I'm off to Germany tomorrow and to the Nurburgring for a taxi ride in a 991 GT3 (I'm sure it'll beat the pants of my turbo on a track) then to the Hockenheimring for a tour. This should be the highlight of trips this year, even with tickets to the F1 race in Austin, TX. I'll post pictures upon arrival back in the states!

 

Very cool! Safe travels...

DC

 

An Experience I'll Never Forget!!

Try to rent something from RSR just a Renault Clio RS or something simillar, I have a friend there, called Konstantinos Sidiras!

 

Thanks for the heads up...I was able to get a slot with this companies: http://www.rentracecar.de in a 991 GT3.

 

Sounds like a blast! I would love to get to the ring some day. I went to the inaugural F1 race at COTA and took a taxi ride in an F1 car. I highly suggest adding that to your taxi ride adventures as well.

 

Fantastic, enjoy! Looking forward to some great pics and stories!

 

What does is cost to ride in a "taxi" around the ring?

 

Wow that's incredible. But I have a question - how do you get a "taxi" ride in a car with only one seat?

 

They have a tandem seat Indy car. You can see one in a Mario Andretti commercial. You squeeze in behind the driver. I hear if you are 6' or taller you probably won't fit. A friend did it will Dell here in Houston a few years ago.

 

That's amazing. Hope they were pushing it for you!

 

I raced my F80 M3 at SPA and the Nürburgring last summer. SPA was awesome, the ring was scary as hell!

 

They modified the chassis. I'm told the car I rode in won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix. I'm 6'4" and barely fit. We had to get fit for the fire suits/helmets, then we got to race karts around the track. After that we did 2 hot laps. The guy going after me got into the car and freaked out because he was claustrophobic. They asked me if I wanted to take his place...."hell yeah".

The G forces were violent. I was nauseated for about 4 hours after my ride.

 

I'll be curious if you hit the 250 kph speed limit at the ring. I think there is also a 200 kph limit in some sections. Speed limits were imposed after a GTR went airborne a little while ago and killed a spectator.

 

Take your dramamine and have a blast! For some reason riding shotgun gets me sick as a dog, but when driving, no problem.

 

No speed limits anymore