Our trip to the Nurburgring was a DISASTER!

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024

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  • @lookship
    @lookship  18 дней назад +20

    The response to this video in the first 24hrs has been overwhelming positive, thank you all so much 🫶
    Few questions I have been asked which I didn't include in the video, stupidly...
    1. What was the name of the hotel?
    Residenz Kirchberg in Adenau. Cracking spot and I will definitely go back. All self-service, but it's all you need.
    2. Why didn't Misha take you out?
    We just couldn't get together in time. The weather was poor Friday/Saturday and the track closures were unfortunate on the Sunday when we had good weather. Plus, he had a few more interesting cars he will have wanted to take out before mine. Watch this if you don't believe me...
    ruclips.net/video/5ilquKJVXR8/видео.htmlsi=Vj1TkUOcmj6pwVu8
    3. Where did you go for food?
    Pinocchio's in Adenau for pizza & Restaurant Pistenklaus in Nurburg for steak. Both are really well priced.
    4. Ferry or tunnel?
    I prefer the ferry. I would go a day earlier and get there Thursday evening next time. Especially since I had to leave at 2pm Sunday to head back to the port. If the car was a bit comfier and had working A/C then I wouldn't mind doing the extra few hours each way for the tunnel, but they both cost roughly the same when you take fuel into consideration.
    Let me know if you'd like to see us do this again for Le Mans or the NY500 and we'll get it arranged 👌

    • @nurburgringuk
      @nurburgringuk 16 дней назад +1

      Nice video! Tip for you - Pinnochios and Pistenklause are not the greatest restaurants, believe me there are places you can eat at that are leagues ahead in quality.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад +1

      @@nurburgringuk maybe, but we thought it was great - especially for the price it was so cheap 😀

    • @PJGrant85
      @PJGrant85 13 дней назад +1

      @@lookship for the whole thing how much did it cost as thinking doing the same trip for my 40th next year in my car

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      @@PJGrant85 Ferry - £620
      Food and drink on ferry (both ways) £200
      Fuel - £215
      Laps - £32 per lap
      Hotel - £320
      Food and drink - £200
      I think that's everything...

    • @julesviolin
      @julesviolin 3 дня назад

      Trouble with that track is it's spoilt by numpty folk who think they can drive fast

  • @FastDriver318
    @FastDriver318 17 дней назад +26

    One of the best videos I've watched in years. I tend to feel the need to watch longer videos in a faster playback speed, but not this one. The people, humor, content and so on was all spot on. Keep up the fantastic work 👍

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад

      Cheers boss 👍

    • @barondugger
      @barondugger 12 дней назад +1

      Agreed. This was the first time I've watched this channel and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire video.

  • @RobSpoel
    @RobSpoel 18 дней назад +45

    Hey I’m that guy in the Viper! It was dodgy AF in the mixed rain/wet, but so much fun.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад +2

      Awesome car bud! I saw a clip of you on RUclips going around. Rather you than me 🤣

    • @RobSpoel
      @RobSpoel 18 дней назад

      @@lookship oh please do share! I’ve only seen the standard trackside shots. Hopefully I can take it for some more laps next year!

    • @lewisb360
      @lewisb360 17 дней назад +1

      @@RobSpoel haha was that pun intended?
      Viper Owner: It was “dodgy” 😉😂

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад

      😂 ​@@lewisb360

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад +3

      ​@RobSpoel
      Here you go: ruclips.net/video/hMtwFJZcLqc/видео.htmlsi=y2JaR_sSLdkS8eBa
      12 minutes. Sure there's another clip earlier in the lap too 👌

  • @tombonk2932
    @tombonk2932 14 дней назад +13

    This is the best Nurburgring road trip/track experience videos I've seen. Brilliant from start to finish. Good luck with the baby, dude!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  14 дней назад +1

      Much appreciated fella, thanks 🙌

  • @jacobquintyn7356
    @jacobquintyn7356 16 дней назад +14

    I was the one in the badly crashed M4. (yes really) I can attest, we came out with nothing .I still don't quite understand what happened as I took the corner easier than I had before, but that doesn't really change anything. It was strange, the car hit the barrier and just flew up into the air... Had that not happened it would've been front end damage but a tow and some work and be done with it. Nobody that saw the video can really explain how the car started flying so easily, it really barely hit the barrier and just went up. You live & you learn. An M4 is very strong car, highly recommend it. Thanks for asking if we were okay and hope your next weekend is better! :)

    • @lookship
      @lookship  16 дней назад +3

      If I had crashed like that in the Exige, I wouldn't be here, so it shows how strong those BMWs really are.
      Really glad you're OK dude 👌

    • @Tibialstone7
      @Tibialstone7 13 дней назад

      Hope you’re alright man!! I had a question about crashing on the ring, do you literally have to pay for every single thing (barrier damage, recovery truck, track closure, etc), or do you just pay your deductible from your insurance? It scares me how much it might cost to crash there 😅

    • @George-jy4nx
      @George-jy4nx 5 дней назад

      M4 is built well. Sounds similar impact to Misha crash with his M4.

  • @xXYannuschXx
    @xXYannuschXx День назад +2

    As someone who owns an i30N FL: these things are INCREDIBLY fun to drive. Have never experienced an FWD car before you can drift through a corner. And the DCT is incredible as well.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  День назад +1

      Yet to drive a DCT version, but the manuals were also great fun

  • @Gunn3ll
    @Gunn3ll 18 дней назад +10

    Hello gentlemen. It's me with the 'm3' who can't drift 🤣 it's a 340i
    Luckily just a small mishap with my wheel coming off later in the video no crash or barriers damaged!!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      Hey how's it going! 😆
      Looked a weird one when we saw your car going past us at the grandstand. Front quarter bent up over rather than caved in like you see with some kind of impact.
      Can tell it's not an M3 now I've paused my footage. B58 power 💪

    • @Tibialstone7
      @Tibialstone7 13 дней назад

      Handled it like a champ. Respect!!

  • @sallyclark9504
    @sallyclark9504 19 дней назад +19

    Your wife is pretty funny! She makes for good content 👌🏼

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +6

      You should see the footage I had to cut out of her. Moaning beeeatch 👀

  • @Rasier0r_
    @Rasier0r_ 16 дней назад +6

    Great video! As a RIng local, watching experiences like yours from time to time makes you appreciate the opportunity to just go on track on a random afternoon even more. That being said: If you get the chance, come by during weekdays next time. Even though the track is only open for 2-2,5 hours, you still get way more out of it IMO. Way less traffic, less carnage, more enjoyment :)

    • @lookship
      @lookship  16 дней назад

      100% will be coming through the week next time 🙌

  • @GeneralKato
    @GeneralKato 10 дней назад +3

    That was prolly the fastest elevator in the entire world! Best sounding one also.

  • @jacumbus9586
    @jacumbus9586 19 дней назад +7

    “Its a boy” got an audible outta me 😂

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      @@jacumbus9586 poor Browny 😂

  • @ANGRYGEORGEV6
    @ANGRYGEORGEV6 8 дней назад +2

    That was a really enjoyable video, thank you. I did three similar trips to the Ring with friends many years ago but the big increase in crowds and queues has put me off returning. Instead i can live the best bits watching videos like yours. Well done.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it 😃

  • @denmarq_
    @denmarq_ 16 дней назад +4

    If it's red flagged once, you can basically write the day off, it'll be red flag after red flag, and in between only yellows.
    People seem to have no respect for the track and overestimate their abilities big time.
    It's a shame.
    Great video mate! Shame for your trip not going so well, but you have the right mindset.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад +1

      Aye you win some you lose some. Knew it'd be a disastrous day after the first closure 😅
      Gotta go back. Have unfinished business 💪

    • @UKDagnar
      @UKDagnar 12 дней назад +1

      Yes, it seems to make everyone more desperate to get a fast lap in when the track reopens and it's usually carnage as a result. I think it's often due to people only been there for a weekend so they have limited window to get track time, we always went for a full week so had plenty of time to get on the ring and plenty to do if it was closed. Some beautiful roads (257) to Cochem where you can sit outside the restaurants beside the river. Glad you tried the hotstone steak, a must have whilst there!

  • @fernandonagy9880
    @fernandonagy9880 3 дня назад +1

    What a well paced video, could watch for hours. It's all about little things and experience along the way. Cheers from Brasil!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  2 дня назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @dano_8250
    @dano_8250 18 дней назад +4

    Creamed me knickers when I saw a 40 minute Lookship video. Lovely stuff, really enjoyed that.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      🤣🤣🤣
      Might do some more big road trips with the boys. People seem to like it. Longer content is better nowadays too. Just takes it out of me. 2 weeks of solid editing. Need to learn how to talk to the camera to make it easier 😅

  • @AceKC
    @AceKC 6 дней назад +1

    If you can not see the Nürburg it's raining. If you can see the Nürburg rain is coming.

  • @maxflight777
    @maxflight777 8 дней назад +1

    I agree about the 100kph limits ! Even more frustrating for motorcycle riders !!

  • @D4RKBRU73
    @D4RKBRU73 3 дня назад +1

    It's not a "Lotus Problem", clean the inside of your windshield bruv and ur good lol
    And I'm not saying wipe it, I'm saying *clean it* , with a cleaner. That's all sorts of dust and dirt on the inside of your windshield and that's why the water molecules got something to stick to

  • @garethdale1531
    @garethdale1531 6 дней назад +1

    Hey I was there arriving on the Sunday that you was there lol
    Went out on the Monday weather was perfect 👌 Tuesday alot of people was complaining about tyres being too hot and it was a hot day. Didn't see rain until the Wednesday on the autobahn all in all it was just perfect location traffic weather everything just came together at the right time

  • @Tibialstone7
    @Tibialstone7 13 дней назад +1

    I can totally appreciate how much time went into recording and editing this. Very well done! Great vid

  • @Snowy-666
    @Snowy-666 День назад +1

    Great video, really enjoyed that. Not often I watch all the way through but did with this one - nothing quite like a road trip with friends in some nice cars. Did a similar trip a while back in my Motech M140i with two reprobate buddies in their Golf R's and your video made me reminisce a lot.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  День назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. I had an M140i a couple of years back. One of the building blocks of this channel.

  • @theunknownentity1830
    @theunknownentity1830 13 дней назад +1

    I've literally just got back from doing the Nurburgring this week with my son in our C43 AMG! We left Tuesday at 6am, ferry to Dunkirk and arrived at the hotel at 8pm UK time so a whole 14hrs of travelling. The hotel was spitting distance from the track so we got awoken at 8am to the sounds of high revving engines already on their way around. It was absolutely glorious! We watched the cars whizzing past at RUclips Corner before our time on the track came round. Luckily both us, and the car, made it unscathed before grabbing an iconic photo of the car at night, emblazoned in the red glow of the Nurburgring sign on the road outside of the track. We managed to get three days of unbelievably good weather and the memories made there will last us both our lifetime.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      That's what it's all about mate 🙌

  • @chrissengland
    @chrissengland 19 дней назад +4

    Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it 👍. Fair play taking the Lotus down. Look forward to more Lotus content (I'm a Lotus fan boy!)

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      @chrissengland got abother video in the works. Not as long as this mind 😅

  • @vroom6591
    @vroom6591 16 дней назад +2

    Great video 👍 I had to laugh at your wife as reminded me of my wife when she was 7 months pregnant and we went to the Isle of Man in my Evo 6 , to say it was a little bumpy for her was an understatement 😂

  • @AUDIDOIT
    @AUDIDOIT День назад +1

    Superb vid guys. Have to say your mrs is an absolute champ, poor girl suffering in that god awful uncomfortable flimsy Lotus with no aircon. She needs a bloody medal.
    Love your enthusiasm. Even though I am not in the slightest way a Lotus fan, and that the video reaffirmed the fact they are utter dog shit, I really enjoyed the vid. Look forward to your next trip. Good luck with your firstborn guys. 🙏🏻👍👍👍

    • @lookship
      @lookship  День назад +1

      Haha, cheers bud. The cars great when the conditions are, but we were unlucky with a lot of different variables 😅

  • @richardnewman8983
    @richardnewman8983 4 дня назад +1

    Hello guys and ladies. Love the video. I have always wanted a lotus like the blue one. And I dreamed of going to the Nurburgring one day with my beautiful son but he died at Christmas of a massive heart attack he was only 28. So I guess it will never happen now and suffering with severe mental health issues self harm and being disabled has taken its toll. It’s nice that you all had a good time. I wish you and your lady all the best with the birth of your first child.
    Take care guys
    From Richard Dronfield Derbyshire

  • @thesiperke
    @thesiperke 3 дня назад +1

    Very nice video man. Watched it all the way till the end and that doesn't happen a lot. Awesome vid, awesome place!

  • @charliefreck
    @charliefreck 19 дней назад +1

    Love this. I took my 1st trip there end of June when my boy had finished his GCSEs. Very similar experience, wet and twitchy, dry and awesome. Made it there and back unscathed in an RX8. Need to go again because I drove so slow compared to those Ring taxis.
    Thanks for the video and memories

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      Everyone drives slow compared to the taxis 🤣🤣

  • @MOTOMAD555
    @MOTOMAD555 12 дней назад

    This is my 25th year of going to the Ring, most years 6-8 times. I get a trip like yours every so often with bad weather, track closures etc. One year I had three trips in a row where I did zero laps, that nearly stopped me returning, but the pure joy of a good trip can’t be matched so I keep going! Really enjoyed your video, hopefully see you out there on your next trip. 👍🏻

    • @lookship
      @lookship  11 дней назад

      That's some rotten luck 😅
      100% I'll be back

  • @antj29
    @antj29 19 дней назад +3

    Been going 5-10 trips a year for 21yrs, ( brother now lives there) but still like watching peoples first time trips as reminds how we were blown away back in 2003, it was very different then and more of a secret , track was way more drivable due to power of cars . But I live in Kent so it’s less of a palaver for me. I think next time you go you should really look to book a trackday, it’s much better track time and generally better standard of driving, get an instructor and probably a car you’re more confident in wet or dry like the mini and you’ll get more out of your trip. I’d highly recommend spa as well as that’s fine even in the wet.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      @antj29 we would have done spa earlier in the week if it wasn't for the pesky F1 😅 I'd imagine it'd be a little underwhelming in the Lotus, you need big straight line speed for that track, but it's definitely on the list of tracks to get to.
      As for the private track days, I've heard other people have cottoned on to this and the standard of driving is declining slowly. Still, must be better than the Terroristfarthen 😂

  • @mattiparviainen607
    @mattiparviainen607 14 дней назад +1

    Wow ! I loved this, sos so Great ! Almost 20 yrs I have been there every year and this made so cheerful moments back inmy mind. Thank You !

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @user-wh7hs2bc6m
    @user-wh7hs2bc6m 19 дней назад +2

    Hi, always remember the basic rule of Nürburgring " slippery when/if wet " .

  • @Connormoto
    @Connormoto 6 дней назад +1

    As a German who often goes to the ring , this is the average ring experience, especially on weekends.
    I like coming to watch but actually driving on the track is a hastle, traffic jams everywhere always, too crowded , and too many people who they are racing drivers

  • @jdeckard1243
    @jdeckard1243 2 дня назад +1

    Did you look at the model cars in the back of the petrol station? Went in July 2012 with a Fiat Multipla the Mrs and two kids and a boot full of luggage . Epic!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  2 дня назад +1

      I didn't (because there was a queue of cars behind me), but Glenn in the M2 did. I think he said most of them were 1:43, but the detail on them was unbelievable. Expensive though 😆

  • @jeltesneek
    @jeltesneek 15 дней назад +1

    Found your channel by this video and definitely left a subscription! Loved the video. Didn’t even notice it was a 41 minute long video as the time flew by!
    Keep it up!

  • @RobertLunaa
    @RobertLunaa 10 дней назад +1

    I visited from the US. I can’t wait to go back on the Ring. That Nürblife GTI was so much fun. Great content.

  • @stefanmargraf7878
    @stefanmargraf7878 2 дня назад +1

    The Nürburgring should be closed to BMWs. To much trouble.

  • @964tractorboy
    @964tractorboy 7 дней назад +2

    A great video, well crafted. Nice. I use the Eurotunnel as the sea gives me the willies. Always specify the tall carriages when booking to avoid alloy-trauma. Eurotunnel staff couldn't give a XXXX about your wheels. I usually go during the week to avoid the crowds, but you could be lucky either way. Look forward to your next trip. Did us all a solid with this taster lads. Thanks.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад +1

      Aye Tom in the Exige requested the wider carriage on the day because he was worried he'd kerb a wheel and they let him on which was cool.

    • @davidmatthews3093
      @davidmatthews3093 5 дней назад

      Brave of you to admit you have no spatial awareness when driving. I was once followed onto the Eurotunnel by a Lamborghini which was bouncing off both sides. When they came to the end the driver and passenger rushed to get out to check their alloys and bot doors swung up and hit the roof. Any dreams that had of looking cool were shattered.

  • @Andy-qh9su
    @Andy-qh9su 19 дней назад +3

    Superb video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The trip must have been awesome

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +2

      @@Andy-qh9su was definitely an experience I won't forget 😅

  • @ARUSApacecarHAMPTON
    @ARUSApacecarHAMPTON День назад

    I can’t wait to experience the ring. I go next August for 15 days in Germany and 2 of them will be just for the Ring.

  • @RDR35
    @RDR35 13 дней назад +1

    Nice video, fun to watch. Nothing more fun than a week(end) Nurburgring with friends! Maybe see you there somethime

  • @drogenfeld
    @drogenfeld 8 дней назад +1

    by the way in case you all didn't know
    Lap timers are illegal on Touristenfahrt!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      I didn't know that, but we had no intention of using a timer. Just there for a laugh.

  • @jameshealy7824
    @jameshealy7824 19 дней назад +1

    Great video - trip looked amazing! Not jealous at all... Hope to see another vid with you lot back there!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      We'd like to do another one like this for sure. I'll remember the mics next time 🫣

  • @Kissmyapex
    @Kissmyapex 8 дней назад +1

    Loved this, you guys must be from my next of the woods (North east) I’m going again this year with my wife and two kids this’ll be the 4th time, can’t want!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      We certainly are. Enjoy!

  • @juhapehkonen7347
    @juhapehkonen7347 9 дней назад +1

    - What's the name of the village you stayed in?
    - I dunno

  • @theadventuresofred19
    @theadventuresofred19 5 дней назад +1

    Go off season
    We're going in a fortnight in the Pink Pig! Scuderia Myaserati

  • @Satori-Automotive
    @Satori-Automotive 13 дней назад +2

    10:45 thats how we welcome our guests from neighbour countrys :)

  • @VaderMonkeyTV
    @VaderMonkeyTV 10 дней назад +1

    Fistly can I comment on how well put together this Video is and Secondly may I wish yourself & family well, your lass is a legend for joining you on your adventure.
    Since watching @mgcharoudin's content, I've become obsessed with visiting the Nurburgring. Your content has further fuelled this obsession, with your genuine insight and banter with the lads on your adventure. It's certainly a #BucketList experience for any petrol head and I thank you for your genuine "no Frills" approach to this insightful and informative video.
    Keep up the excellent work and I hope to possibly see you at the ring the future.

  • @maxflight777
    @maxflight777 8 дней назад +1

    Nicely filmed. You are a lucky man, Sally is utterly beautiful.
    Respectful best wishes to both of you. Exciting times ahead !!

  • @BaysMediaWorld
    @BaysMediaWorld 19 дней назад +1

    what a video. i love the hole thing. the longer form content really suits it.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      Cheers boss 🫡

  • @CraigLedden
    @CraigLedden 15 дней назад +1

    I went to the ring last year in my own R53 mini and had the complete opposite experience to you. It was dry, quiet and no crashes at all. Shocked to see your experience.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад

      Luck of the draw 😅

  • @wimdebeck3052
    @wimdebeck3052 19 дней назад +3

    Great video, my advice go there in the month of june or september, less crowded

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +2

      100%. We aimed for June, but trying to get 10 people off work together limited our options 😅

  • @loonytoon8836
    @loonytoon8836 9 дней назад +1

    Intended or not, this video had some of the old Top Gear vibes. Well done! I really enjoyed it.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  9 дней назад +1

      Genuinely the best comment I could ever wish to receive 👏
      Glad you enjoyed it 😃

  • @wez130
    @wez130 17 дней назад +2

    Was directed here from Pete's link on Facebook, fantastic video, well narrated and looked a great trip all round, have a sub :)

    • @lookship
      @lookship  16 дней назад

      Pete putting the graft in. Some guy.
      Cheers man glad you enjoyed it 🙌

  • @Cars_and_adventures
    @Cars_and_adventures 13 дней назад +1

    I went in June for my birthday. The driving standard wasn't too bad. But it was midweek which I think is the best time to go. I stayed at the Apex hotel which was very good as well.

  • @gregspark9845
    @gregspark9845 6 дней назад +1

    Couple of comments:
    Your wife is a keeper! Putting up with sitting in that Lotus on that trip would end most marriages!
    Touristfahrten days are the Wild West, and you sure struck a bad one compounded by the weather.
    You asked about other experiences:
    From New Zealand in 2010,11, and 13, I had 3 drives in the 24 Hour, for a total of 155 laps in practice, qualifying, and race. And all I ever dreamed of doing before that was a few tourist laps! I feel incredibly privileged, especially having shared a pit garage with Hans Joachim Stuck, and next pit garage to Sabine (God rest her saintly soul 😢).
    I can die happy.
    The Ring is not over-rated, it's the petrolhead's Holy Grail.
    Get back there! You've got the perfect car for it.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      Lucky man. Sounds like one hell of an experience.

  • @TheRatedLive
    @TheRatedLive 17 дней назад +1

    Great video as always, I only just came back from the ring myself and its for sure a great experience!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад

      Cheers man. Glad you enjoyed it. The ring and the vid 😅

  • @barfmeister8509
    @barfmeister8509 13 дней назад +1

    I’m always on the lookout for new content and this just banged that nail!
    I love going out there and would even consider retiring there especially with the way UK is going…..
    I will say, once id done a track day there I decided TF was way too much hassle and based on that I’ll be heading out late September for a 2day DN event, the second one there this year.
    Loved the vid, the banter and well…. All of it😘

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      Thanks for watching mush 🫶

  • @markfalshaw-gv9im
    @markfalshaw-gv9im 12 дней назад

    Changing that switch was a fookin classic I nearly phoned an Ambulance 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😢

    • @lookship
      @lookship  11 дней назад

      I think he's still sore 😂

  • @S-T-E-V-E
    @S-T-E-V-E 9 дней назад +1

    1:36 I literally thought you said 'If you give her a slap' here, I had to rewind it to double check! 😂

    • @lookship
      @lookship  9 дней назад

      May also work, but I don't advise 🤣

  • @MilesNotKilometres
    @MilesNotKilometres 13 дней назад +1

    Been a whole, but as ever great content. Awesome motor. I feel you didn't overspend enough here 😅

  • @samt5411
    @samt5411 18 дней назад +1

    Was good fun following you round in the morning, seems I was pretty lucky to get one more lap in at around half 6 looking at what chaos you were dealing with 😅.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      One of my favourite photos with that Mini behind me!
      Just had some rotten luck. At least it made the video a bit more interesting 😆

  • @brembopollypor9965
    @brembopollypor9965 10 дней назад +1

    Hello from the land of the snails😂 (NL). Very enjoyable to watch, your road trip. Sorry ‘bout all the bad fortune. And thanks for curing me of my lust for a Lotus😂. Will stick with my 996 for now. With a bit of suspension tweaking they’re good fun, also on the Ring. (Not many laps yet, maybe more next year). Cheers!

  • @SuperDrewsboy
    @SuperDrewsboy 13 дней назад +1

    Hi , great video, it can be carnage there at times !, try combining it with the 24hrs of Spa which is only 60 mile away and a great weekend of racing. I have done it 4 times like that and it makes a great week of motorsport.

  • @markdavies9765
    @markdavies9765 18 дней назад +1

    Have been lots of times, always carnage on Touristenfahrten . Trackdays at the ring the answer. Much higher standards of driving

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      Yeah, majority of people are saying the same thing.

  • @matthewboville6599
    @matthewboville6599 14 дней назад +1

    Awesome luke. Best video yet. Hope you are loving the new car. 😍

    • @lookship
      @lookship  14 дней назад

      Thanks man. I certainly am 👌

  • @alexfordus
    @alexfordus 17 дней назад +1

    Great video! We did our first trip the 29th to the 30th, just after you left by the looks of it. Place was absolutely red hot and not a cloud in the sky for 2 full days. My first lap looked exactly like yours, just grateful to get around. Do you mind me asking the name of the place you stayed in Adenau? Looks quality 👍🏻

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад

      It was Residenz Kirchberg. 100% head back there, it was perfect for us. We nearly had the full place to ourselves.

  • @KevMk3
    @KevMk3 18 дней назад +1

    Great video really enjoyed it. Sadly since covid going to the ring this is how it is these days and its only getting worse. Gone are the prime days of quiet lapping of a evening. I think someone mentioned track days but your right the calibre of clients also has gone a bit south and they often have a fair few reds so i've given up. Honestly though Spa in the lotus will be fine only one big straight its more twisty than you think and from Hull try Zandvoort. Its 45 minutes from Rotterdam...

    • @lookship
      @lookship  18 дней назад

      Zandvoort is one hell of a shout!

  • @m0nstar870
    @m0nstar870 15 дней назад +1

    Hey, glad youre survived youre first Rounds on the Nordschleife. I was on the Ring on that same Sunday with my Torch Red Corvette C8. Did about 10 nice Laps between the Red Flags. Im very often on Trackdays with various cars and im experienced. The Important thing is that youre car and you are unharmed !!. Great feeling to drive home without a Tow Truck. Greetings from Germany.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад

      Nice. I saw the C8 ploughing around when the track reopened 😉

  • @wakimanc
    @wakimanc 14 дней назад +1

    Hi Pal, I spotted you whilst I was on my second lap on Saturday. Very brave going around on your semi slicks, the track was greasy as hell. I can send you the clip if you wish.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад +1

      Brave or stupid, not sure which one 😆
      That'd be awesome if you could. Instagram is probably the best spot @lookship 😀

  • @QuickLap
    @QuickLap 19 дней назад +1

    I've been going to the Ring at least once a year since 2008. In 2019 I did my first track day there and I would never do a tourist day again (unless I happened to be in the area maybe). Yes, a track day is more expensive (you can pay around £450 for the day) but you get all day to drive, less cars, all cars are up to standard, no bikes, everyone else knows what they are doing and has some sense and, most importantly, I've never seen a red flag at the Ring on a track day. Sure, it doesn't get you out of the trip there and back and it doesn't avoid the potential for rain but, overall, the experience is far superior to a tourist day.
    nice vlog. i don't normally watch vlogs but watched this one all the way through. Thanks for the upload.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @QuickLap had a quick look after your comment about the private track days, but couldn't see anything regarding where you join the track. Am I right in thinking you're up in the GP pitlane?
      100% it'd be worth it if you have an area to load up with parts
      Thanks for watching. Not something I usually make, but wanted to document it all for the boys 👌

    • @QuickLap
      @QuickLap 19 дней назад +1

      @@lookship You still join/exit from where the diner is. Another benefit of a track day is you don't have to exit the track at the end of each lap, you can just keep going round and round. I've never had to park anywhere other the main car park. You can't really hang out there with trailers and parts, people would get super pissed off. The overflow car park is still available so if you wanted to have some spare bits, thats where you could leave them. Unlike UK track days, I don't recall seeing many, if any, people with trailers and parts. Thats not to say that you can't do it.
      By the way, the more well known track day companies (Circuit Days and Javelin for example) sell the days discounted at the start of the year. When you book before the end of January, for example, you'll save maybe £100 on the cost of the day (which is where my £450'ish price came from). You'll find that tourist sessions still run the day before/after the track day (sometimes even in the evening after the event ends at about 4pm) so you can still get additional time if thats your thing.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @@QuickLap sounds ideal 👌

  • @gsprings43
    @gsprings43 6 дней назад +1

    Should have hauled that lotus on a trailer

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      Using the kei truck to tow 😆

  • @darrensowerby5631
    @darrensowerby5631 6 дней назад +1

    Did the ring in 2017 you think it's scary yet awesome at the same time try it on a 06 yam r1 motorbike now that's scary I lost the contents of my stomach on that 1 lap never ever again on a bike

  • @mauricebruinsma8515
    @mauricebruinsma8515 6 дней назад +1

    Don't complain about the Netherlands mate, it's literally 2 hours from the ferry to the border of the germany, if you use "flitsmeister" you know where the speeding camera's are and you can go for it.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      It should only be 2 hours. Took us 4 😂

    • @mauricebruinsma8515
      @mauricebruinsma8515 6 дней назад

      @@lookship you really had some bad traffic in that case🫢

  • @WLAdrenaline
    @WLAdrenaline 15 дней назад +1

    Nice video. What camera mount is that in the m2 using the centre armrest?

    • @lookship
      @lookship  15 дней назад +1

      It was a 3d printed one Glenn had brought. Good for that central cab shot. I'd just use a headrest mount personally.

  • @AtypicalDriver
    @AtypicalDriver 19 дней назад +1

    I didn't go to the ring, but did take my wife on a "babymoon" in our Elise when she was about 7 months pregnant! She did pretty good getting in and out of it given the circumstances.

    • @AtypicalDriver
      @AtypicalDriver 19 дней назад +1

      Really good video btw!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @AtypicalDriver she was pretty comfy once she was in. I put her in the Mustang on the way home so she had A/C 😅
      Thanks man appreciate it

  • @samsperformance4930
    @samsperformance4930 2 дня назад +1

    once again ,what was the reason lotus wasn't allowed on a track in the beginning?

    • @lookship
      @lookship  День назад

      Fixed towing eye protruding out the grille. We saw many others allowed on track, so we perhaps just had a slightly more picky marshall.

  • @Timbucktoothed
    @Timbucktoothed 5 дней назад

    Take 0.7bar or 4psu off your tires will get you around.

  • @Danje1-MX5
    @Danje1-MX5 19 дней назад +1

    I was on the track today. Checked the track in the morning. Track closed. I live two hours away, so I grabbed a friend and drove there. Arrived there, track closed. So we went to devils diner and had lunch. And all of the sudden, track open. We got into my MX5 and it only took 15 minutes to reach the track.
    The traffic was absolutely insane. I’ve enjoyed it like always but I think thanks to the long track closing literally everyone wanted to get a couple of laps in.
    After one lap in insane traffic we decided it’s not worth to go for a second and drove to Brünnchen to look at the cars flying by. After 15 minutes it quiet down. The next red flag xD
    It has become the norm. Weekends are insane. I’ll still go there though. It’s just a blast xD

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @Danje1-MX5 the traffic situation needs to be improved around the track entrance, in my opinion. You can't have people stuck in an overflow car park for over an hour just because the track has re-opened. If you had to leave the area in an emergency, there was zero way of doing so. However, I think 1 lane before the gates to get on track is still needed. Otherwise, you'll have too many cars on track.

    • @Danje1-MX5
      @Danje1-MX5 19 дней назад +1

      @@lookship Yeah there were way to many cars on track. All the gates were operational + the bypass gate on the track. It was so cramped. The MX5 is a lot of fun but can’t compete with the billions of GT3 RSses. So I pretty much have to stay right in fear of getting rear ended. Just a couple of times I could drive the race line.

  • @SportsCars_TE
    @SportsCars_TE 13 дней назад +1

    Great video! Love this sort of content.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! 👌

  • @Haenki
    @Haenki 17 дней назад +2

    That video was a nice surprize, well worth the watch. Are you from Teesside? You sound like you might be.

    • @pete_mustang
      @pete_mustang 17 дней назад +1

      T-T-Teessiders

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад

      Aye we're all from Teesside mate. Glad you enjoyed it 👌

    • @Haenki
      @Haenki 17 дней назад +1

      @@lookship you can always tell a Teessider by the accent and some of the typical expressions used😅. My family is from there.

  • @AI-Records24
    @AI-Records24 11 дней назад +1

    Nice one! Got to say you a brave (or worse😉) man for driving that lotus all the way. Although it didn’t look as bad as what your mate had to deal with though haha. I get twitchy driving m3/m4 etc, especially with the tunnel as it’s around 13 hours drive then but it’s a very good point you made about the ferry though once fuel is taken into consideration it’s around the same price but a much more relaxing experience only an hour from me to hull I assume not too much longer for you. Only other guy I’ve seen with the FM3T conversion in uk I’m sure I’ve seen it before on YT, was it something to do with parts and police? Mines currently being re wrapped in a lovely bmw individual dark purple colour match (was racing green before that). I go to the ring quite a lot, and spa is a really good day too, little less stressful than the ring sometimes too I have to say, definitely give it a go mate. Be good to come and drive with you lads, you’ll have to advertise your next trip😅great to watch this was, love seeing other people experience it for the first time, hopefully you and the Mrs enjoyed it. Subscribed!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  11 дней назад

      I made a video a few years back on Josh's F81 M3. There was a conversion made popular on YT that ended up being crushed because it was built using stolen parts 😅

  • @christianfriedrichs
    @christianfriedrichs 15 дней назад +1

    Pistenklause is amazing!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  14 дней назад

      Food was great!

  • @jamiespeight2794
    @jamiespeight2794 13 дней назад +1

    One of my mates owned that lotus in 2022 brilliant car

    • @lookship
      @lookship  13 дней назад

      Ah nice! He wasn't the one who crashed it was he? 😅

  • @scoobysean555
    @scoobysean555 19 дней назад +1

    18:07 never seen a car give birth before 😂

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @@scoobysean555 😂😂😂
      So elegant isn't he

  • @TheHorrorkind
    @TheHorrorkind 14 дней назад +1

    I only have to drive 2,5 hrs to get to the Ring but because of so many Red Flags on Tourist drives I only go the to watch VLN RCN 24H races. Cool Video👍

  • @Shmadley67
    @Shmadley67 19 дней назад +1

    Super video. Well worth all the post-prod efforts, it looks and sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      Thanks mate. I think so too. Good memory for us all 🙌

    • @Shmadley67
      @Shmadley67 19 дней назад +1

      @@lookship I'm just now arranging a day trip back there again next month. All triggered by your great vid. My bud and I went out last year in a £1,000 MX-5 and had an amazing time. 😎

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад +1

      @@Shmadley67 I'd love to do something like that on the channel. We all buy our mates cars and take them there. Might have to make it happen 👀

  • @danielshinerock1526
    @danielshinerock1526 16 дней назад +1

    Brillant video. Really informative. A few friends of mine have been over and said Bmers are King of the Ring. They are the most used car on The green hell and the most crashed one! Business as usual!

    • @lookship
      @lookship  16 дней назад +1

      Meganes and Yaris's are superb around there too 👌

    • @lookship
      @lookship  16 дней назад

      Meganes and Yaris's are superb around there too 👌

  • @alasdairgillies6808
    @alasdairgillies6808 19 дней назад +1

    Cracking video… love the honesty of the reality of it all. Anyone’s that’s been there has experienced the same… weather, closures, in trepidation … with beers, banter and memories… you’re not alone.
    I’ve been over a few times with a fixed hook on my Lotus with mates the same and never had an issue… didn’t know it was a thing, so felt it was harsh for your mate.
    The roads in the Eifel region are simply superb. Think - road between the ring and Adenau - repeated for 000’s of miles of fun.
    We drive the roads by day (150miles or so), and then head back to the track for TF. It makes the trip - you’d love it.
    @escape_space

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      @alasdairgillies6808 yeah we weren't sure why Browny got stopped with the tow eye either. Watch a lap with Misha in an S3 350 Exige with it fitted and he was allowed straight on too 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @MikeSmith-rd9fi
    @MikeSmith-rd9fi 6 дней назад +1

    muppets everywhere...

  • @briewie1
    @briewie1 17 дней назад +1

    i live 2. 5 hour drive away from the ring ive been now this year 10 times a few days, 3 weeks ago i where there for 8 days. and. 6/8 sept iam going 2 the ferrari days at the nurburgring , i did the n taxi aswell and yes that whas so good that bmw that crashed on the barrier i have loads off pictures off that cause i where there aswell . hope u will have better luck next time without red flags

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад

      Nice. Fingers crossed 🤞
      Want to use my pre paid laps up haha.

  • @camd3041
    @camd3041 17 дней назад +1

    @30:00 pretty sure that’s Robert of Apex

  • @billyskoda6839
    @billyskoda6839 17 дней назад +1

    Great video. These things remind you of the great experiences in life... the sort of thing people like Josef Starmer are attempting to strangle out of the UK. I travel over to the Ring quite a bit.. always running fixed tow eyes on my car, never had an issue... odd one that.
    I haven't made it to the Shuey museum yet, so thanks for that. If it were me, I'd park the go karts on the upper floor somewhere else and have the C9 Sauber up there, each to their own.. cheers for the video.
    P.s. from an almost local... it rains in the Eifel.... lots...

  • @JCviggen1
    @JCviggen1 10 дней назад +1

    Nice to re-live the first trip from someone else's perspective, 20 years this year since I first went on a lap and had no clue where I was going since sims/games weren't what they are now. I quit TF over a decade ago, it's just a circus. Trackdays only. There's also the tiny issue that if you're from the UK your insurance will come after you for whatever they have to pay out to 3rd parties. So if your Lotus springs a leak and someone in a Veyron drops it on your fluid and kills his firstborn in the passenger seat you will be poor for the rest of your life. Avoid TF like the plague that it is! Of course makes sense that you tried it first.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  6 дней назад

      Yeah, the payouts are horrific if anything goes wrong. Think we may be returning to do trackdays only.

  • @79RockShox
    @79RockShox 15 дней назад +1

    I've never been either but you made the most of it the best you could, cool content bud have susbscribed, hello from Jockland. :)

  • @AZ-vg6li
    @AZ-vg6li 3 дня назад +1

    surely the level of “drivers”has gone down the drain these days.What a bunch of buffoons.

    • @lookship
      @lookship  2 дня назад

      Too many people thinking they're better than they actually are. Driving aids working overtime to keep them on the track.

  • @KevBoy3D
    @KevBoy3D 12 дней назад

    I rented that same Golf from Nurblife, it’s a great beginners track car I quite enjoyed it, also had a few laps with yellows…I took an instructor on all laps, best insurance for that 22k excess

    • @lookship
      @lookship  12 дней назад

      Did you turn the heated wheel on by accident to? 😆

    • @KevBoy3D
      @KevBoy3D 11 дней назад

      @@lookship No lol, I did go into manual a few times by accidentally hitting a flappy paddle. I had enough on my mind as it is, I’ll let the automatic do its thing!

  • @sheilahierons4004
    @sheilahierons4004 17 дней назад +1

    Another fab video well done👏👏 It looks like an amazing place and wonderful experience. I may have to pay a visit myself 😉🍀 xx

    • @lookship
      @lookship  17 дней назад +1

      Cycle there? 👀

    • @sheilahierons4004
      @sheilahierons4004 17 дней назад

      @lookship hey you know I like a challenge 😉🤣

  • @Inferno.Type.R
    @Inferno.Type.R День назад

    Why the big UK sticker on the rear? You like it or do have to put it there?

  • @PalEide-oe3ki
    @PalEide-oe3ki 19 дней назад +2

    Sunday was wicked.. Did 10laps early before it was just game over for the rest of the day.. 🤞

    • @lookship
      @lookship  19 дней назад

      I should have stayed out in my car in hindsight, but my mate only had the car for 90 mins, so I couldn't resist jumping in to watch him enjoy it too.
      There was a Porsche there (blue with white stripe) that must have done 15/20 laps in the wet on Saturday. Baller.

    • @PalEide-oe3ki
      @PalEide-oe3ki 19 дней назад +1

      Polish svg guy.. drives fast and alot 🏎💨
      Priority should always be to get on track early in weekends and stay there😊🤪
      There is T13 to park up and hang around without needing to go out from track 😉