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2013 European Cobra Club Meeting
I'm excited.....
off to the UK on Wednesday to visit the Donington Kitcar Show Welcome to Donington 2013 then zip to Nurburgring for German Superbikes drive down south and visit the KTM factory across to Bavaria for 3 days for the Euro Cobra Nationals ECM 2013 | European Cobra Meeting 2013 (you gotta check the website........organisation of the Germans is unbelievable) then back to the UK to catch DAX's open day to pick up a few bits for my Rush MC Home - DJ Sportscars International Ltd. hows that for a boys trip:):):):) |
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(Just jealous... Enjoy!) |
Greg are you gunna do a couple of Nordschleiffe laps while you are there?
Definitely worth it IMO. |
Thanks Tonus
Ash can you organise a drive on the day? This excerpt is a bit of a worry if I'm in Europcar's Golf...... Quote:
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Greg go to RSR Nurburg, great bunch of guys, they have right hand drive vehicles also. They hire track specific vehicles from a Renault Clio to a F430 Ferrari... Depending on ur budget.
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We did a couple of laps in our X-Trail hire car.
There are certainly a couple of places that can catch you out, but if you take care and watch your mirrors it's awesome! The scenery is more spectacular than the laptime. The more time you spend in the lap the more you can enjoy... |
Greg
Hope you enjoy the trip. Weather is ideal here at the moment. I am in South Kensington London now returning Friday.:MECOOL: Read the Hertz renter car Thread in All Cobra Talk. You may get some ideas..:LOL: |
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Yeah, have a go at Nurberg, what can go wrong?
Nurburgring Nordschleife Crashes 1970 at Adenauer Forst. NEW ! More crashes - YouTube |
That video would have to be the best ad for seat belts!
Some of the crashes are pretty slow and people are thrown around the car, hanging out the windows and thrown from doors! Quote:
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2013 European Cobra Club Meeting
Back to reality after 3 weeks of touring parts of the UK, Germany and Austria....strictly all boys stuff...no ancient churches or dusty museums full of old sh#t.
Here's a bit of a teaser: Firstly it was off to the Donnington Kit Car Show, even the Aston in the pic is a replica. This was a small show with about 100 exhibitors, the big one is at Stoneleigh in March....10 times the size. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_036.jpg We worked our way south passing through Aston Martins original home town of Newport Pagnall. We couldn't resist a stroll thru the showroom....the plate tells the story of this beauty, number 77 of 100 built. The price $1mill pounds http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_014.jpg We'd set up a meeting at Cadwell Park circuit for a round of the British Superbikes with a mate of my travelling buddy. This fella, Paul Smart won many rounds of international bike races in the 70's and his wife is the sister of legendary rider and commentator Barry Sheene, who unfortunately passed away nearly 10 years back. Needless to say we had all access, even the tower: http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_039.jpg Off to Frankfurt then and a visit to Nurburgring http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_072.jpg the Nordshleife was open for the mad public lap dash for 1 hour on the day that were there. We rented a little track preped Swift, what a hoot....flat to the floor but great fun, absolute madness with allcomers driving everything from a Testarossa (which I overtook:D) to bikes, vans and grandmas Volvo...pretty much no rules but no overtaking on the inside...yeah right tell that to the guy in the Carrera 4! Down south we headed to Stuttgart and the Porsche and Merc museums. Porsche is celebrating 50 years of the 911, so a great expose was on show. We wheeled in and out of Austria...unbelievable scenery. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_131.jpg Then the main event, the European Cobra Club Meeting, Inzell, Bavaria. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_196.jpg These guys know to to throw a party, even an Oompah Band http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_195.jpg There was even an Aussie flag representing attendance from yours truly http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_186.jpg All the cars headed off to a mountain road known as the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. A private toll road that was to be closed for an Historic Car hillclimb one the day after our visit. Here we are at the tollgates, $33 Euro a car! http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_126.jpg Check out the view http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_110.jpg then the "oldtimers" turned up for a recci for tomorrows race http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_144.jpg this Bentley a cool 16 million Euro.......and they RACE it :eek: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_149.jpg Cobby country or what..... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_142.jpg then.......80 Cobras headed off to the Hilters' hideaway, the Eagles Nest. More bluddy mountains:) The next day was RACEDAY! http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_213.jpg Well really it was a regularity demo run at the Histo Cup at Salzburgring.... didn't stop the boys from having a bit of a fang tho. The funniest thing was that most of the BIG HP showponies, many with 427's and even an Austrian guy with 9 litres, didn't know a raceline from a clothes line. The Snake pits http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_205.jpg After all that fun we rumbled back via Salzburg city, shaking the town to it's foundations as we bellowed through tunnels in the mountains....live sidepipes, OH YEAH:D:D:D Anyway, the fun has to end sometime and we tied it all up on the last night with a Bavarian Dinner Dance, mmmmm:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: In short, a fab Cobbie gathering, I was made really welcome by all the crowd there. If you can get along one year you'll have a ball....even without your Cobra. |
2013 European Cobra Club Meeting
Back to reality after 3 weeks of touring parts of the UK, Germany and Austria....strictly all boys stuff...no ancient churches or dusty museums full of old sh#t.
Here's a bit of a teaser: Firstly it was off to the Donnington Kit Car Show, even the Aston in the pic is a replica. This was a small show with about 100 exhibitors, the big one is at Stoneleigh in March....10 times the size. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_036.jpg We worked our way south passing through Aston Martins original home town of Newport Pagnall. We couldn't resist a stroll thru the showroom....the plate tells the story of this beauty, number 77 of 100 built. The price $1mill pounds http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_014.jpg We'd set up a meeting at Cadwell Park circuit for a round of the British Superbikes with a mate of my travelling buddy. This fella, Paul Smart won many rounds of international bike races in the 70's and his wife is the sister of legendary rider and commentator Barry Sheene, who unfortunately passed away nearly 10 years back. Needless to say we had all access, even the tower: http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_039.jpg Off to Frankfurt then and a visit to Nurburgring http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_072.jpg the Nordshleife was open for the mad public lap dash for 1 hour on the day that were there. We rented a little track preped Swift, what a hoot....flat to the floor but great fun, absolute madness with allcomers driving everything from a Testarossa (which I overtook:D) to bikes, vans and grandmas Volvo...pretty much no rules but no overtaking on the inside...yeah right tell that to the guy in the Carrera 4! Down south we headed to Stuttgart and the Porsche and Merc museums. Porsche is celebrating 50 years of the 911, so a great expose was on show. We wheeled in and out of Austria...unbelievable scenery. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_131.jpg Then the main event, the European Cobra Club Meeting, Inzell, Bavaria. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_196.jpg These guys know to to throw a party, even an Oompah Band http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_195.jpg There was even an Aussie flag representing attendance from yours truly http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_186.jpg All the cars headed off to a mountain road known as the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. A private toll road that was to be closed for an Historic Car hillclimb one the day after our visit. Here we are at the tollgates, $33 Euro a car! http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_126.jpg Check out the view http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_142.jpg then the "oldtimers" turned up for a recci for tomorrows race http://http://www.clubcobra.com/phot...M_2013_144.jpg this Bentley a cool 16 million Euro.......and they RACE it :eek: http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_149.jpg Cobby country or what..... http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_142.jpg then.......80 Cobras headed off to the Hilters' hideaway, the Eagles Nest. More bluddy mountains:) The next day was RACEDAY! http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_213.jpg Well really it was a regularity demo run at the Histo Cup at Salzburgring.... didn't stop the boys from having a bit of a fang tho. The funniest thing was that most of the BIG HP showponies, many with 427's and even an Austrian guy with 9 litres, didn't know a raceline from a clothes line. The Snake pits http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...M_2013_205.jpg After all that fun we rumbled back via Salzburg city, shaking the town to it's foundations as we bellowed through tunnels in the mountains....live sidepipes, OH YEAH:D:D:D Anyway, the fun has to end sometime and we tied it all up on the last night with a Bavarian Dinner Dance, mmmmm:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: In short, a fab Cobbie gathering, I was made really welcome by all the crowd there. If you can get along one year you'll have a ball....even without your Cobra. |
Byroncobra
You lucky B What a great jaunt Would love to have seen that Bently strut its stuff Thanks for the photos Jeff |
Hi Greg,
Looked like a fabulous trip, lucky bugger. I made it back as far as England to put my daughter into boarding school. No time to jump across the Channel. Cheers |
A pity Geoff I would have been great to see you there
Our youngest daughter faces the HSC next year so we I hope to do the ECM again in 2015 along with Goodwood. |
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