[Lost Cosmonaut]

So one of my major plans is to drive the Nurburgring when I do ED.

First question for those who've done it, I might be able to take delivery as soon as this November. Last time I was in Germany around then, the Nurburgring was closed and was covered in snow. The schedule on the website says they will be open on the weekends in November. Do they plow it off to let you drive it?

The other question is, I saw a blurb on the website about not allowing cars with "transfer or limited-time number plates" on the 'ring. Does this apply to our ED cars?

This is really a dream of mine. It'd suck if I couldn't drive the Nurburgring. It's scary enough they're talking about putting speed limits on the unlimited sections of the Autobahn!

- LC

[mrbelk]

Originally Posted by Lost Cosmonaut

So one of my major plans is to drive the Nurburgring when I do ED.

First question for those who've done it, I might be able to take delivery as soon as this November. Last time I was in Germany around then, the Nurburgring was closed and was covered in snow. The schedule on the website says they will be open on the weekends in November. Do they plow it off to let you drive it?

The other question is, I saw a blurb on the website about not allowing cars with "transfer or limited-time number plates" on the 'ring. Does this apply to our ED cars?

This is really a dream of mine. It'd suck if I couldn't drive the Nurburgring. It's scary enough they're talking about putting speed limits on the unlimited sections of the Autobahn!

- LC

I would think that they do not plow the track. If the track is not safe, then they will just close it until it becomes safe.

As to the plates, our ED plates are not in either of the restricted classes. There are extensive discussions of this in the ED forum on bimmerfest.com.

I doubt that the autobahn will become speed restricted any time soon. The German chancellor is a bit of a rebel, and she doesn't want it; nor do many of the members of Germany's legislative body. I just don't see them caving in to the EU treehuggers, especially when the German environmental department said that imposing a speed limit on the autobahn would lower emissions by fractions of a percent.

-MrB

[Lost Cosmonaut]

Originally Posted by mrbelk

I would think that they do not plow the track. If the track is not safe, then they will just close it until it becomes safe.

As to the plates, our ED plates are not in either of the restricted classes. There are extensive discussions of this in the ED forum on bimmerfest.com.

I doubt that the autobahn will become speed restricted any time soon. The German chancellor is a bit of a rebel, and she doesn't want it; nor do many of the members of Germany's legislative body. I just don't see them caving in to the EU treehuggers, especially when the German environmental department said that imposing a speed limit on the autobahn would lower emissions by fractions of a percent.

-MrB

I'm trying to remember when we were there last, I think it was towards the end of November and there was quite a bit of snow up there. I'm hoping for early November if I can, but I'm still worried there will be snow

Just hope for the best, I guess, huh?

- LC