[s-cars] Nuerburgring Instruction

[Robin St.Clair]

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Keith
I knew you'd bring it up!
I think you are very brave, unless you know the person you are offering to =
drive with, the Nordschleife is no closed circuit, as you have learnt!

Richard

I would seriously advise anybody who is not a successful race driver to lap=
 the circuit for fun, rather than attack it, if they have never driven it b=
efore. The danger period comes after about 50 laps when you think you know =
it and you suddenly discover you don't! There are no run offs to speak of a=
nd the weather changes in the course of a lap, not a good place to make a m=
istake.
Don't let me put you off, however! Its a great place. I do not like driving=
 it in a regular street car, though many do.
To put its difficulties into perspective - Keith is a professional automoti=
ve engineer and test driver, with fairly extensive experience, which he is =
far too modest to mention (he would bring it up however) - even with such a=
 background he is not qualified to test drive on the 'Ring 'cos it bites yo=
u when you aren't expecting it.
The European Circuit Guide   ( http://www.circuitdriver.com/circuitguides/e=
uro.asp ) has 70 pages on the Nordschleife plus I think you can get GP Lege=
nds, but I always find it easier to drive a car.

HTH
R+C
PS - Paul, not only does Sabine smoke tyres, she has won the 24 Hours Race =
at the 'Ring twice - I've not noticed your name in Autosport!




Keith projected........

As I'm sure R+C will point out if I don't, the real risk is to your car
interior... :-P

I should amend that offer to state that I'm not offering !consecutive
laps"  as a in-car coach.

After a few years of doing my job, there's not much in a car that could
scare me on a "closed" circuit.

Probably the best approach is:

1) Watch a few ring videos  to get familiar with the track
2) Ride along for a few laps to get even more familiar with the track
3) Take your first few laps with a "coach" in the passenger seat who
can help you anticipate what's coming ahead for the MANY blind corners.
4) Once you're familiar with the track and aren't ever "surprised"
after coming around a turn, then look into professional help to further
fine tune.

Cheers,
Keith
1500 Nordschleife miles  so far this year :)



Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
+49 (0)261/ 895 2474    -   -   keith.maddock at trw.com




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