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    nurburgring?

    i have just been to the ring in my standard mr2 and did a 10.40 lap just wondering if anyone else has been and what time they did?

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    I'd love to try that one day!

    Jeremy Clarkson famously did it in 9 mins 59 sec in a Jaguar S-Type diesel but was the thrashed by his tutor, Sabine Schmitz, in 9 min 12 sec in the same car

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    yea that is very true, i was happy with my time considering it was only my 3rd lap and the track was damp in places, dit i did beat my mates in an alfa 155 t spark, a golf vr6 and a 2.9 cosworth sieara

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    You're a brave man chasing lap times at the 'ring, sod that! Would love to go, but not in my own car.. I've seen the other side of the Nurburgring, a chap I know caused a multi million £ claim and faced the very real possibility of losing his house. When I go, I'll be hiring a car, with insurance cover.

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    Easily done, have a look at this! 1min in see a MK2 MR2 getting binned!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo_Jet View Post
    1min in see a MK2 MR2 getting binned!
    Excellent viewing that!

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    I did the 'ring on a private trackday with BaT, so had insurance etc. It was in our vx220, but i rekon i'd have thrashed it more in our old mk1a. I think its perfectly possible in a well setup and well driven mk1 to get under the 10 min time, but i would personally need more than 3 laps to start to know the corners etc. (did you know the ring before this?)
    i didn't do any playstation practice of watch youtube, so after 4 laps was only learning sections at a time.
    The mk1 is definately capable, but most drivers are not IMO

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    Just as an aside, how do you find the VX220’s handling in comparison to the MK1? I’ve always had a hankering after one of them one day

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    i had done loads of laps on forza so knew fairly well where the track went, im on totally standard suspension tho so that didnt help lol

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    Is it doable by mere humans then?

    How could I get to do it in an insurance-covered setting?

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