Nurburg The Ring Webcam

[Brass Munky]

Thought some people here might be interested in this

Its a webcam of the track entrance, some pretty tough cars venture through it sometimes, along with the usual buses and the like. There are screen dumps around of various things that have gone through, ill see if i can find them, in the mean time, here ya go guys and gals

http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/webcams.html

[vx_clubby]

is it 7 hours behind??

[R Dirty 3]

Is it live? Coz if it is, its a quiet day there lol

[Brass Munky]

Its supposedly live, and yeah, there are quiet days and then there are some real busy days

[R Dirty 3]

I have been watc hing it and it looks live. Rain is prolly keeping people away but a new Mustang just went cruising through.
If there are any more cameras to watch, id be keep to find them :)

Cheers for the link!!!

[Brass Munky]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/untitled.jpg

There ya go lads, could be a hairy lap on those bikes, the suby might be a more stable option

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/alfas.jpg

and a couple of alfas not long after, look race spec or close too

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/cayman.jpg

porsche cayman on its way in

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/porsche.jpg

Another porsche, looks like a 911 on its way in

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/laprecorddestroyed.jpg

Lap record about to get obliterated? could be one of those stealth ones with a porsche driveline in it

[jescam]

The ring in the wet in a Porsche............no thanks, recipe for disaster! :shock:

[OPPYLOCK]

The ring in the wet in a Porsche............no thanks, recipe for disaster! :shock:

Porsche would have to be the best handling 2 wheel drive car in the world wet or dry, probably hard to catch if she got really out of shape but it definately wouldn't be as hairy as attempting the ring in my SV8 in the wet!!!!

That Cayman looks wicked...... how can anyone say that isn't a beautiful car.

[dooma]

Have been watching this thing for a bit now, some incredible cars rolling through those gates, yesterday saw GTSR Viper, Porsche GT, TVR's. M3, M5, F430.

What I think is an interesting car in this shot:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dooma/20070527220359.jpg

[vyssbeast]

THe GT/P ?? Interesting

[DaveHAT]

What I think is an interesting car in this shot:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dooma/20070527220359.jpg

Hmm little yellow car in centre of the pic ?

Looks suspiciously like one of Henry Ford's Australian machines if I'm not mistaken.

[cashie]

What's a GT-P doing over there?

[Febs]

Great find Dooma! I know Wheels took an XR6 over Europe years ago...but I can't think why there'd be a GT-P all the way over in Germany! :confused:


and a couple of alfas not long after, look race spec or close too

They're owned by a mob that operate at the 'ring called the "Alfa 75 Experience". They're kitted up (roll cage etc... from memory) and you get to fang them around in exchange for some $$$. A bit like race car school I guess. Saw one pranged when I was there last Oct. Hope the fees include insurance!

I also saw an E63 and CLS63...driven by two blokes from Melbourne. They were COMPANY CARS!!! (Yes, they worked for MB :)).

Cheers,
- Febs.

Edit: My tip for anyone thinking of going - pick a weekend where the track isn't open for the entire weekend, but where it's open enough to give you plenty of time. I didn't have a choice in the weekend I went there (was in Czech Republic with work, was able to fly to Germany one weekend, so it was use it or lose it), but I scored one where it was only open for a few hours on Saturday, and all day Sunday. Track was practically deserted. Of my 7 laps, I'd say I didn't pass, or be passed by, a single car for 4 of them. Just like having the entire Nordschleife to yourself. :D

Oh, and I can highly recommend the http://www.hotel-an-der-nordschleife.de/ Run by a really nice German couple, very cheap, and in the best position for track-goers (right next door to the Adenau entrance, which means every time you enter there, you get 1.5 laps for the price of 1. :D)

[Brass Munky]

I read about this somewhere, i think it was on the ford forums, might have a squiz and see what i can find, if no one objects, i link so people can read about it if i find it. Top find though, there are certainly some awesome cars that take a trip round the ring

[cUrl'd]

You can set it to your desktop if you want to ;)

[Brass Munky]

Are you kidding? How do i do that? Dont keep this secret to yourself, do tell

[Clubby250]

just did it then. u got to right click on the picture. and set it as a desktop item. then it should apear on ur desktop. if its not the whole page click on top left corner of picture (will show a little down arrow) and adjust it to cover whole page.

hope that works for ya as it did for me just then

brett

[Brass Munky]

Does it update? mine doesnt seem to want to

[COBRALS1]

Try this if it isnt working

1.Right click on the desktop and choose properties.
2.Choose desktop and customise desktop.
3.In the dialogue box, make sure that Internet Explorer is checked.
4.Click web and then new.
5.In the dialogue box, paste the url of the web-cam page or image that you want to display on your desktop
7.Click OK, a new dialogue box will appear asking you if you wish the page to be viewable offline, click OK.
8.Click OK on the desktop dialogue box.
9.In the display properties box, click apply, and then ok.

The webcam will appear on your desktop as a window.
If you move the cursor to the top of the window a menu will appear, click on the arrow symbol and the menu will descend, choose cover desktop or split desktop with icons.

Bob’s your uncle

[Makybe05]

Hey just happened to be watching the Nurburg webcam after i got the link off one of the threads a couple of days ago. About 10 mins ago i saw an ambo pull up then a tow truck, pretty funny i bet this happens alot. I saved the pics how do i put them in a post?

[LS1Grange]

you are 4 posts short atm. e-mail them to me and I'll do it.

frank_tgo@hotmail.com

[Brass Munky]

If you follow the links on the page, there is a lot of info on the site about the track, and the hospital closest to the track quotes how many people they see a week, its not a small number thats for sure. There was one of the chopper ambos there the other week too...

[LS1Grange]

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/nuringburgambo.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/nuringburgtowtruck.jpg

the ambo and tow truck shoudl jsut park out the front or down the street like you see two trucks parked on the side of the freeway on a rainy day hahaha

[Makybe05]

Lol yea i think its fascinating to watch it. In a weird way... I dunno it seems really weird to watch it even know its on the other side of the world almost something that you cant comprehend.

[mikey01]

i am getting to go on that track in about a months time, its the 14km track isn't it.?? Getting to take a Noble M400 for a spin. 0-100km/h in 3.5 secs. (mates car). Should be fun.

[w0lf]

;)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/w0lf65/falconnurbfh5.jpg

[lablube]

In the image sent by w0lf, Is that a yellow Ford GT-P or is that something else?

[Makybe05]

Yea definitely looks like a ford.

[ti0350]

Definately a GT saw pics of it doing laps there a while ago apparently its a private import although I could be wrong about that bit..

[crYnOid]

Have a look at this for lots more webcam shots.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3059545

It could take a while.....

[TigerVXSS]

Shame there's all that crap around it - I've got broken links etc... Perhaps I've f'd it up.

[Makybe05]

I just saw an ambo and tow truck enter. Exact same thing happened yesterday at about the same time. Weird. Took a screen shot of it.

[LS1 DAY]

Have a look at this for lots more webcam shots.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3059545

It could take a while.....

Some awesome webcam shots in there! Also found this video in there of the "7 sec ring master", poor bastard got to feel sorry for him:bawl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuMTcrZpMFI

[Brass Munky]

Dunno whats happening over there today, but damn, plenty of tents trackside

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/asdf.jpg

[dooma]

Rock am Ring is on this weekend, that'd probably explain the tents.

[Brass Munky]

Another Shot, GT3-RSR Porsche, 997 911, M5, Audi, Aston Martin Race car, Yamaha road bike and a massive train of cars on the track allready, been watching this for a while now, and there are some damn tough cars that venture through, along with a few trains of supercars, there are shots around of about 5 SLR McLarens on their way in

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/untitled1.jpg

[87LC2]

:bow:
Awesome link thanx.

[-Jay-]

http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/3403/2125481380078867791S600x600Q85.jpg

[F6Mauz]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/Doctor_Sodways/alfas.jpg

and a couple of alfas not long after, look race spec or close too



I think these alfas belong to the nurburgring. I've been told that you can hire these cars for laps around the circuit

[BLK 1T]

http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/3403/2125481380078867791S600x600Q85.jpg

Congratulations Jay
You found the missing Wally

[Brass Munky]

I think these alfas belong to the nurburgring. I've been told that you can hire these cars for laps around the circuit

Sounds cool, might be the way to do it, i know that almost every car hire agency in Europe has a clause on the contract that states that the car is not covered if it is involved in an accident on the ring, but you can purchase cover there i think.

And its not a cheap exercise if you do take an excursion onto the track there, the cost of getting the car out, the ambulance/helicopter ride out, and the cost of repairing the fence (charged per metre) can be astronomical.

I still wanna do it in a porsche though

[maxter]

Try this if it isnt working

1.Right click on the desktop and choose properties.
2.Choose desktop and customise desktop.
3.In the dialogue box, make sure that Internet Explorer is checked.
4.Click web and then new.
5.In the dialogue box, paste the url of the web-cam page or image that you want to display on your desktop
7.Click OK, a new dialogue box will appear asking you if you wish the page to be viewable offline, click OK.
8.Click OK on the desktop dialogue box.
9.In the display properties box, click apply, and then ok.

The webcam will appear on your desktop as a window.
If you move the cursor to the top of the window a menu will appear, click on the arrow symbol and the menu will descend, choose cover desktop or split desktop with icons.

Bob’s your uncle

Uncle Bob, I am running MSVista (Yeah I know... Stupid). Can't seem to find the same options, any ideas?

Cheers

[87LC2]

Congratulations Jay
You found the missing Wally

Hahaha....slow day at the ring.