[s-cars] Re; Out for das Fest/What to see in Germany?

[Dave Kase]

Thanks tons Tom.  Great info and suggestions.

David Kase



Tom Green wrote:
> Here is one comprehensive site for the ring, very British in flavor, 
> but everything you wanted to know.  http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/
>
> Check out the prices for an uneventful trip and then the costs for 
> damaging the armco.  :-)   Makes a trip with Sabine sound like a 
> bargain.   Keith Maddock was the real ring hoare from the list, lived 
> in Koblenz for a year or two-- has a few thousand miles on the 
> nordschlife--and owns at least part of a ring car. 
>  http://keith.maddock.com/
>
> The factory tours are available for each vehicle, but you may have to 
> do a virtual tour on the web for part of them if you can only invest a 
> couple of days, 
> otherwise it would all be spent on the autobahn or train.  The 
> Frankfurt-Hahn airport is close to Koln and has the low cost airlines 
> for european travel, but
> I have no experience with them.  I just know the autobahn around 
> Frankfurt will be clogged with traffic and somewhat impede a speedy 
> dash to Stuttgart and
> on to Munich and back through Ingolstadt in a couple of days.  Looks 
> like some serious time management and prioritizing will be required 
> for this trip, i.e., night train and daytime tour.  But then, you miss 
> out on driving the autobahn--there are still some areas without speed 
> limits--even if you do have to drive a 
> diesel.  You'll need reservations for almost everything except the 
> autobahn.
>
> If you are after cheese, head the other direction, toward Denmark for 
> dairy country.  :-)
>
> enjoy,
>
> Tom
>
> On Jul 16, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Dave Kase wrote:
>
>> Thanks Tom.  I was checking out the Nurburgring website last night 
>> but getting frustrated trying to translate it.
>> David Kase
>> VP of Operations
>> PDQ Industries
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>> 717-656-8749 (f)
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>>
>>
>> Tom Green wrote:
>>> The cathedral in Cologne survived WW2 and is a most impressive
>>> structure to see first hand.  A trip down the Rhine or along the Rhine
>>> road is the place to see castles.  These are ancient structures and
>>> most impressive from the river rather than up close.
>>>
>>> But why spend your time looking.  You'll be close to Nurburgring--
>>> take a ride on it--ring taxi if you can't drive it.
>>>
>>> http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/taxi.html
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>   
>>>> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:46:23 -0400
>>>> From: Dave Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com>
>>>> Subject: [s-cars] Out for das Fest/What to see in Germany?
>>>> To: S-Cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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>>>> I am (almost) officially out for this year's fest (just breaks your
>>>> heart - don't it?) as I am headed to Germany for the first time on
>>>> August 23rd.  I will be in the Cologne area for business and will  
>>>> have a
>>>> couple extra days to see the sights.
>>>>
>>>> I know several of you have been to Germany - what do I want to see/do?
>>>> Does Audi have a tour of the factory?  BMW?  I know Porsche does and I
>>>> plan to do that.  Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Kase
>>>> cheeseman cometh home...
>>>>     
>>>
>>>
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