Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
 |
« on: August 23, 2008, 12:15:54 AM » |
|
I am doing it on the 28th Aug!!! WOOOO hOOOOOO!!
in a 3.0L V6.
can you tell i am a bit excited??
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: September 08, 2008, 08:34:57 AM by Mick Aarons »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Phil Baskett
Alfa2010
Hero Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 647
|
|
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2008, 05:22:46 PM » |
|
Mick, are you serious?? How did all this come about? Where was my invitation? And more importantly who is crazy enough to lend you their car  I am insanely jealous. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
1977 Alfetta GTV Group S - Race car
2008 WRX - Road car
|
|
|
vin sharp
Alfa2010
Jr. Member
Posts: 50
|
|
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 05:35:26 PM » |
|
Hey Mick,
I'm glad you decided to follow it up........it sounded there for a while you had put it in the 'some other time' basket.
As I said, everything I've ever read about it has been positive, and in a familiar type of car is a bonus.
Try to have fun (I reckon that won't be hard).
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2008, 04:24:56 AM » |
|
I hope my red mist doesnt take over... will be interesting..  Vin, yeah I just decided bugger it we might not ever get another chance so seemed like the right thing to do! We are taking the train to Cologne, and I've booked a hire car from the train station and we are going to (try) drive to the Ring in one piece.. haha. It is so expensive to do the drive, its 2 hours and about 350€ each, the whole day option was just too expensive, about 700€ EACH! could not do this as we would not have enough money to get home! but at least we are getting out there in a 3.0L with R type tyres on it. cost a bit more for those tyres too.. man everything costs over here! But all good, we get 2 hours on the ring, which I reckon will tire us out enough.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Gary Pearce
Alfa2010
Full Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 191
|
|
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2008, 09:59:37 AM » |
|
What a fantastic experience. Can you video it and give us all a presentation of your drive at a future club meeting?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
1966 Giulia GTC
1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
1967 Giulia Sprint GTA replica
1973 2000 GTV group S
1989 MX5
2008 Mazda 6 Tow Car
|
|
|
Alex H
Newbie
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 38
|
|
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2008, 10:09:43 AM » |
|
Mick, what on earth!? Where are you now and when are you back in Australia? We'll have to catch up on all this over a ride some time!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2008, 05:11:19 PM » |
|
Hey Alex! I've been o/s for a month now, will be back october 16th but have to go straight to Brissy to work, so will be on tour and in and out of melb for the 6 weeks after that, but we will get a ride in by mid november easy, I miss my bike so much. I have been looking into hiring a bike in italy and doing the Stelvio Pass which runs between Verona and Milano, Top Gear declared it best driving road in the world. Look it up its amazing.
Im off to the Nurburgring TODAY! haha! will let you guys know how it goes!!
I will definately take pics but unfortunately I dont have a video camera, kinda travelling as light as possible since im backpacking. haha.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2008, 09:43:55 AM » |
|
I DID IT! AND SURVIVED! AND GOT PICS AND VIDEO!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Phil Baskett
Alfa2010
Hero Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 647
|
|
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 10:40:29 AM » |
|
I DID IT! AND SURVIVED! AND GOT PICS AND VIDEO!
Thats all we get  You have just driven the most famous track in the world and all we get is "I did it".......I want more Mick |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
1977 Alfetta GTV Group S - Race car
2008 WRX - Road car
|
|
|
Alex H
Newbie
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 38
|
|
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2008, 01:00:15 PM » |
|
I DID IT! AND SURVIVED! AND GOT PICS AND VIDEO!
You clown, now post some details already!! Damn the Stelvio Pass looks fun - it also looks really narrow! DO IT! Also... I may have something to keep up with your R6 now! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2008, 08:30:51 PM » |
|
75 experience
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2008, 08:32:28 PM » |
|
75 experience
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2008, 08:36:15 PM » |
|
75 experience
What bike did you get alex!!?
oh yeah and some info.. the 75 experience cost simmo and i about €670 all up, included track fees, fuel, r type tyres, the a 75 twinspark with coil overs and full suspension setup for the ring, and instruction, 1 sighting lap with the instructor who drove so freakin fast it scared me, then 2 follow laps where we followed his car with headsets for radio instruction, and then 2 in car instruction laps, which were the hardest, i cannot even explain how scary and difficult this track is!
BUT IT WAS FUN!!!!
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Mick Aarons
Jr. Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 73
|
|
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2008, 08:39:38 PM » |
|
oh yeah and i forgot to add, I went to Interlaken, Switzerland, and hired a motorbike and did a whole day ride through the Grimsel Pass and Furka Pass, look these up on google and you will see they are some of the most amazing but scary roads in the world! Will put pics up when i can upload them.
cheers!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Phil Baskett
Alfa2010
Hero Member
AROCA Division: Victoria
Posts: 647
|
|
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2008, 09:26:53 PM » |
|
Great stuff 670 euro isnt cheap.....but hey, look at what you got to do, it's pretty good value for all that I rekon. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
1977 Alfetta GTV Group S - Race car
2008 WRX - Road car
|
|
|
|
