xmas morning got up, opened presents quickly then down for breakfast, finished by 9am so what to do in a place quieter than death valley.......... your right go up to the ring and sit at the gates and dream of the tall stories to tell back home.
now you can sense the shivers going through my body as i approach from the castle direction and see.....a car....not a marshals car........but A RRREALLL PAYING PUNTERS CAR ON THE RING.
yes there is a god and he works on xmas day!!!!!!
down through the gates. opened like the welcoming loving arms of mother earth , passed the car park with FIVE, YES FIVE other cars, no time for posing or chit chat, the barrier could close at any time, straight up to the barrier and stuck in my spare ticket, left over from my last trip to encourage 'just one more visit' you know its a man thing, always carry a small something just in case.
dam. dam, wont take it....no ...must be wrong way , five times i tried it still would'nt work....oh god there is another car comming to go through, was i to be the cause of a ring traffic jam, would they call the police and have me carted away for loitering with no intent?? or worst still was this giving them a reason to close the track????
OMG!!!. SORRY GOT TO CLOSE THE TRACK SIR,THERE IS A SCOTSMAN ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY,A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE SIR (they don't look heathy and with that facial hair, he doesn't look safe.
my god, i had to reverse from the barrier and hide my head in shame as i wandered off into THE OFFICE.
possibly one of the nicest marshalls working at the ring was on duty and quickly exchanged my duff one for a 'goodun'. wandering confidently from the hallowed ground it suddenly dawned on me........ was he waiting until i got back in the car then back to the barrier before caling 'RING CLOSURE' ??? no time to lose !!!!!!!
so as quick as my 61 year old body would carry me ( and that ain't quick believe me)i jumped into the car, up to the barrier with the ticket.....the machine swallowed the thing, waited a lifetime ( just like my first time ,,,will she, will i, with my history, can i ?) woosh up it went like a you know what and i was away.
got up the the f1 track junction,turned right ,heard a first scream and then i remembered my wife was with me, under duress ( we started out looking for some nativity thing but i reckoned that this was nearer to my god than any stable thing and stability never was my strong point).
the second scream i think was her way of letting me know that i was driving her skoda fabia 1.4 tdi and not goldenwheels, oooopsv mind you the slides ( or controlled power drifts as you guys would describe it on this forum) that followed would have soon brought me around to this relavation.
one full lap and i can honestly say on this forum, not one car , bike, bus or ice cram van overtook the little fabia 1.4 tdi ( know to its owner as the 'silver slug' ,you know, small and slippery,shape changing, clings to anything and leaves a silver trail up the road )
what a fabulous day .....what a fabulous present ....clear track, one full witnessed 'non' overtaken lap of the ring, with my wife riding shotgun, 122 life years between us and still doing the 'ring, it never gets better ....or does it?????.
boxing day came and i needed to get some brownie points with my wife.
'so dear i know Germany's is closed for their holiday, but it is YOUR holiday as well so i will try my upmost to fill your request and find something opened today' (are you catching my drift )
' i know you think you passed that castle yesterday but in germany there are many castles'.
'yes your right dear there are not a great deal of one way toll roads in germany but there's probably a few so enjoy ,oh yes and not many with entry barriers, however enjoy the view,my dear i said i would find you something opened today'.
boxing day on the ring , beautiful sunny day, dry track and again only a handful of cars at the car park.
passed only once by a flying bmw who looked quite perturbed at the pair of senior citizens on uk plates, driving a skoda, yes your right, fabia 1.4tdi. maybe he thought we were looking for a place to have our picnic, no we were DOING THE 'RING.
thats the great thing about xmas and the 'RING, both bring people together from all over the world with the same thing in mind.....PEACE AND DO YOUR LAPS WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE.
a good new year to all and a special greeting to those alone at this time
himself.
Last year, buses were being escorted round the track by a car at the rear to warn other drivers that there was a large slow moving vehicle ahead. If I remember correctly, Gerry and I came across one rather unexpectedly just before the Adenau straight 