First day at Nurburgring MG ZS nearly crashes

I nearly crash on my third lap by trying to let a bike pass me before Adenauer Forst bend suddenly appears. Catch part 2 in 'Car novice versus bike. Car loses 4:1'

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• Nurburgring
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• first
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• Adenauer
• Forst
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• bike
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[norabudgie]

how much petrol did it cost to go there and back????

[youwhatnow]

@norabudgie It's 290 miles from Calais to the Nurburgring. I don't know how far you are from Dover or what mpg your car does but the MG ZS used about 30 mpg normally although it dropped to about >10 mpg on the circuit and the tank emptied fast. Let's say £150 or thereabouts. Good luck!

[mattyprice4004]

Good lap, went there in my 620ti last year and set the brakes on fire!

May take the zs this year, funds allowing, be interesting as it's a diesel...

[youwhatnow]

@mattyprice4004 Hope you had fun. I've got a Porsche Turbo S now and took it to the ring last August (2011). The Grand Prix circuit was added to the Northern Loop for the day. Loads of track-day specials and ring-experts overtook me and yet I still cooked the tyres in two laps! Brilliant day even so. By the way, the guy holding the camera in this video had to be airlifted to hospital when he crashed his bike and nearly died there in 2010. Take it easy!!!!

[dbspaceoditty]

i played this with the force feed back wheel in GT4 sooo many times. after we beat the game and got the wheel we would spend hours over and over and drinking lots of beer. my ex girl friend even finished a lap with the PTcruiser(she drives one in real life and actually proved her skills are hte same in real life as in GT4)

but i think i could at least finish my first lap in less then 15-20 min with a normal car. id say 3 months doing nothing but playing this track

[youwhatnow]

@dbspaceoditty I've been playing GT5 and can lap at about twice my real-life speed depending on the car. Even with the feedback wheel, Gran Turismo doesn't give a realistic experience. Although it helps you remember the route, you don't get the terrifying feeling of your car and steering wheel going weightless on the brows of hills, just when you want to take a bend on the other side. Knowing you can re-start the game lap at no expense is very different to risking your car and body for real!

[jason0mayer]

Not bad lines for your third lap : ) ignore the forza experts, only when you get there can you find out what your ability really is. I have a guided lap for you check my vids

[knightwolf200612]

I know the Ring very well and I think his lines were pretty good for a 1st day and 3rd lap ever.

[norabudgie]

@norabudgie r u near hampshire ?

[dbspaceoditty]

@youwhatnow yeah, i dont even have my drivers license. but let me tell you what. i would do it like crazy.

[MrMoss2001]

I Had one of these ZS 180's until it threw a con-rod:( lovely cars.

[discocreator76]

@dsjxcx shut up you braindead arrogant bellend, your 1.0 Corsa isn't up to much either, I saw you in it the other day pulling handbrake turns in Morrisons carpark!!