la sarthe and the nordschleife

[heldring]

hello motor sport lovers,

we have to wait another two months for the two most famous turns of the clock in a year !
motor sport only knows two highlights : le mans and nurburgring !!
who the hell has come on the idean to organise two major 24 hour events in the same weekend ?
romantic times of formula are a long time ago, there were only two left.....
and the lovers of 24 hour racing can only visit one.....
is this not a bloody shame ? .....
you are on circuit de la sarthe, knowing that the porsches dive down in the fuchsrohre at the same time.......a true motor sport fan cannot handle this situation......
what to do about ? please, help a dutch petrol head in panick !!

ernst heldring, hilversum, the netherlands

[Aysedasi]

Easy - go to Le Mans......

(BTW, I've removed your email. Not necessary a great idea to include it in posts).

[PascaLM]

I think you can go to Nurburg this year and to Le Mans next year.

[cybersdorf]

Originally posted by Aysedasi
Easy - go to Le Mans......

...unless you want to see a race. I know where I'll be going.

[Adam43]

Well I'm doing both this year, although I do miss the race at the Nurburgring by a day or so...

Still it is a daft calendar that has them both at the same weekend!

[kdr]

isn't the nurburgring 24 hours primarily for touring type cars?

[Aysedasi]

Originally posted by cybersdorf
...unless you want to see a race. I know where I'll be going.

I'll still be at Le Mans, race or no race.

The only place to be......

[Aysedasi]

Originally posted by kdr
isn't the nurburgring 24 hours primarily for touring type cars?

Ah, a race for shoppers then.......

[cybersdorf]

You still don't know, do you.

www.24h-rennen.de
www.vln.de

Have a look.

[kdr]

last years entry list seems very mixed. vipers, porsches ok...but audi tt, bmw m3, toyota mr2, mini cooper? i leave that lot at the lights on my vespa every morning.

[cybersdorf]

You mean you can't take the Bentleys?

[kdr]

Originally posted by cybersdorf
You mean you can't take the Bentleys?

is that in this years entry list?

i saw a toyota corolla in last years list....i drive one of those to the gym each night!

[cybersdorf]

Originally posted by kdr
is that in this years entry list?

No, neither of them. But there are Audis in both. Only that at the Ring, it's not yet certain one of them will win.

i saw a toyota corolla in last years list....

Not the Le Mans one I gather.

[cybersdorf]

btw, how many works teams at Le Mans this year?

[Karl Kling]

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