Stag do, 'ring trip. Pointers please.

[Scania]

As the title, a friend is thinking of doing a trip to the 'ring for his stag do, 16 months away, so theres no rush,we are just at the thinking about it stage, but I figure here is a good place for pointers.

Whats the best way to do it? Weekend or in the week, places to stay?, fly or drive?, own car or hire car?, other places to do whilst in Germany?

Thanks.

 

[Scania]

16 months away?! It'll cost £5000 in fuel by then

Good point!

 

[Scania]

This is a great idea, a few pointers -

The ring does not publish its track opening guide until around feb, and it changes quite often to accomodate manufacturer testing etc etc, so its best to only book a couple of months in advance to avoid getting there only to find that its shut.

If you can, try to go during the week as its much quieter and avoid bank holidays (uk and european) like the plague! Some of the best lapping i have done over there is when the track is only open in the evening as its generally only the locals that bother going.

Theres not much in the way of nightlife... or anything else near the ring, so you may want to look at combining a couple of days there with a trip to Amsterdam etc.

Stop off at Spa on the way down, you pretty much have to drive right past it anyway and theres nearly always something going on thats free to spectate

Make sure you go to the Pistenklaus at least once!

Cheers Ben, thats just the kind of info I was looking for. it will be discussed @ out next planning meeting!

 

[Scania]

I'd say the opposite, you'll have a lot more fun for less money doing a track day in this country. Everything I read about the 'ring these days is negative.

My mate, who's "do" it is, has been there & done that, he wants something special, I think the 'ring should do it!

Didn't know they allowed racing HGV's on the ring.

I'd love to wang my Scania around any track......