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Mike @ pit b
August 20th, 2009, 12:24
Incredibly fast.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1034434_video-gumpert-apollo-sport-7m-11-57s-nurburgring-run



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcKqllTr3U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcKqllTr3U
freddy
August 20th, 2009, 13:30
Talk about racecar for the road.

I'm thinking of going to the Ring in a couple of weeks and drive some laps. A little bit slower than the video above though. ;)
formerly known as
August 20th, 2009, 13:38
Thats the car to have mike. Ive been saying it for months. eff the rest
firedog
August 21st, 2009, 16:46
My favorite Nurburgring video:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a8d_1195693579
DSRacing
August 21st, 2009, 18:21
Incredibly fast.

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1034434_video-gumpert-apollo-sport-7m-11-57s-nurburgring-run


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcKqllTr3U

The Nurburgring is my favorite track, I know they will let you drive your personal vehicle on the big course, I wonder if they would let you take a rental car out. Unfortunately the Apollo only held the record for five days before this car, the Radical SR8LM took the record for production cars down to 6:48. The drivers and those cars are awesome.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/DSRanger/b87f3f0552fe32c71f73c04e4ac691be.jpg


My favorite Nurburgring video:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a8d_1195693579

X2, Stuck not only drove that lap during a tourist day, but he also drove the F1 course too.
freddy
August 22nd, 2009, 01:26
The Nurburgring is my favorite track, I know they will let you drive your personal vehicle on the big course, I wonder if they would let you take a rental car out. Unfortunately the Apollo only held the record for five days before this car, the Radical SR8LM took the record for production cars down to 6:48. The drivers and those cars are awesome.

There are several companies specializing in renting cars for the Nurburgring. See links for more info.

http://www.rsrnurburg.com/
http://www.rent-racecar.de/gb/

I think the "normal" rental companies close to Nurburgring are not happy with you driving on the track.
DSRacing
August 22nd, 2009, 09:03
One of the classic Nurburgring videos from Top Gear. She tries to take a Ford transit van around the ring in under 10 minutes

"Oversteer and understeer and everything!":D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc&feature=channel
firedog
August 22nd, 2009, 09:05
The Nurburgring is my favorite track, I know they will let you drive your personal vehicle on the big course, I wonder if they would let you take a rental car out. Unfortunately the Apollo only held the record for five days before this car, the Radical SR8LM took the record for production cars down to 6:48. The drivers and those cars are awesome.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/DSRanger/b87f3f0552fe32c71f73c04e4ac691be.jpg



X2, Stuck not only drove that lap during a tourist day, but he also drove the F1 course too.

I have driven the SR3 with the 1500cc powertec engine on our race track out here in Colorado, very FUN! We had an SR8 out here but it was running like crap, I think the fuel map was not calibrated to run at 7,500+ in elevation. We were going to try and fix it but the owner just decided to ship it back to Florida where it ran fine.
michael_loomis
August 22nd, 2009, 12:39
The Nurburgring is my favorite track, I know they will let you drive your personal vehicle on the big course, I wonder if they would let you take a rental car out. Unfortunately the Apollo only held the record for five days before this car, the Radical SR8LM took the record for production cars down to 6:48. The drivers and those cars are awesome.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/DSRanger/b87f3f0552fe32c71f73c04e4ac691be.jpg




Production car?? HAHA what is the minimum production number? 3? LOL
michael_loomis
August 22nd, 2009, 12:49
One of the classic Nurburgring videos from Top Gear. She tries to take a Ford transit van around the ring in under 10 minutes

"Oversteer and understeer and everything!":D

YouTube - Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van challenge part 2 - Top Gear - BBC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc&feature=channel)

This vid is awesome!

Got me wanting to go home and fire up the old Gran Turismo 4 and the steering wheel!

Long live der Nurburgring!! :D
movindirt
August 22nd, 2009, 13:36
Nurburgring :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
michael_loomis
August 22nd, 2009, 13:59
We get this Z enriched enough to live.. and I might have to ship it over to Germany for some "Testing" :D:D
DSRacing
August 22nd, 2009, 14:00
Production car?? HAHA what is the minimum production number? 3? LOL

To qualify for a "Production" class record at the Nurburgring, the only requriement is for the car to be street legal. So you could build one car as opposed to most sanctioning bodies who require some sort of homolegation rule.


This vid is awesome!

Got me wanting to go home and fire up the old Gran Turismo 4 and the steering wheel!

Long live der Nurburgring!! :D

Same here, It took me a month of playing GT4 before I had the course memorized well enough to win the 24 hour race.
michael_loomis
August 22nd, 2009, 14:43
Done deal.. I need to throw a GT party!!
Kartman
September 1st, 2009, 20:53
Talk about racecar for the road.

I'm thinking of going to the Ring in a couple of weeks and drive some laps. A little bit slower than the video above though. ;)
Go for it, its an incredible place to drive. I did it last summer in a Skoda Fabia in 14:26 in the wet, yet somehow passed a 360 Stradali.
Random Thoughts Racing
September 1st, 2009, 21:17
We get this Z enriched enough to live.. and I might have to ship it over to Germany for some "Testing" :D:D

Hopefully you will be welcomed with some trackside tuning. Sorry the best I can muster hospitality wise is a captain and coke served up desert style with hand scooped ice from a cooler.

http://motorsport.bilstein.de/en/fotoalbum.php?dir=inside&bild=inside-004.jpg
Random Thoughts Racing
September 1st, 2009, 21:19
Go for it, its an incredible place to drive. I did it last summer in a Skoda Fabia in 14:26 in the wet, yet somehow passed a 360 Stradali.

Ballast by Durka for the win.
Kartman
September 8th, 2009, 14:54
Hopefully you will be welcomed with some trackside tuning. Sorry the best I can muster hospitality wise is a captain and coke served up desert style with hand scooped ice from a cooler.

http://motorsport.bilstein.de/en/fotoalbum.php?dir=inside&bild=inside-004.jpg

Or you can use the on site tuning shop at the Norchleife courtesy of Bilstein.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/kartmanaz/durkalogos/4484-durka-01.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/kartmanaz/durkalogos/4481-durka-01.jpg