LFS Forum - ADAC Nurburgring 24h may 20..24, who's going and who has tips?

#1 - Niels Heusinkveld

ADAC Nurburgring 24h may 20..24, who's going and who has tips?

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:06

Hey guys,

The mother of race circuits isn't used for all that many races, but the 24H race is a high point in the year. Two mates and me are going; we're hiring a van, bringing some tents and scaffolding (damn fences..), bbq and fridge, hoping for nice weather.

Are there any veteran visitors around? We basically plan to ''show up'' tuesday afternoon, hoping to find a decent spot somewhere around the track, put up our tents and open a few beers.. Perhaps 24h veterans have some tips or warnings for us, that would be most appreciated.

/Niels

PS: yes we'll bring plenty of bog rolls..

#2 - herki

Thu, 14 May 2009 07:34

ATHome and me are going, somewhere around the noon of Thursday. Me being a Ring noob, I probably can't tell you much other than generic advice.
Bring boots, be nice to your neighbours and some kind of FM receiver wouldn't be bad too (or DVBT).
I'll be lurking here for some pro-advice too.

#3 - ATHome

Thu, 14 May 2009 15:48

Never forget the toilet paper.

Oh, and duct tape can be useful, too

#4 - ACCAkut

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:24

Be prepared for every possible weather condition: wind, rain, boiling sun. Another thing I learned on music festivals is to dig a rather deep hole to put your cool box into, so that it keeps cold longer (and away from thiefs).

And keep an eye on your stuff, there are always not-so-nice people on these sort of festivals. Tie your wallet and keys to your trousers.

#5 - oli17

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:30

so depressing

#6 - herki

Sat, 16 May 2009 21:37

Quote from ACCAkut :Be prepared for every possible weather condition: wind, rain, boiling sun.

Don't forget snow - I know it's unlikely, but that happened before.

#7 - Niels Heusinkveld

Mon, 25 May 2009 12:38

#8 - DevilDare

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:27

Weird pics

Can we have some cars instead of you racing flate?

#9 - MAGGOT

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:41

Those are some great pics you've got there... I like the rays of light and night down from karoussel ones best

#10 - Niels Heusinkveld

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:59

Quote from DevilDare :Weird pics

Can we have some cars instead of you racing flate?

Those damn fences make it really hard to get a decent car picture in. I don't have many good ones, only the slowest cars seemed to be happy to be taken pictures off, probably something with my panning skills

#11 - S14 DRIFT

Mon, 25 May 2009 19:07

Nice pictures.

As for the wires, you can either try putting the lense in the gaps (as close as you can) or try focussing through them... they'll appear much less prominently..

#12 - MAGGOT

Mon, 25 May 2009 19:13

Quote from Niels Heusinkveld :Those damn fences make it really hard to get a decent car picture in. I don't have many good ones, only the slowest cars seemed to be happy to be taken pictures off, probably something with my panning skills

I've a low-end digital camera and had the same problem when they put up fences in some corners at Mosport a couple years ago. My camera would auto-focus on the fencing instead of the purdy cars on the track. Without having a manual focus there's no way around it; unless you go to a spot without fencing, of course.

#13 - Blas89

Mon, 25 May 2009 19:35

Mr. Plate is awesome xD!

#14 - Niels Heusinkveld

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:38

The one with the porsches was deliberatly focussed on the fence!

The camera does have a manual focus but even then you see a sort of blurry fence. You can't really pan with the lens sticking through the fence either.

Then again, choosing between a fence or a car crashing into the crowd..