Fulviarit.
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Fulvia a.i. Me
Re: Fulviarit. Meeting
if Hockenheim is too far away for a Fulvia Meetin, check this: http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/20 ... n_2008.pdf.
It can't be any more challenging than the routes taken on the last 2 Benelux/france tours & on the Ring there is no oncoming traffice to worry about...under normal circumstances !
It can't be any more challenging than the routes taken on the last 2 Benelux/france tours & on the Ring there is no oncoming traffice to worry about...under normal circumstances !
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Peter Coolsma
Re: Fulviarit. Meeting
I've been tempted several times, while visiting the Ring as a spectator, to give it a go on the track. I however just don't have the means (anymore) to pay for any screw-ups I would/could make, and my car leaks - VERY little, but it does - so it's absolutely off-limits on the track. A season-ban will result without mercy, and possibly a big fine, too. They (the marshalls) do check oldtimers for leakages. Every drop is one too many. Just remember that several bike-riders have been killed over the years on fluid-spills.
And... I know last year it was E19,- per lap. Probably 20 next season. Well, I might come and cheer everyone on... ...and the roads in the vicinity of the Ring are amazing, too!
And... I know last year it was E19,- per lap. Probably 20 next season. Well, I might come and cheer everyone on... ...and the roads in the vicinity of the Ring are amazing, too!
...maar wel handig voor John!-
Fulvia a.i. Me
Re: Fulviarit. Meeting
Als ik te snel las, begrijp ik niets in Dutsch … als ik zeer langzaam…. lasIk begrijp nog niets in Dutch… zodat vertaalt I babelfish om " te begrijpen; a little something".
Actually, since I read German & usually understand what I a reading; reading Dutch isn't "always-impossible",
but babelfish takes the "hassle" out of the equasion.
Actually, since I read German & usually understand what I a reading; reading Dutch isn't "always-impossible",
but babelfish takes the "hassle" out of the equasion.
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Fulvia a.i. Zagato
Re: Fulviarit.
Route de Dinant5590 Ciney (Achêne)Belgien
Nürburgring 53518 Adenau 256.03 km 02:55 h
With Aachen as a starting point for those from NL the distance is a lot less.
Nürburgring 53518 Adenau 256.03 km 02:55 h
With Aachen as a starting point for those from NL the distance is a lot less.
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Gamma as in me
Re: Fulviarit. Meeting
I agree about the roads around the N'berg Ring.
They are so exciting to drive that I have often asked myself "why pay real money to drive on the ring when driving on the roads close to the ring is almost free?". ( a small factor for fuel must be considered)
Still, for you or for me (or any/many other "car-fanatics" from anywhere) to drive around the old N'berg -
1 time in a life time - would be a special-occasion.
I rode for a few hundred km, sorry...I mean a few hundred meter, in a big-tour bus many years ago, but that wasn't really a big-thrill.
Last Jan I was in that region on business, in my Gamma. I should have been driving a company car with ABS; Airbags etc...but I decided to drive my Gamma. My Office-Staff thought "he has finally lost the last few marbels he had left. It will braek 250km away & he will miss the appointments"
It was icy, rainy & slippery ... in the hills near the Ring. .
I drove down these steep-hills & around the downhill corners very carefully.
So carefully in fact, that I missed a clearly indicated 179° turn into an Industry-Park...I was concentrating on driving so much that I missed the sign & missed the turn.
After I reached the bottom of the steep-descent & turned around, II drove up the same very-steep hill as & fast as my Gamma would go. I wasn't late !!!
That was fast for me & perhaps fast for a Gamma, but perhaps not very fast - in the end.
Still, I was in Gamma-Drivers heaven !
Of course the car was wearing modish/wide P6 Pirelli tires & not winter-tires.... ooopppsss!
Afterwards, when I was returning in the direction of the Autobahn, I drove up & around the same hills, but took a turn-off that went -over the top of & not around- the steepest hills ...
Deciding that -by driving fast- I would get out of the "highlands" more quickly & down into the "flatlands" more quickly. The flatlands target was the A61 / Rhine Valley.
I wanted to escape the highlands as fast as possible, before the ice & snow hit the Autobahn & salt was spread on the road. My Gamma in Salt !!! Heavens forbid !!! I got to the top "pronto" & tip-toed (not through the tulips) down the decent at the speed of a fully loaded 70's Mercedes 200D Taxi.
The Gamma performed as (only) a modern GT car could...which says a lot for 70's Lancia engineering !
During this trip, I was warm & comfortable. I was happy too !
Happy I wasn't in my Fulvia ! Fulvias have a lot less "crunch-zone".
& Happy that my valuable (to me) Fulvia wasn't in the ice & snow. I wouldn't sleep for weeks !!!
They are so exciting to drive that I have often asked myself "why pay real money to drive on the ring when driving on the roads close to the ring is almost free?". ( a small factor for fuel must be considered)
Still, for you or for me (or any/many other "car-fanatics" from anywhere) to drive around the old N'berg -
1 time in a life time - would be a special-occasion.
I rode for a few hundred km, sorry...I mean a few hundred meter, in a big-tour bus many years ago, but that wasn't really a big-thrill.
Last Jan I was in that region on business, in my Gamma. I should have been driving a company car with ABS; Airbags etc...but I decided to drive my Gamma. My Office-Staff thought "he has finally lost the last few marbels he had left. It will braek 250km away & he will miss the appointments"
It was icy, rainy & slippery ... in the hills near the Ring. .
I drove down these steep-hills & around the downhill corners very carefully.
So carefully in fact, that I missed a clearly indicated 179° turn into an Industry-Park...I was concentrating on driving so much that I missed the sign & missed the turn.
After I reached the bottom of the steep-descent & turned around, II drove up the same very-steep hill as & fast as my Gamma would go. I wasn't late !!!
That was fast for me & perhaps fast for a Gamma, but perhaps not very fast - in the end.
Still, I was in Gamma-Drivers heaven !
Of course the car was wearing modish/wide P6 Pirelli tires & not winter-tires.... ooopppsss!
Afterwards, when I was returning in the direction of the Autobahn, I drove up & around the same hills, but took a turn-off that went -over the top of & not around- the steepest hills ...
Deciding that -by driving fast- I would get out of the "highlands" more quickly & down into the "flatlands" more quickly. The flatlands target was the A61 / Rhine Valley.
I wanted to escape the highlands as fast as possible, before the ice & snow hit the Autobahn & salt was spread on the road. My Gamma in Salt !!! Heavens forbid !!! I got to the top "pronto" & tip-toed (not through the tulips) down the decent at the speed of a fully loaded 70's Mercedes 200D Taxi.
The Gamma performed as (only) a modern GT car could...which says a lot for 70's Lancia engineering !
During this trip, I was warm & comfortable. I was happy too !
Happy I wasn't in my Fulvia ! Fulvias have a lot less "crunch-zone".
& Happy that my valuable (to me) Fulvia wasn't in the ice & snow. I wouldn't sleep for weeks !!!