Had a fab time everything went perfectly (pics later) for our group at least. To say the track was AMAZING is a understatement, cant imagine any other track in the world comes anywhere close (except Isle of Mann) and i've been to a few, very intimidating 160 or so bends over about 12 miles ! its at 2000 feet above sealevel, and the way you dropped down steep hills, go fast over blind crests and then climbed again not knowing what was coming next was truely scary stuff.
These 2 corners alone must have dropped 50 feet
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Its a place you need to have lots of runs to have any chance you knowing where your going and taking the right line. Good knows how the racers got around this track years ago. You pay 15 euros per lap, there's no waiver to sign just buy a ticket and go for it !
Lots of very fast cars and bikes are on circuit at the same time which is another worry been driven to their limits, everything pure no compromise performance no place for posers. There was quite a few crashes which delayed things, oil on the road bringing down bikers but worst of all a biker died yesterday on the track... grim stuff which brings you back to reality
The viper ring GTS taxi was out yesterday (270 euros per lap) buts its no a race car, just a decaled OE viper with a roll cage and harnesses but includes a proper race driver to scare you
We also spotted Sabina the famous BMW M5 taxi driver, she arrived in a 360 Modena, she has completed over 15000 laps !
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a few Taxi facts. The tyres are changed after 10 laps. The brakes are changed after 20 laps, and the car gets a full inspection at the same time (this is the reason it can only do 20 laps a day). The running costs (excluding the cost of the car itself) are €300-400 a lap, so after the €160 charge it runs at a considerable loss, but of course this is made up for by the huge PR value. At the end of the season, the cars are sent to the BMW lab for analysis, and then are crushed.
There was also a couple of german vipers, a few C6's, a Zonda, Porsche GT 2 seater etc...