(mine's the grey one.)

I just got back from doing a lap on the Nurburgring (the greatest track in the world, which is in Germany for those who don't know) and my first lap was completed in 9:59 (averaging about 71.4 MPH on the 12.6 mile course)! I'm under 10 minutes, which is about 30 seconds behind my Forza practice lap times with the G35 Coupe. I'm sure I could have gone faster, but this car accumulates speed so fast that I lost my nerve before the car seemed to loose composure.

Here's what I noticed:

1) Germans really like the G35, but they have no idea what it is or who makes it and they have a hard time believing that it is related to the 350Z.

2) I was expecting some over-steer in some of the tighter corners, but I didn't get any (I had the VDC turned off). The car was pretty tossable and mostly neutral. At the extreme limits of adhesion I got some slight progressive under-steer that wasn't too hard to manage, provided you didn't enter into the turn with too much speed.

3) I managed to get up to 120 MPH on some of the stretches. And on the Nurburgring that's REALLY FAST to experience. The car felt good and I could have gone faster, but I have no experience going that fast on a B-road and so I simply coasted to the next turn.

4) Heel-toe shifting is very fun, but a bit difficult to do when experiencing a combination of both positive and lateral g forces.

5) Motorcycle riders are crazy.

6) The brakes are AWESOME. No fade at all.

7) Turn in was crisp for all but the fastest corners (where I experience the under-steer.) The steering was effortless.

8) The suspension had a bit more movement than I would have liked, but it was stable the whole lap.

9) I could use another 25 hp to maintain my momentum.

10) I REALLY love this car!

You can check out some of the other pictures here:
http://public.fotki.com/bm14582/misc...gring_16jul06/

 

nice pics. thanks for sharing

 

Very nice, i'm guessing that you were driving 6MT

 

Yes, a 6 MT.

 

how did u get a G coupe to Germany??

 

Great pics and tnx for sharing....I'd love to do a lap or 2 there.
C.

 

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Said in the the most jealous manner I can say it!!

Yes, those of us on motorcycles are a bit crazy at times. I cannot wait to get my G on a track to see how the experience compares to riding a motorcycle on a track!

 

VERY NICE!!! I would love to visit the Ring sometime in my life. I know the G can do MUCH better than 9:59, but given it's your first time we'll let it slide . Jeremy Clarkson got a Jaguar S-Type Diesel in 9:59 but that was after 2 full days of going around the Ring.


Who is that? Sabine Schmidt?

 

sweeeeet! wish i could do that sometime!

 

very nice, what year is ur G?

 

Sounds like a ton of fun. Gotta love it!

 

wow..that looks awesome...

 

You and everyone else C.

 

MAN I MISS GERMANY . Looks you are having fun though .

 

Thats awesome. Nurburgring is an awesome track. I want to ride on that at least once.