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Nurburgring like you've never seen it before
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 7:23 pm
by Dog Tyred
Check this video out. Any of you that have been will appreciate how incredible this is.
Don't know how the bloke walks with bollox that big!!!!
http://drive.jalopnik.com/one-insane-la ... -509192579
DT
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 7:55 pm
by notoriusb.e.n
I was bricking myself doing it in the dry on a sunny day with relatively low traffic. That guy is just boss.
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 8:06 pm
by Blackal
That's a wee bit scary..............
I like this onboard footage too .....................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGsTcmLG ... &index=101
Al

Re: Nurburgring like you've never seen it before
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:10 am
by HerrFlick
All things remaining equal I'm hoping to get there in August.
Will be on 4 wheels though. Yeah I know ... boo hiss ...
Might even meet Sabine. Hmmmmmmmm
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:53 am
by skiddy boxers
That's great footage. Where do you think he's got the camera mounted?
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 9:12 am
by Blackal
skiddy boxers wrote:
That's great footage. Where do you think he's got the camera mounted?
Pretty sure it's tank mounted (and gyroscopic - of course)
Al
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:42 am
by Dog Tyred
Blackal wrote:skiddy boxers wrote:
That's great footage. Where do you think he's got the camera mounted?
Pretty sure it's tank mounted (and gyroscopic - of course)
Al
Errrr I think he's talking about the in-car video but maybe not??
In the car stuff I assume its mounted on the chin bar of his full face helmet. You really get a feel for the forces the driver goes through.
As for the on-bike vid I'm not sure the gyro camera really improves this or not. Looks almost unreal. Bloody quick boy though.
DT
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:15 pm
by skiddy boxers
Dog Tyred wrote:Blackal wrote:skiddy boxers wrote:
That's great footage. Where do you think he's got the camera mounted?
Pretty sure it's tank mounted (and gyroscopic - of course)
Al
Errrr I think he's talking about the in-car video??
I assume its mounted on the chin bar of his full face helmet. You really get a feel for the forces the driver goes through.
DT
Nope, I was asking about the bike mount.
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 3:47 pm
by Hayden
Impressive stuff, that said he does have the aid of a handy map on the steering wheel, so maybe not so difficult after all?

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 4:04 pm
by HerrFlick
Hayden wrote:Impressive stuff, that said he does have the aid of a handy map on the steering wheel, so maybe not so difficult after all?

Arrhhhhh - was not known as The Green Hell for nought.
Forgetting for the moment that his GPS voice would have been calling:
"Ahead 300 into 5-left flat 200 3-right DC 100 Lights Rt to Bonn motorway and Aldi Wednesday Specials Next left to carpark ..."
I somehow think he wouldn't have been calling up hi-res maps to find the best line into the Caroussel ...
Just saying ...
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 5:09 pm
by el-nicko
Hayden wrote:Impressive stuff, that said he does have the aid of a handy map on the steering wheel, so maybe not so difficult after all?

Having driven the course so many times playing GT5 on me PS3 I can honestly say I can walk it with my eyes shut. No kiddin'. Would be safer for all concerned if all i did
was just walk it mind.

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:24 pm
by Hayden
[quote="el-nicko"]
Having driven the course so many times playing GT5 on me PS3 I can honestly say I can walk it with my eyes shut. quote]

Thats what I thought, I must have done literally hundreds of laps before I went with Greg ( DT ), it gives you an idea of whether the corner goes left or right and a hint at its severity, but that`s about it.
What you don`t get on the game is any idea of the change in elevation, which is vast, the on or off camber corners, the change in tarmac grip levels from corner to corner, the hidden bumps that throw you out the saddle and the dips in the surface that bottom out your suspension, that and the incredibly fast GT3s that you are always in the way of.
Other than that it really is piss easy....

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:29 pm
by ianbcr
[quote="Hayden"][quote="el-nicko"]
Having driven the course so many times playing GT5 on me PS3 I can honestly say I can walk it with my eyes shut. quote]

Thats what I thought, I must have done literally hundreds of laps before I went with Greg ( DT ), it gives you an idea of whether the corner goes left or right and a hint at its severity, but that`s about it.
What you don`t get on the game is any idea of the change in elevation, which is vast, the on or off camber corners, the change in tarmac grip levels from corner to corner, the hidden bumps that throw you out the saddle and the dips in the surface that bottom out your suspension, that and the incredibly fast GT3s that you are always in the way of.
Other than that it really is piss easy....

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couldn't have said it better steve.

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 9:23 pm
by Dog Tyred
Hayden wrote:el-nicko wrote:

Thats what I thought, I must have done literally hundreds of laps before I went with Greg ( DT ), it gives you an idea of whether the corner goes left or right and a hint at its severity, but that`s about it.
What you don`t get on the game is any idea of the change in elevation, which is vast, the on or off camber corners, the change in tarmac grip levels from corner to corner, the hidden bumps that throw you out the saddle and the dips in the surface that bottom out your suspension, that and the incredibly fast GT3s that you are always in the way of.
Other than that it really is piss easy....


All true.
Still, once you have ridden it for real it brings a whole new perspective to the game.
Get in quick while you still can!!
DT