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Great shot! Thanks for sharing. Wish the 'Ring was a bit closer. I used to run up there when I lived in Germany - back in the old days when the gatemeister charged you DM20 per lap and made change from a little leather wallet.
Ralph
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'93 968 Coupe Amazon Green Metallic w/airbox mod (sold 2009)
'89 944 S2 (gone to live in the Midwest)
'77 911S (RIP)
And a whole bunch of VWs over the years...
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Nice pics.
Is there any track as famous as the ring?
I love my 968 for what it is & don't hate it for what it isn't!
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Very cool - car looks showroom - thanks for sharing and good luck!
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Quote:Is there any track as famous as the ring?
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Famous or infamous? No track is more famous than Indy. Period. The Ring is a different kind of famous.
Years ago you could sneak around the barriers at Spa in the offseason and run the course, backwards. Not that my friends and I ever did that in a Rabbit GTI, a Mustang GT and a Saab 900 SPG... <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
Now it is all barriers and formality. I'm not even sure if any of the actual track still uses the highway that runs through that area. It was always cool to drive up the hill past the garages as you just drove down a public highway.
No, the Ring is unique. Where else can you stick your Porsche (or your rental car - though I think they have cracked down on that) on a challenging racetrack and have a go. No helmet, no safety inspection, no run classes. Just speed and danger. It is actually pretty stupid if you think about it.
Ralph
2002 Carrera Coupe - Orient Red Metallic
'93 968 Coupe Amazon Green Metallic w/airbox mod (sold 2009)
'89 944 S2 (gone to live in the Midwest)
'77 911S (RIP)
And a whole bunch of VWs over the years...
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Very Kool..... Congrats.... Beautiful...
LOL.... You are actually looking at the camera while apexing the turn... <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/ohmy.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> What ever happened to "look as far down the track as you can...." <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
Great shot...
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2012 PCA GT5S NORTH ATLANTIC CHAMPION
2011 NASA PRO RACING (NE) GTS-2 CHAMPION
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