Giebelstadt – Kellberg

17th October 2014        12-15℃         380km
Giebelstadt – Meinz – Nürburgring – Kellberg

Cruising country roads, I headed towards the historic city of Meinz, where I stopped for lunch before powering onto my destination for today, the Nürnburgring.

Now in the correct location, I filled the bike with 100 octane fuel, bought a one lap pass, and headed out onto one of the world’s most challenging and dangerous racetracks. 20km of twisty tight turns, drops & climbs, and fast straights.
There were a few other cars going out on the track, and the pace looked seriously fast. I was warned to stick to the right of the track, and let others pass, particular as I’d be slow.
Hardly with the right setup, off-road tyres on a fully loaded bike, I cautiously entered the track and wound the bike up.

I was passed by cars plenty of times, and while I was out, three cars crashed, two colliding together, and the other one hitting a wall in a separate incident.

It was good fun, but the corners were sometimes frightening. Not knowing the track certainly didn’t help, but I had a blast, finished without crashing, bought a sticker and left to look for a guesthouse, just as they were closing the track due to the accidents.

A tick in the box for riding around ‘the ring’ once in my life.