Re: Germany trip.....Nurburgring....

["DRoxburgh" <DRoxburgh@email.msn.com>]

2CV also known as die ente - the duck, because of the way it waddles down
the road....
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: scottmo@teleport.com <scottmo@teleport.com>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: 17 June 1998 01:06
Subject: Germany trip.....Nurburgring....


>In message <3586ECA7.2AA7@teleport.com> "Scott Mo." writes:
>
>> Just before you arrive back in Koln, if you have never been to the
>> Nurburgring, you should stop by and take a lap around the famous 13+
>> mile Nordschleif (sp?). You just buy a ticket and then around you
>> gooooooooo.....you can take the SO and any kids (if applicable) around
>> this wonderful track ....no helmets required...no insurance waiver to
>> sign....
>
>And Volvos towing caravans ...
>
>The _only_ thing the Nordschleife has going for it is that there's
>no one coming the other way.  Doesn't mean you won't find a 2CV round
>the next bend.
>
>(For those that don't know - a "2CV" is a "deux cheveaux" - "two
> horses".  Guess how many bhp?  No - a little more.  Not much.)
>
>> To get to the Nurburgring from the Neckarsulm area near Heilbronn, take
>> Autobahn A6 west, and then take Autobahn A61 north/west towards Koblenz,
>> take A48 briefly west and head towards the town of Mayen then take (hwy
>> 258 I think) to the Nurburgring. There is a nice castle near the track
>> to handle the sight seeing requirement... Phil can provide more
>> details...
>
>You're never more than fifteen miles from a castle in Germany.
>
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