A one-take, no edits, lap of the Nuerburgring in the 'work' car - a BMW F80 M3 that I drive for ringtaxi.de This lap is NOT about going fast, it's about driving safe and its aimed at first-time drivers!
+serum42, They should have simulators for people to play so they can know the track and less likely to crash going hard into corners they don't know have become tighter than they've expected.
Great video and explanation for first-timers! I wish I had seen this when it was first posted. I did my first laps at Nurburgring just two months later on May 22, 2016, so this brings back great memories! Everything was exactly as you explained it, except that the blue ticket booth at the first parking lot on the right wasn't there and we had to walk over to the main ticket booth to get our pass. The first thing that I recognized was the petrol station asI had to come back out and refuel. I spent way too much money at the souvenir booth, but I have a great Nurburgring jacket as well as lots of other swag to show for it!
Epic video. Even better than the one where you were in your E36 on November :) you should make one with a perfect racing line with comments about the grip and most popular mistakes that people do. Cheers.
I was kinda spooked out as I've never driven on a race track before. some friends told me I was crazy to do my first on the Nordschleife. this video took away any fears I had. instead of having anxiety building up to the day I now have nothing but excitement.THANK YOU!
Thanks for the video, especially the parts explaining how the tickets, car parks etc... work! Most people know the track, but not where you go before. Looking forward to going to the touristfahrten for the first ever time on the 29th :)
Great vid! When you just entered the gates for your guide lap i exit my lap. Maybe u saw my unofficial BMW RING Taxi e92 from Netherlands with old decals? I have your RingTaxi in my vlog. Maybe till next time on the nordschleife! Keep going up with your channel and laps. grtz Amrit aka Carvlogger
Thank you for a very clear, calm, detailed, concise and excellent narration of the etiquette and description of the track. This reduces the fear factor and makes me look forward to my trip to the Ring.
Thanks Dale, a very handy guide. I thought you could mention that when joining the track at Breidscheid, extreme caution is needed under acceleration in the wet as it's as slippery as a very slippery thing. And then some.
Love the video, 2016 was my first ride on the Nordschleife and I loved it. One hint that may be worth mentioning.. I booked co-driver to sit in on all my laps, which made the experience that much more enjoyable. He was safe but still showed me where I can push the car a little. I also found that I was so focused on what's ahead that he had to tell me to move over for faster drivers because I'd never have noticed them otherwise.
Hi Dale, are you Dale Lomas? So yes than i will let you know that i drove with you in your Lotus Elise from RSR. It was the Best drive ever over the Ring. Nower days i remember it as it was yesterday. Good luck stay healhty and drive safely. 😎
thanks for a intro to the Nurburgring and the etiquette of the ring. Would love to drove it some day. I live on the other side of the world in Australia.
Brilliant video. Having recently visited here I cannot stress enough to people that think they can turn up and blitz this place that you are wrong! Scary scary place and the dips crests and blind bends need respect!
Great guide, I'm over for my first visit on 8th September 2017 for the weekend, can't wait to have a go around and this guide was brilliant to watch. Might have to treat me and the mrs to a ring taxi lap over the weekend too
Visited the 'Ring last year with my Saab 900 Coupe from '89, with 100 hp and no powersteering it was a bit of a struggle but nonetheless loads of fun! It's all about using your mirror like you explained very well, those M3's were flying past and it was beautiful to watch!
Great video and info......Thank you Dale for the nice quiet educational drive! Goal is to start coming out on a regular basis and start checking out this area. Looking into possibly moving out there.
Fantastic video! I wish I knew about this before I hit up the Nordschleife 6 months ago. I likely confused many people when I indicated left for people to pass me on the left (I was in the HPDE “point-by” mindset - point left for someone to pass on the left). Thankfully it caused no harm, now I know for next time.
Thanks for this video +BridgeToGantry! After watching it I did my first lap ever at the 'ring today, I did not see everyone use the left and right indicators as you instructed, but hey, you get that on the Autobahn as well :) thanks again!
Great guide Dale. Might see you in 2 1/2 weeks. We're there for 5 days so I might have a lap on the Monday seeing as we would of taken a day to get there and probably won't be best focused for our own cars cheers.
I really enjoyed watching this, next to your Cupra videos, which I am also a owner of :) I still have never been to the NBR yet, but I might try this year its only 150km from my hometown. Thanks!
Oh really, if you stay on the left you can just keep going and going on one ticket, until your 27 year old E30 gives up the ghost? Didn't know that :) This is a great little video, many good niblets of info. I'm going for my first TF this year.
Great video, a group of us should be heading over from the UK in August! Hopefully see you when we are over there, you won't miss us as the cars should have 'Rev Limits' stickers on them :)
Great video thank you. Since 2007 I go to the Ring a couple of times a year, and once I took the entrance at Breidscheid, but didn't know you could also exit there lol. Good to know.
+BridgeToGantry What are some of the reasons why people would come off the track at Ausfahrt Breidsheid 12:00? I always thought once you started your lap you would want to finish it in one go.
Maybe somebody isn't feeling well inside the car (passengers).. Mayne your car has damage or it overheats, or you feel like a quick break due to the traffic the Nordschleife sometimes has.
Nice and In-Depth Dale! This would be quite handy to all the people in Assetto Corsa drifting/doing donuts/some other stupid thing in the carpark as well as not letting people overtake on the left but instead completely random.
A very nice vid. I did not understand at the very end whether you can just continue to the next lap without a ticket (staying to the left) or would you still need another ticket for each lap?
Going the wrong way is suboptimal, and the old guy will for sure start yelling at you! = good guy! :) :) *** very unsure about this layout when it's full on busy summer day. One mess up on the parking, and everything stops. :v EDIT Good video! I think ALLOT of people need to see this first, before driving ring in at least a rental car.
i had that clanking noise on my old car when i was maneuvering, after i installed aftermarket suspension...turns out one of the front springs was not seated properly on its mounting point and was slipping...super annoying. awesome video by the way
Hi!... greetings from India. Thanks alot for making this video. We in India have to drive in very tight situations so putting our foot down is never over 3rd Gear. so loved to see a drive around the "ring" at mortal speeds. Plus the Indicator discipline is Impeccable. We have to drive here like almost road rash to be safe.... fender benders are quite often coz if you drive safely people don't notice you and forgets your presence and bump into you. I have had instances where people drove around me like its the last race of some world championship. often those are busses and heavy vehicles then the cars and small bikes who just give a F^%$ about rules. then cows, dogs, cats, pedestrians jump over guard rails. then there are the bumpy roads and the pot-holes. Someday I will travel there to enjoy few minutes of motoring bliss....... :P
I would love a video about the the racing line in the wet, because it differs a lot from the one in dry conditions. I think many people don't know that...
