Yesterday I went to the Nürburgring for another day of motoring mayhem. The sheer number of cars and the diversity is immense. The track opened at around 14:15, but before that it was time for the manufacturers to test their cars. I saw a heavily camouflaged SLS and several Porsches going flat out on the long straight adjacent to the parking lot.
But I was there to see what kind of cars were present during this very hot day in the sun.
This full on race Porsche made a very distinct burble. You could hear it from miles away.
This made for a nice pairing. The Toyota Supra and the Lexus IS-F side by side. The driver of the IS-F took things very serious with gloves and racing shoes and every time I spotted him he had a new group of people with him in fancy suits.
It doesn't get more rapid than this. It is the official Rapid Response Vehicle for the Nürburgring. This car is capable of putting out fires thanks to it's extinguisher tank and functional hose reel in the back of the car.
On the other end of the spectrum was this Honda Civic in full race trim. Not sure what was under the hood but judging by the Jenvey throttle bodies it looked more than capable of setting fast laptimes.
Behind the track wheels wrapped in extra sticky rubber, I spotted these Spoon calipers.
Inside, it was all pretty bare.
The ‘official' parking lot can get pretty crowded at times so some of the visitors will have to park at the other side of road. It was there where I spotted this track ready golf.
I have never seen so many S2000's together at one time. And yes they all had a go on the Nürburgring.
Edo Competition can provide the spoiled Porsche owner with even more performance from their GT3 if needed.
The only Ferrari I spotted came all the way from the UK.
All day long people kept coming in to prove their skills and test their driving capabilities.
This Gulf inspired Porsche grabbed my attention the moment it drove into the carpark.
The rollcage looked extremely beefy.
A car you don't see very often, the BMW Z3 M.
This chocolate brown 911 looked very good with its Techart wheels.
This Lada came all the way from Russia.
In part two I'll have even more for you.
-Jeroen Willemsen
OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS
Lada from Ukraine.
Aweesome !
I love to live here - good pics
That yellow EG Civic has a K-series engine swap, given the presence of the cable shifter box in the interior and the location of the hood cutout and ITBs.
That yellow Civic probably has a K-series engine, judging by ze reversed intake...
That red 993 is glorious!
wow! Lada with Ukrainian car number plates
Lada best ! I have it.
his Lada wins stage VLN!
Can we see the hose reel on the back of the GT-R? Do you have any pics of it?
Can't wait for Pt. 2!
is it just me or are there also a lot of subi wagons there? i counted 3.
nothing is as beautiful as the z3 m coupes
i would love to visit the track one day, just to drive my cabriolet
.. man i've never seen a Z3 M before
. . isn't that Lada from Ukraine btw ?
That civic hatchback probably has a k-series swap due to the fact the throttle bodies are up front. I'm interested in knowing what kind of times the Civic ran as well. I imagine it would be pretty quick off the turns but this course has a LOT of long straights.
Such a pleasant surprise the Lada is. Any more info on it?
loving the Lada ;P
Lada is from Ukraine!!!!
Lada is from Ukrain )))
can you make a desktop from the s2000 group?
I want an M Coupe like that blue one so badly. They are glorious.
mmmmm chocolate....
Respect for the Lada owner
The lada is from ukraine you can see on the plates it says UA. Very clean car.
I was there that day
there were some awesome cars that day
including an italian with a green lambo superleggera
came with the truck and the crew
so jealous
but u guys are right
since there was a porsche meet before the track opened at 5o'clock there were not many ferraris
p.s I even saw that guy from the comments in the other thread with the red crx with the black rice frontbumper
didn't see that u were talking about yesterday, thought it was about monday
A Lada?! On the 'ring? That is freaking AWESOME!!!
that civc is B.A., spotlight!! lol
That Yellow Civic it's from Portugal
A little Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90NImSSRo4
Wow. Lada 2101 is cool.
Link for info of Lada please!!))
who are the Drivers of LADA?
What wheels are those on the Supra?
Love the gulf inspired 911, and the Z3M looks tidy.
That's funny. I went there yesterda too and saw the same cars. I can send you a lot of pics because I was still there today.
The Civic made a hell of a noise and the Gulf GT3 RS (painted, not foiled) is just beautiful!
That Lada came from Ukraine!!
I have never experienced anything quite like the parking lot at the 'ring. Definitely something any true gearhead should see at least once in their lives.
Love the Gulf Porsche. Always wanted to have just like that!
This Lada from Ukraine!
OMG Z3 for the win!!!!!!! in love.
MORE PLEASE!
lada not from russia its from ukraine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ukrainian numbers
@Acetone: Supra has TTE wheels
Thanks monkeymagic86!
A Lada at the Nurburgring? WOW!
This Lada from Ukraine
The amount of Porsches that were present during the Touristenfahrt on Friday was astounding. Especially
That civic has the dash out of a DC2 Integra.
Fantastic week & fantastic track, the people have very passion for motors!
So when was this? I've been there quite often lately.
That Civic came all the way from Portugal
(2500km)
interesting note, the civic has an integra dashboard in it too
Soplight on the Lada plz this would make my week
the yellow civic also has a dash from a dc2 integra..
About the S2000 group. That was organized by someone who works for Honda Europe. He knows the track very well and gave some S2000 owners the chance to learn the track by following him (in his limited edition S2000).
Btw. If you want to see more S2000's check this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vjphotography/sets/72157616821559508/
At least a couple of the S2000s in that group are portuguese, and were present in a event called festival automovel da senhora da hora, i was there and took a few pictures of them.
something about Lada 2101 http://forum.autoua.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4221663&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
nice - i wonder what times the Lada put down??
LOL
VAZ 2101 from Ukraine at Nurburgring its crAAAAzyy!
nice - i wonder what times the Lada put down??
yobaniy LADA is from yobaniy ukrain))))
??????? (????) VAZ-2101 ??? ?? ? ????/
awesome pics, would like to go there one day. an does anyone read before posting anything up? must have been told that lada is from the ukraine 20 times already
Well, if you have a look at that Civic, you can see that throttle bodies are poking out of the bonnet.
Now, what engine has a forward-facing intake manifold and an exhaust manifold that faces the firewall?
Put two and two together please, it's pretty obvious what engine is in the Civic. It really makes the writing seem false and dry, and like you do not give two hoots about what a car is, just if it looks cool or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0CPkc9hr0 This video from Lada's test-lap before 1000 km Oldtimer race Scuderia Lada Katastrofa Kopeyka team)))))))
The last one is not Lada, but VAZ model 2101 and she is from Ukraine.