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      09-06-2017, 04:35 PM   #17
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Day 4 - Final Ring Day!!!

Day 4 started with section training essentially from where we left off on day 3. Fuchroehe-Adenau, Metzgefeld-Breidscheid, Lauda Section, and then Bergwerk-Carousel. Unfortunately we didn’t get training on the section between the large and small carousels, part of which is one of the hairiest sections of the track (Bruennchen I believe). Some shots:

Fox Hole - Fine art included and NASTY rumble strips

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Metzgefeld to Breidscheid instruction, it's steep!

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Lauda Corner instruction

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The Almighty Carousel

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The end of the day we got 4 full laps for each driver. My M USB stick (which was replaced) still didn’t work. Thank god for the iPhone. I recorded BTG times of 9:39, 9:28, 9:36 and 9:25. Unfortunately, the slowest guy in our group was moved from the other half of the guys to my half and given an instructor to go round with him for the pace laps (these are normally done alone). He kind of held us up. The guy I was paired up with got one of our guys in the switch and he recorded a 9:12 in his group. Apparently, one of the other M2 sets (many Alumni) was pulling sub 9 minute times. Something to work toward!

Robert (our instructor) was telling me to get off his ass in sections because he’d slow way down to wait for the last car to catch up. I probably won’t share that video when I get it loaded, because there are some choice words being used by Robert and me. I was happy to hear from Robert when we got out that he knew I could have gone faster along with a quintessentially German facial expression that can't be replicated online.

I will upload videos when I get a real internet connection. The Lindner Congress and Motorsport Hotel is lacking in that department. Overall, this was an absolutely incredible and insane trip. The fact that something like this is even legal is a little baffling from the eyes of an American lawyer. It’s just too cool!!

And there's a great certificate at the end!

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But saying goodbye was too hard...need to order an M2 and head back to this event next summer or the one after!

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