We hadn't been to the Ring since September '01, and were missing the socialising. Friends offered us the back seat of their tourenwagen, so we went just to wander around the track, spectate, and of course sample the rich and diverse cuisine.
As usual I caused trouble by hurting myself, this time well in advance during a snowboarder vs. planet incident at Serre Chavalier three weeks previously. The bones hadn't started to heal, and it was a bit uncomfortable, but I managed the return trip and some gentle passenger laps.
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More than 24 hours of our Easter weekend were spent like this! I spose it's a long way to go just to drink beer and eat piggies, but it's worth doing once every few years :-) |
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| Pics in trackular sequence, for want of a better way of organising them. | |||||
Adenauer-Forst |
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The end of Metzgesfeld, with the Nürburg in the background |
Martin at the end of Metzgesfeld, wondering what that "Danger de Mort" sign was trying to tell him |
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The bit between Kallenhard and Miss-Hit-Miss, which should probably have a name |
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Wehrseifen |
Looking back to Wehrseifen at dusk |
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Breidscheid & Ex-Mühle |
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Looking back along the last bit of Wipperman |
The last bend of Wipperman - it still makes me nervous. |
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Looking back to Eschbach from Brünnchen: I hit my head on that armco 4 years previously |
Pflanzgarten: I slid my bike into that gravel trap 2½ years previously :-( |
From Pflanzgarten looking back to Eiskurve |
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Kerbular studies at Adenauer-Forst |
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Blurry things approach Pflanzgarten |
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Nicky & Phil and Astrid demonstrate that it's cold |
Ian & Adam model hats and ski jackets |
Martin & Karen, Amanda & Adam: cold and wet at Adenauer-Forst |
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Rachel & Martin flaunt their long lenses |
... while Phil handles his little one |
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A mural/sculpture thing in Cochem |
Amanda's eye, using Martin's extension tube |
... "The Making Of" :-) |
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September '01 |
Nürburgring |