Ducati 916 at Nurburg............more clips added.
 

Hopefuuly attached link should work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_IUtvU5su0

New upload with soundtrack, and more clips added below !!!

That looks like our Davey , showing how its done!
nice one Davey

mav

Hi Mav,

Was clearing out some old files on PC and came across that one then it became a quest to get it from 200MB to something manageable, well I am no computer expert so it took a while....lol

Then a while to upload and then more time to process, bl***y hard work, easier to ride a lap than post one...lol

That was a lap late one Fri. evening after just arriving there hence nice clear track, just been and got some new tyres fitted at the Ducati dealers next to the track, had a small problem with a split header tank so was eyes pinned on temp. guage for first few miles instead of watching road....lol, but at least scrubbed tyres in and he had a new header tank for me by Sat. lunch time, nice bloke Frank.

Seems like it going to be a while before I get back there unlees I can sneak over in the next few weekends, just guessing the weather that is the problem....lol


Dave B

Dave dont worry about the weather as you know it's the Eifel ! changes by the bloody minute lol

last weekend was brill.

I'll be there in 2 weeks time, roy Doogle mans out there next week!

Go For it !!

mav

I keep having a look at this:

http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/webcams.html

the weather has been pretty good the last few days, wonder what it is going to be like next weekend?


DaveB

Now with soundtrack for Queen/Golden Earring fans.

Well done dave great lap time,looks like you passed most things out there.!!!

How long does it take to get an idea of where the track goes?

Matt

watched that and was very impressed, then I read about gauges and scrubbing tyres in, and was even more impressed

listen up
 

Hi matt, 20 laps will let you have a good idea, 50 ish, before you will understand whats happening with your head lol
but remember , this place the "Ring" doe's not forgive!!!!!

listen to advice and it's awesom, think you know it all and you will pay the price!

I have watched Dave B's video time and time again !
that is one perfect lap !
traffic is the variable !

Just enjoy the Ring and take it for what it is !

mav

Another clip showing busier times but light fading towards the end of the year and day so video a bit sketchy in places:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcMWwqIMvnk


Dave B

And finally one more lap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-69xbqTKA

Sun was getting low hence poor quality video.

Was supposed to be videoing the guy on the Aprilia, but got 'mugged' quite viciously going into first set of bends called T13 by an MV then wiated for his mate to come past on ZX10, long story short my mate on Aprilia pulled over to let me chase them, no b****y chance on straights, but reeled a bit back under braking and cornering.

Was a good fun lap, and where else on earth can you ride like that for 13 miles at a time with no on-coming traffic ???

Dave B

TRUE !

Hi guys

I've a video on my hard-drive of a guy doing a commentary whilst riding the Nurburgring. He's riding a virtually standard RC30, and is running on ordinary Metzeler MEZ1 road tyres (circa 1993). Takes him about 8mins on this lap (although his record time is 7.49). So far as I can discover, it's still a production-bike lap record.

If this is actually true, can anyone shed any light as to why this time has never been beaten? Also, as a matter of interest, what are all the white painted letters on the road surface?


http://videos.streetfire.net/categor...5100ae3aff.htm

jourund siem beat that on a gixxer thou in 2002 but he is no longer with us !

paint on road is grafiti !

mav

The man is Helmut Dahne a legend at the Nurburgring, I have a DVD of him taking an ealry SPS around the track not as quickly as the RC30 but I do not believe he was trying that hard.

I doubt his 7:48 is still the 'lap record' but he set that some years ago when the start finish was in a different place to today, so we will never really get a true comparison.

I ran a personal best of 8:22 which was very quick for me but was taken easily by 2 German plated R1's, I knowthere is a vid somewhere of one of them running 7:32 I believe.

The white markings are exactly that, they are where people take a paint brush to the track can be quite offputting in the morning if the track is a little damp....lol


Dave B

Cheers Mav/Dave

A lot more graffiti on there now than back in '93!

Can't find any info on Jourund Siem. Was his lap unofficial? Google says the above record still stands. Hard to believe tho - after so many years..!

The story goes that Helmut Dahne was testing tyres for Metzeler. Sounds like it could be true, since he mentions the tyres once or twice in his commentary.

Some info on the guy, sadly no longer riding there.


http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/joerund/index.html

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I ran a personal best of 8:22 which was very quick for me but was taken easily by 2 German plated R1's, I knowthere is a vid somewhere of one of them running 7:32 I believe.




Dave B[/QUOTE]

that might be our Bren then !

Yeah it would have been Bren but not shure where he hosts that vid. any ideas?

He is bl***y scarey out there .....lolol

Here it is....now hang on tight:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...53740211&hl=de

he binned it 3 weeks ago !
I think roy will pop in and see if he's ok
when he goes out next week !

I have sent a get well soon message !
mav