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The purpose of the this race and the next is to qualify to get the Permit A.
There are three "Permits". You need one of these for racing in some races on the Nordschleife:
Permit C: RCN 3hours and some classic races (I think)
Permit B: VLN - low performance cars
Permit A: VLN and 24H High performance cars
To get the Permit A I need to do total 18 laps in two VLN races in a slower car. I need to finish amongst the 75% first of my class.
So in VLN7 we finished 17th out of 26 cars so step one is now done. I've done 8 laps and needs 10 laps in the next race, which is on Saturday,
Anyway, I learned that the best thing you can do when racing/doing trackdays is to be in time. Arrive early, make sure that you are not stressed.
I failed badly one could say.
I was in Nürburg really early before the race but had to leave too go home for a funeral and then return to Nürburg.
So the race is on saturday and on Thursday I travel back to Sweden. Participate in the funeral on Friday.
4 minutes after the funeral is over I get a message from the airline: "Your flight has been cancelled". (I was to fly back to Germany in the evening after the funeral dinner).
This set me in a state of panic!
Problem is that there is not very much flights to choose from. My Cayman S is parked in Düsseldorf so it would have been nice to fly to DUS.
Several alternatives where evaluated including driving a rental from Sweden to Nürburg.
In the end me and wife flew to Luxemburg. Got ourself a rental and drove to Nürburg (1.5h drive).
The problem with this was that we went to bed at 01.30 am and I had to get up at 6.00 am to meet team, do registration, technical inspection, drivers briefing etc.
After that it is qualification race.
So from I woke up until race I barely got time to breed.
Then after the race me and wife had to go back to Luxemburg with the rental.
I'd say this was a long day. I was glad that we decided not to pickup the Cayman the same day.
But in the end - the race was a great experience. I was bit tired on 6th lap - realized that I was thinking on returning the rental and other not so racy stuff. A bit low on concentration I guess
Both drivers really liked it and it was not as horrific as I thought it would be. Most drivers behaved great - we did part - looking in rear mirrors and indicating which side we stay on.
The speed difference is... big!
Early morning walk to the GP track. Drivers briefing. Normally you do drivers briefing, tech inspection and registration the day before. If you're late you can do it in the morning. VLN - here I come! Still early in the mrning - the paddock. Qualification This car was about to win its class but crashed on the last lap
Getting ready for the first stint. My co driver did stint 1 and 3 and I did the second stint. Next race we switch. Preparing formation lap The cool thing about Nürburg is that much is very accessible as a spectator. Being on the Grand Stand watching the race start - the same race you will participate in was strange
09-28-2018, 06:32 PM
