) with metal label and all. I also won the "furthest distance travelled, just about beating one of the Dutch members, and that bagged me a nice crystal sweets holder . If the meet was as the end of the 2 weeks holidays though, Chris would have won this, with his South of France incursion Other buys were a cool Dutch Z club Tshirt and a mini tuned 350Z model The region is really beautiful and we also went to visit a few castles around the area, the Brissac and Saumur castles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Good holiday then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 next stop (after a 1 nighter north of Paris, shame we couldn't meet with Angie & Co ) was Spa (and the Francorchamps cisrcuit ) Weather was soooo changeable! apparently typical of the area, hot and sunny one moment, and pouring it down the next! We stayed in a very small hotel, 4* only 9 rooms and very personal service. Chris will surely post some nice pics of our Zeds (he joined us there for 2 nights) in front of the house. we visited the famous Baths for some relaxing therapies, and they are now on top of a hill in a new complex, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, very very nice. We ate at many of the restaurants in town but my favourite was probably the Mediterranean style one we ate the last night. Also there's a very good ice cream shop just a minute away from the town hall square. Had a look at the Casino (oldest in Europe) but was near empty and the atmosphere wasn't really inviting you to bet (plus Chris and the ladies didn't want to bet) so no fun was had there. Of course Spa wasn't just for sightseeing and Debbie and I visited the Stavelot Abbey where they have the Circuit museum and also another couple of nice dispalys, including one about the Trappist Beers, which prompted me to buy some to bring back home (hmm 11.2% beers ) During the weekend the Spa Euro Race was on, with free entrance so from the Friday afternoon we went to have a look. The old part of the circuit and the old facilities look, well, tired and old, and I can see why the F1 wanted a facelift of the place. Car parking was abysmal too, with major offroading needed the circuit itself is brilliant though! Awesome setting, in the middle of a great hilly area and forest, so many changes of altitudes!! It is not really a spectator's circuit though as it's so big, but from the roof of the newly built buildings we could see the new parts of it and the eau rouge corners. the works are imo a bit behind schedule for the F1 GP, you can see the stands nowhere near ready! Anyway the Euro Race included the Formula Renault 2.0L single seaters, Clio Cup, Porsche Club Challenge, Radical races and the Dutch Supercar Challenge. Chris with his Pro camera took some great action shots which I'm sure he'll post soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 last part of the holiday was dedicated to the Nurburgring: we stayed at the Blaue Ecke, smack bang in the middle of Adenau, which was handy indeed for evening dinners, shops etc. The local Nissan Dealer was just around the corner if needed, too. Arrived on Monday, very sunny, the Ring was open from 2pm will 7.30pm and was predictably extremely busy. Some awesome machinery incl. an SLR 722 and a Carrera GT. we also met a VERY cool guy and his family who stopped us in the middle of Adenau. His name is Steve and once he gets on board (he better do!!!! with all the spotting we've been doing on his car) he's automatically earnt his title of Local RingMeister He's been around it about 70 times, 40 laps of which was with his Toyota Land Cruiser!! before buying the Z. he's an absolute nutcase and knows every bend name by heart. Anyway to cut the long story short (...) I was looking for someone to give me a pax lap before going out in the Z and he offered! a 10 minutes lap (with ESP on at all times I might add!) in a Z around the Ring is quick by all accounts, but even more so when there was a barrier just after the main initial straight and when we found 2 accidents too. Chris had his pax lap after me, and it was an eye opener as to how to approach the Ring as newbies. You just can't see where the next bend goes, most of the times! After Steve's suggestion, we took out our Zeds at 7.20PM for a very quiet recon lap, with the other halves, and unless you really know the bends properly, attempting to go very fast around it is rather foolish. Anyway for the next 4 days we religiously went up to the Nordshcleife entrance when it opened to the public and also went to see testing at Bridesheid with R8s, the new M3 and a few more nice cars making an appearance we also spent time visiting the surroundings, we went to Burg Elz, a fairytale castle which has never been conquered (or destroyed) by an army we even had the time to take the ladies to the Bitburg Zoo, which was fun. All in all not just a car related holiday, but extremely enjoyable time was had by all Now I'm skint for the next 2-3 months Falken sponsored 350Z after the Nurburgring 24Hr race, with a few battle scars, sitting in the Nissan dealership in Adenau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 and finally some funny/random pics from the 2500+ miles (28.1mpg) I've done in the Z during this trip. what's this??? french DJing every (non paintshielded) Zed's nightmare road..... STONECHIPS! 40000 miles and counting hilarious belgian registration plates Hmm nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Very good write up and pics Val but a little worried about the constant references to the ring!!! This is the most worrying `the Ring was open from 2pm till 7.30pm and was predictably extremely busy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Enjoyed the write up and pics Val. It sounds as if you had an excellent time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Here is one of my favourite pics..... Im sorting my pics out from the various points and will add them shortly - there are litterally hundreds, so its taking some doing - the whole lot add up to about 4GB or so, so I need to resize and sort them before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 They are very nice cars, the house is not bad either. No but seriously that is a very nice pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thanks. Its actually two stitched together again using Autostitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 looks like a top trip. Nice one guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Should of dropped the women in Paris and picked them back up after 4 days of debauchery at the Nordesheilf (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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