Orthojoe's GT3RS thread: ED and the end of an era for me
#76
great to see you at Spa - it was a safe bet we’d meet you at the gas station at some point!
nice write up, glad you enjoyed the whole thing,
I also agree with you on the hassle factor/end of an era, but will leave that for another thread
#77
Rennlist Member
Great write up Joe! Love these write ups of ED, thank you for sharing. You have inspired me to do the same. What are your initial impressions on the factory set up and what are your plans for suspension changes? Are you going to raise the rear? How was tire wear with the stock camber? No rubbing on the front or back?
Thanks for allowing all of us on RL to ride along with you.
Thanks for allowing all of us on RL to ride along with you.
#78
Race Director
#79
Wow, looked like an awesome trip that you enjoyed a lot. I'd love to do an ED trip but I keep getting my GT cars in the dead of winter. haha
#80
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
Great story!! Nice to watch the vids with that fresh RS. I see what you mean about the bumps on track on the high speed portions. Car seemed well composed despite the bumps at high speed.
Now you need to take a 3.5 yr old and 1 yr old on an ED trip and give me ideas to convince the wife. Will need it by next March please. Albeit, Cayenne ED.
Now you need to take a 3.5 yr old and 1 yr old on an ED trip and give me ideas to convince the wife. Will need it by next March please. Albeit, Cayenne ED.
I would like to go on an ED trip with my entire family one of these days in a MB Ewagon.
I have always had a good experience with the Pistenclub. They are cheaper but as equally well organised..and their events are full of real enthusiasts and good drivers. They run two groups. Road legal cars and race/slick tyre cars. So you never get crazy things like CUP cars running alongside Minis.
Another good group is Curbstone. They also run two groups to separate road cars from race cars. They are at the top end price wise, but are well organised with good food, etc. And uniquely, each car gets a transponder that keeps track of your lap times. Then in the lounge area they have a couple of big monitors that show the lap times of all the cars in your group for comparison. At the end of each session they then print out all every lap time of every car in your session so you can compare your times to every other car. After the event, they post all the lap times of every car from every session on their website for you to download. Its a nice feature.
Another good group is Curbstone. They also run two groups to separate road cars from race cars. They are at the top end price wise, but are well organised with good food, etc. And uniquely, each car gets a transponder that keeps track of your lap times. Then in the lounge area they have a couple of big monitors that show the lap times of all the cars in your group for comparison. At the end of each session they then print out all every lap time of every car in your session so you can compare your times to every other car. After the event, they post all the lap times of every car from every session on their website for you to download. Its a nice feature.
Some pics of the LG/aurum we drove at the test track
Again, please let me know if you plan to visit any of the tracks here in Northern California. I'll help facilitate!
Great write up Joe! Love these write ups of ED, thank you for sharing. You have inspired me to do the same. What are your initial impressions on the factory set up and what are your plans for suspension changes? Are you going to raise the rear? How was tire wear with the stock camber? No rubbing on the front or back?
Thanks for allowing all of us on RL to ride along with you.
Thanks for allowing all of us on RL to ride along with you.
#81
Rennlist Member
Bravo! Well written and excellent storytelling. Made me immersed in your experience. Thank you for taking the time to put this together, especially all the details (hotels, tracks, sightseeing). I have never been to Europe and you write up with ED has now imprinted on me that I need to do it!! Many thanks!
#84
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
Some more photos to share
The garage at Hotel de la Source. Your room key opens up a garage door and this is where you park. Very nice.
Another pano shot of the Linder hotel right across from the Ring building. Interesting thing about the roller coaster you see here. I guess they originally were trying to make it the fastest roller coaster in the world. Unfortunately during testing it would fly off the track and crash through the walls, so they just gave up on the project and now it does nothing. LOL!
I really like my burned titanium tips.
Wagons everywhere! Love it! I can't stand SUVs
I LOL'd at 'trying to do eau rouge flat out'
The garage at Hotel de la Source. Your room key opens up a garage door and this is where you park. Very nice.
Another pano shot of the Linder hotel right across from the Ring building. Interesting thing about the roller coaster you see here. I guess they originally were trying to make it the fastest roller coaster in the world. Unfortunately during testing it would fly off the track and crash through the walls, so they just gave up on the project and now it does nothing. LOL!
I really like my burned titanium tips.
Wagons everywhere! Love it! I can't stand SUVs
I LOL'd at 'trying to do eau rouge flat out'
#86
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by Footsoldier
Mika 911 and I missed the briefing
#87
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
One thing I forgot to mention for those doing euro delivery is that I would highly recommend getting the front axle lift. In the US the entries are mostly flat and graded. In Germany there are still curbs at entry. I got confused the first day circling around trying to find out how I was supposed to enter a lot, LoL! Without the lift there would have been some damage taken to the lip.
#89
Thanks for sharing Joe!!