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Re: Re: Audi factory visit info, now Nurbegring track info
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> bbell@csn.org (Bruce Bell) Wrote:
> | >There is a nice "transportation" museum off of E50 or 6
> | between Kaiserlautern
> | >and Heilbronn. And there is the Hockenheim ring/race track.
> | I was on
> | >a business trip in Waldorf (just south of Heidelberg) and we
> | would
> | >go in the afternoon to watch cars (street & race) practice
> | on the track.
> | >If you are near there it's worth a hour or so.
> | A recent (past year) European Car mag had a nice article on
> | the Nurbegring (sp)
> | track. According to them, it is open to the public and for a
> | fee you can
> | drive on some real history. What kind of car are you
> | renting? ;)
> | Bruce Bell bbell@csn.org
>
> Bruce,
>
> I am attempting to rent an Audi 100 2.6l manual trans but if that is not
> available I may get a BMW 520i.
>
> What major city is the Nurbegring track near? I can't find exact location
> in the Magazine article.
> Scott
>
>
>
Scott,
the Nuerburgring isn't really close to any major city. It's in the
middle of a mountainous region called "Eifel" and is roughly SW of
Koeln (Cologne).
Hope this helps
- Hans
PS: If you rent a BMW get one with a larger engine. BMW has the policy
of putting different speed limiter into the ROM (in order to sell the
larger engines). Eg. my Dad's 525i is therefore limited to 225kmh,
which annoyed me quite a bit, since I had a relatively empty (Rare
occasion!!!) Autobahn on a Sunday morning on my way from Frankfurt to
Munich. On my way back I was lucky driving 120kmh due to heavy traffic.
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