A lap around "The Ring"

Steve Smith wrote:

> That ain't the only thing that's legal in the Lowlands, Gott sei dank. Go Dutch!

That should be "Godzijdank" Steve - "Gott sei Dank" is more Teutonic in
nature

Oh and btw, we'd gladly take any old MOPARs you 'Merkins would want to
get rid of, we like stuffing things into those dunes at the end of the
straight


Regards, Rudy
(GPLRank -24)

>>>online venue. OTOH, "Dutch supercars" is an oxymoron

A la Cadillac Ranch?

http://www.newgute.com/WildBoysRoadT...ch%202-web.jpg

Jeez, "Godzijdank" sounds more like a painful skin condition.


"Ruud Dingemans" > wrote in message
...
> Steve Smith wrote:
>
> > That ain't the only thing that's legal in the Lowlands, Gott sei dank.
Go Dutch!
>
> That should be "Godzijdank" Steve - "Gott sei Dank" is more Teutonic in
> nature
>
> Oh and btw, we'd gladly take any old MOPARs you 'Merkins would want to
> get rid of, we like stuffing things into those dunes at the end of the
> straight
>
>
> Regards, Rudy
> (GPLRank -24)
>
> >>>online venue. OTOH, "Dutch supercars" is an oxymoron

Steve Smith wrote:
> A la Cadillac Ranch?
>
> http://www.newgute.com/WildBoysRoadT...ch%202-web.jpg
>
> Jeez, "Godzijdank" sounds more like a painful skin condition.

Sigh, ever wondered how English sounds to someone not speaking it...?

l8er
ronny

>
>
> "Ruud Dingemans" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Steve Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>>>That ain't the only thing that's legal in the Lowlands, Gott sei dank.
>
> Go Dutch!
>
>>That should be "Godzijdank" Steve - "Gott sei Dank" is more Teutonic in
>>nature
>>
>>Oh and btw, we'd gladly take any old MOPARs you 'Merkins would want to
>>get rid of, we like stuffing things into those dunes at the end of the
>>straight
>>
>>
>>Regards, Rudy
>>(GPLRank -24)
>>
>>
>>>>>online venue. OTOH, "Dutch supercars" is an oxymoron
>
>
>

Believe it or not, the general speedlmits (i.e. 100 km/h) are on for Tourist
runs. There is a reminder like: "the STVO (Strassenverkehrsordnung) applies. I
have even seen a speedtrap on the nordschleife already. Not sure whether that
was for penelizing the offenders or studying the speed driven on the track.

JS


On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:10:45 GMT, "Robin Lord"
> wrote:
<snip>>
>> There are no speed limits on the course.
>
>Again not true during touristfahren
><snip>

Gutteral, with a lotta dipthongs, I would imagine. It's a ******* language
on account of so many influences on the Scented...er, Sceptered Isle from
the Roman occupation thru 1066 and all that.

"Ronald Stoehr" > wrote in message
...
> Steve Smith wrote:
> > A la Cadillac Ranch?
> >
> >
http://www.newgute.com/WildBoysRoadT...ch%202-web.jpg
> >
> > Jeez, "Godzijdank" sounds more like a painful skin condition.
>
> Sigh, ever wondered how English sounds to someone not speaking it...?
>
> l8er
> ronny
>
> >
> >
> > "Ruud Dingemans" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Steve Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>That ain't the only thing that's legal in the Lowlands, Gott sei dank.
> >
> > Go Dutch!
> >
> >>That should be "Godzijdank" Steve - "Gott sei Dank" is more Teutonic in
> >>nature
> >>
> >>Oh and btw, we'd gladly take any old MOPARs you 'Merkins would want to
> >>get rid of, we like stuffing things into those dunes at the end of the
> >>straight
> >>
> >>
> >>Regards, Rudy
> >>(GPLRank -24)
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>online venue. OTOH, "Dutch supercars" is an oxymoron
> >
> >
> >

JS wrote:
>Believe it or not, the general speedlmits (i.e. 100 km/h) are on for
Tourist
>runs.

I believe it not. The Nordschleife is a divided highway
(Kraftfahrstrasse), where by law (StVO) no speed limit applies. That's
why there's a 130 km/h speed limit sign on the D=F6ttinger H=F6he during
Touristenfahrten.

-Laurens de Jong.

Haven't seen that on my last lap, but this is already 12 years ago. Might be
that they changed something.
I'm quite sure though that the beginning of a highway should be accompanied by
this white-blue 'highway begin' sign. I never saw that at the ring ...

However, nobody gives a sh*t on speed limits over there and I'm quite sure that
the speedtrap I saw was not meant to raise funds :-) but merely for research
purposes

JS



On 21 Mar 2005 08:58:12 -0800, wrote:

>JS wrote:
>>Believe it or not, the general speedlmits (i.e. 100 km/h) are on for
>Tourist
>>runs.
>
>I believe it not. The Nordschleife is a divided highway
>(Kraftfahrstrasse), where by law (StVO) no speed limit applies. That's
>why there's a 130 km/h speed limit sign on the Döttinger Höhe during
>Touristenfahrten.
>
>-Laurens de Jong.

If it was 12 years ago, then you'd have started your lap at T13/the old
pits. These days you start halfway down the main straight which is coned off
in the middle (so you have to come off and go through the barriers if you
want to continue & do another lap)
Because of this they have speed limits before you reach the cones. There is
also a speed limit halfway round at Breidscheid where the other
exit/entrance is.

--

Robin

"JS" <JensSchumi_not@home> wrote in message
...
> Haven't seen that on my last lap, but this is already 12 years ago. Might
> be
> that they changed something.
> I'm quite sure though that the beginning of a highway should be
> accompanied by
> this white-blue 'highway begin' sign. I never saw that at the ring ...
>
> However, nobody gives a sh*t on speed limits over there and I'm quite sure
> that
> the speedtrap I saw was not meant to raise funds :-) but merely for
> research
> purposes
>
> JS
>
>
>
> On 21 Mar 2005 08:58:12 -0800, wrote:
>
>>JS wrote:
>>>Believe it or not, the general speedlmits (i.e. 100 km/h) are on for
>>Tourist
>>>runs.
>>
>>I believe it not. The Nordschleife is a divided highway
>>(Kraftfahrstrasse), where by law (StVO) no speed limit applies. That's
>>why there's a 130 km/h speed limit sign on the Döttinger Höhe during
>>Touristenfahrten.
>>
>>-Laurens de Jong.
>

Thx for the info.

Things have really changed since then.

JS

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:10:28 GMT, "Robin Lord"
> wrote:

>If it was 12 years ago, then you'd have started your lap at T13/the old
>pits. These days you start halfway down the main straight which is coned off
>in the middle (so you have to come off and go through the barriers if you
>want to continue & do another lap)
>Because of this they have speed limits before you reach the cones. There is
>also a speed limit halfway round at Breidscheid where the other
>exit/entrance is.

Steve Smith wrote:
> Um, yes, except that...
>
> 1. The licensee can reserve the right to vet the final product (as Ferrari
> did with GPL), and/or
>
> 2. BMW already *has* a car in GTR: the decidedly unlovely Z3M hatchback...so
> it's not like they've already put their best foot forward, hmmmn?

By the Z3M do you mean the M Coupe? How can "M Coupe" and "unlovely"
share the same sentence!!?!? Granted it could be considered as an
acquired taste, but it's a beautiful car once "bitten", and exceptional
to drive.

The Z3 OTOH is a taste I've never acquired. It looks a smidge too light
on the loafers for its own good...