[BigGinge]

So as some of you already know, I recently went with the Brera and a few friends from the X1/9 owners club to the Nurburgring. I kept a bit of a photo diary of some of the trip, so if you're feeling keen take a look.

Otherwise enjoy this picture of me, in my Brera, driving a very wet lap of the 'ring.

Nurburgring 2011 Album

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Cool pics, lush car (but I would say that)

How did she perform?

 

[BigGinge]

How did she perform?

Let's say I had a couple of brown trouser moments :cheese: It would probably be an understatement to say it was slippery, and the gentle understeer I get on the road was transformed into snap oversteer Not the best weather to do my first ever lap of the 'ring, but managed to keep it on the black stuff. Good fun all round I think

 

[NineOneSix]

Looks just like my first trip there :lol: bet you had an awesome time

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Let's say I had a couple of brown trouser moments :cheese: It would probably be an understatement to say it was slippery, and the gentle understeer I get on the road was transformed into snap oversteer Not the best weather to do my first ever lap of the 'ring, but managed to keep it on the black stuff. Good fun all round I think

:lolid you leave the ASR / VDC engaged

 

[BigGinge]

:lolid you leave the ASR / VDC engaged

Too right I did, not that it ever kicked in odd. I've never turned it off tbh.

Actually, that's a lie. I've turned it off before, just to see if the button works as expected (press for ASR, hold for ESP). :lol:

It does.

 

[bobda]

Looks just like my first trip there :lol: bet you had an awesome time

NOTHING is like your first trip there.

Great pics - it's been a while since I've been but those images bring it all back and make me want to go again very soon.

 

[NineOneSix]

You only came aboard for 1 lap

 

[bobda]

You only came aboard for 1 lap

1 was enough!

 

[AndreasM]

Great! :thumbs: The most fun I ever had in a car was with a Alfa 156 1.6 on a very wet Nürburgring many years ago.

Unfortunately - when ever I went there since then I've been plagued by dry weather.

 

[73GTVJim]

Great pics! Glad you had a good - and safe - time!

 

[In_The_Pass]

The Oct. issue of Motor Sport magazine has a Ring feature in back through the years from page 44 to page 62 minus 4 pages of adverts, many pictures including one of the car park from 1979 which has a yellow Taunus with a black bonnet stripe and an orange Mk1 Escort with a matt black rear bumper, there's also a green Sud surrounded by a Fiestas, a Manta B and whatever the pre-W123 Merc was called.

I like the pic. with the rain spots on the lens, and the one on the track looks good too.

 

[nigelread]

Excellent pics

 

[Redmatt75]

Great pics.

 

[Guest]

Very cool

 

[Nicky]

Let's say I had a couple of brown trouser moments

How many laps did you do in the end? I've always been meaning to go and now that I have a proper car again maybe I'll finally get round to it (shame I'm short of two cylinders now though, should have gone in my 156...)

 

[NineOneSix]

Should let us know when you plan on going, I might be able to join you

 

[Guili]

How was the 3.2 Q4 around the ring? I'd really like to fly down to Germany sometime in my life, hire and car and just go blast aroudn the Ring once in my life...

Is the Q4 3.2 really as slow as people make it out to be?

 

[NineOneSix]

It's lacking power for it's weight which is it's main problem.

 

[ricky1750]

Let's say I had a couple of brown trouser moments :cheese: It would probably be an understatement to say it was slippery, and the gentle understeer I get on the road was transformed into snap oversteer Not the best weather to do my first ever lap of the 'ring, but managed to keep it on the black stuff. Good fun all round I think

uh uh, first lap at the Ring on wet... now, that IS an experience
My first time has been this august with the Spider, was cloudy but dry (except for a sprinkle during the second lap).. Nice track isn't it?

It's lacking power for it's weight which is it's main problem.

Possibly not for the first 50 laps or so at the Ring then it does become a problem