Scottish Region Nurburgring Trip: 26th - 30th June 2008

This first post edited to reflect the dates and costs of the trip now it's finalised

Dates:

Leave the central belt of Scotland in the afternoon of Thursday 26th June, and return to the central belt around lunchtime Monday 30th June.

 

Plan:

Get the ferry from Hull to Rotterdam Thurs evening 9pm, arrive at the ring mid afternoon on Friday. Stay 2 nights in a local hotel, leave the ring mid afternoon on Sunday, get ferry from rotterdam to hull Sun eve 9pm. Drive back to Scotland from Hull monday morning.

 

Ring Lapping:

Fri evening, Sat all day, Sunday morning, and early afternoon.

 

Costs per person:

1 car, 1 person, cabin and room to themselves: £389

1 car, 1 person, sharing a cabin and room with another 1 car 1 person: £245

1 car, 2 people, sharing a cabin and a room: £195

1 car, 3 people, 4 berth cabin and 2 hotel rooms: £233

1 car, 4 people, 4 berth cabin and 2 hotel rooms: £175

 

Instructions if you want to come:

Email Darren from Ringweekends on info@ringweekends.co.uk, stating that you're attending the BMW Car Club Scottish Region Event reference SCOTBMW, and give your name, mobile number, car and car registration number. He'll then send you an invoice from paypal with a booking form; he will ask for cheques if possible, but you can also pay using a link in the invoice.

Can you also please quote SCOTBMW in the group code box when you get the booking form - keeps us all together on the same ferry

 

Attendees (so far):

Steve Gill, e92 320d (Deposit paid)

James Westwood (MrBroon), Hamish & Tom Russell (flying in their private jet and meeting us there)

Geeon Tsang (Gee) & Geehun Tsang (Deposit paid)

Alex Smith & Andrew Cheng (Deposit Paid)

Barry Hughes (sailorbaz) + Colin Gallie, M3 CSL (Deposit Paid)

Duncan Aitken + Ian Johnstone, M3 (Deposit Paid)

Edited by Steve Gill

Shame it`s such short notice

 

A trip as been mentioned at the last 2 AGM`s i have been at,but nothing ever has come about them.

Rich did post up about the Ring on these date IIRC and he is going along with Gee (Thru Evotechnik)

 

Prob is we can`t get folk to pay up for 75mph Karts never mind a trip to the Ring

 

Defiantly a good idea to go via some organized events guru

Rossi wrote: I'd be up for this, but a 6 weeks is a bit short notice... Good luck.. Try 6 - 12 months notice, you may get a bigger response

As said above, I used those dates to give indicative costs. Obviously we can all go most weekends, but I needed to start somewhere!  

Happy to say 6 or 12 months, but we did that last October and people indicated their interest cost depending. Well the costs are above, will I set a date in September, or next June?

steve,

I would be up for this but it would have to be next year. if you were to set a date as you say sometime next June then I would be 100%.

it's just a case of trying to get others to commit.



stevie

stevie53 wrote: steve, I would be up for this but it would have to be next year. if you were to set a date as you say sometime next June then I would be 100%. it's just a case of trying to get others to commit. stevie

Fair point Stevie - the problem is we probably couldn't finalise dates until around Feb/Mar next year, and therefore take money off folk. At that point, people might feel its still too close?

Gee wrote: Steve Gill wrote: Hi Gee - is that the 13th to 15th July? Probably, I'm trying to be there as much as I can in July. I'll also be there 23/24 June for sure. That's the weekend Steve. Hopefully see you there and can I get first dibs on a passenger lap .

No probs at all - look out for me, I'm guessing you'll not miss the car

Hey guys.  Got back last night from a fantastic weekend at the Ring.  Was great to finally meet Steve who was kind enough to take me out in the CSL (pic below).  All I can say is top guy and WOW!!!

If there is an organised Scottish trip in 2008 my advice would be to get your name down.  You won't regret it!

Good to meet you too Gee, a great weekend although lots of closures.

Yip, for sure a 2008 trip, although exact dates aren't released until Feb. What do you guys think of setting a month for next year, we know now roughly how much, and taking stage payments over the year to spread the cost? This idea was discussed at a meet previously but I forgot to post it on the forum.

stephenperry wrote: sounds interesting, how much cash at regular intervals would we have to give to organise it? great photo btw, who took it?  and who or what is Team Schirmer?

The plan is to run it through ring weekends - because they've got the various insurances required. I'm guessing in the region of £25-£50 per month for 10 months, per car, which can be split if there is more than one person in the car (obviously).

The photo was taken by one of the ring regular photographers, you can see his website on the copyright message. Team Schirmer is a local racing team near the ring that I'm involved in - more details soon

i am about to go to the ring. why not plan the trip your self.

ive paid £85 for the ferry return (dover - calais), then £55 a night to stay in the zur burg hotel

you can also get a room in calais for a night for £25 in a formule 1 if required.

 travel to dover on friday for a late ferry which is cheaper. then stay in calais. get up early the next day and get to the ring for mid day.

stay 2 nights then drive back monday.

hard core!