Thursday I arrived at the Motorsport Hotel. It is situated in the small vilage of Nurburg. And the Nurburgring runs aprox. 23km around it. Next to the Motorsport Hotel, is the BMW M test Centre.
At the other end of the street you can see one of the grandstands at the Ring.
But the rain didnt last for long. So the paddock for the Touristenfahrten, was soon taken over by the enthousiasts that showed up with cars very well prepared for this purpose.
And than there was a small camera group for the German TV magazine Grip. I dont know what the show was about, but is sure put some focus on the Michelin Tires on the gorgeous Mercedes-AMG GT-S.
Friday the track was open for a general practice. The weather was really great. And the atmosphere was like always very relaxed in the paddock.
Saturday: qualifying day and race. Look how glorious the sun woke us up. Exept for this butterfly that was still a bit sleepy, although spending the night on my ceiling.
The teammembers of the Ferrari 488 GT3 Wochenspiegel are rightfully assured they did everyting to prepare a winning car.
But other teams where just so self assured:
And then there is the formation of the start grid. With a total of almost 200 cars, its quit an organization. The grid is divided in 3 parts. This is a series of photos of the middle part. Almost at the end of the straight.
On Facebook I was live. Here is the result uploaded to Youtube as well. I am sorry for the bad noise and camera quality.
The race was not that spectacular, But in the end, the finish is there. Drivers are happy after 4 hours of frantic racing, to park their car in Park Ferme.
