I was poking around today checking out the new BMW Z4 GT3 on the BMW Motorsport website and found a way to ride shotgun in an M5 around the green hell. No idea what it costs but it sure looks fun! http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/fascination/ring_taxi/index.html
If memory serves, Sabine Schmitz is one of the drivers. If that name doesn't ring a bell, to the YouTubes with ye!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJKQjXpGQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc
I'd gladly pay for Sabine Schmitz to tote me around the ring - anybody who can get a ford transit around in nearly 10 minutes - just wow.
Yeah, I bet a ride with Sabine is more then Challenge money! haaha
Good luck getting a ride with her in the first place. I would not be surprised if she doesn't drive it as much as in the past. I think she's still one of the hosts of the German Top Gear, and if that's true, it certainly eats up a lot of her time.
Here she is in the UK vs German Top Gear competition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj9MAApLdDs
1slowcrx wrote: Yeah, I bet a ride with, on, under Sabine is worth far more than Challenge money!
Fixed!
And, my apologies for revealing my inner "pig-ness".
When I was in Germany in 2005, I looked up the Ring Taxi. With the Euro to dollar conversion. it would have been $160+ to do it. I should have. Damn.
Appleseed wrote: When I was in Germany in 2005, I looked up the Ring Taxi. With the Euro to dollar conversion. it would have been $160+ to do it. I should have. Damn.
160$ wow I would have been prepared to cut of one of my fingers to get a ride.
oldsaw wrote:1slowcrx wrote: Yeah, I bet a ride with, on, under Sabine is worth far more than Challenge money!Fixed! And, my apologies for revealing my inner "pig-ness".
We were all thinking it :)
When I looked into it the Taxi was booked up way in advance. Also it wouldn't have worked out as I planned on getting there Sunday mid day, but the traffic on the Autobahn meant I didn't get there until 6:00pm. It wouldn't have mattered as so many people had thrown themselves at the scenery that the track was closed most of the day.
I say go yourself and take your own car/hire car. $160 will get you 6-10 laps depending on what the exchange rate is doing.
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