Nurburgring Costs

[Nick Mann]

I know a few people want to go to the ring that haven't yet, and the biggest potential barrier is the cost.

I therefore thought it would be helpful to post up costs so that you can get an idea of how much you need to save.

Firstly, the accommodation. Per person it worked out to about 120 Euros, which is currently near enough £100. Bear in mind that you will be sharing a room for that though! Double the cost if you want a room by yourself or if you are bringing a friend/partner. We had to multiply by four, as we booked two rooms for our family.
We ran a kitty for the shopping. I lost track a bit on that, but IIRC it was about £50 per head, including all food and drink consumed from thursday afternoon until tuesday morning. I'm sure someone else that went can put me right on that if I am miles out!

Secondly, the ferry. We only booked one way, but Dover - Dunkirk was £29. I would imagine that booking a return trip at the same time would give a small discount, but lets round everything up and call it £60 return.

Thirdly, fuel. Everyone will use a different amount, especially in the UK as it all depends on how you get to Dover. Once in Dunkirk, the journey is approx 270 miles each way, takes over 4 hours and in my case used 65 litres of fuel. Motorway prices in Europe seemed to be about the same as average prices over here, with 98ron being £1.40-£1.45 a litre. It is cheaper away from the motorway - at Nurburg it was down to about £1.35 a litre. Either way, 130 litres at current prices was needed for me for the European travelling. That equates to about £180 on fuel to get from Dunkirk to the ring and back again.

Then it is the laps. This year 95 Euros gets a 4 lap card. I did eight laps over three days and that was enough to be enjoyable - not so few I felt cheated, not so many that I became anti social and obsessed! So call that £150 for lap tickets. Also on top of that is the fuel for the laps. I was using approx 12 litres a lap, so I could get 4 laps from a tank. I have heard that others with VR4's were getting fuel starvation on the fourth lap in the past, but I was okay. Either way round, that is near enough 100 litres of fuel, so another £135 on fuel.

In summary:
£100 accommodation per head
£50 food/drink per head
£60 ferry
£180 fuel for travelling in Europe
£150 for 2 x 4 lap tickets
£135 fuel for those laps

That comes out at £675 for one, or £825 per couple. Please remember to add travel expenses to Dover, I haven't included that!

It also highlights that if you can go as a passenger with someone else you can do the trip very cheaply indeed - £150 for food & shelter, plus whatever you agree to donate towards fuel. Although you obviously lose the chance to drive round yourself.

I hope that this info is useful to some - the money we spent was less than I thought.

[Kryton]

£100 food/drink per head

[adaxo]

I was using approx 12 litres a lap, so I could get 4 laps from a tank.

Hmm, wonder what is the length of the track?? 16 or 12 miles??

[Nick Mann]

After talking with Vicky, I think I have got the food/drink doubled. So I'll half it in the first post to £50 a head.

[Gowf]

I do agree, I took 700 euros with me and came back with none, having only done 2 laps. Still it was a lot cheaper than others

[TAR]

Its obviously not cheap but I guess if you are a real petrol-head, its worth every penny.

[gallvr4]

sounds bout right on fuel too me nick....as we were the only two with VR4's

but i had the added cost of the dublin too holyhead ferry plus fuel too dover port!!!

so add on E220 for ferries and E120 for fuel!

plus plus the price of a rad and a new tyre for me!!!

but worth every cent TBH..

any luck with that spider gear??

thanks

brendan

[miller]

so cheap i brought two cars!

[Chris.W]

Hmm, wonder what is the length of the track?? 16 or 12 miles??

The nordeshlifer (northloop) which is the original track and what you get on too is 20,000km ish or 12.8miles in old money.

[Danzul]

Deffinatly food for thought, thanks for that Nick

If i tell the wife its 400 and secretly save up the rest with out her knowing it might be possible for me in a year or twos time haha

[Spirit]

I used to compare it to a track day at Castle Combe. Nowadays, it's around £200 for the track day. In the VR4 I used to get 5mpg at Combe, and around 11mpg at the Ring. Then I estimated I would get two track days per set of tyres/front discs and pads. So including fuel to and from Combe, I reckoned it cost the equivalent of £600 for a track day at Combe. For the extra cost I know where I'd rather be........and it isn't in this country !

[Colin Wiltshire]

I wouldn't mind going as a passenger, if someone would like to take me

[chris g]

Well shout out next time...

I posted about having spare seat for the trip and also did trackday at Spa...

[chris g]

And I do not think Nordschleife is 20,000 km...

Maybe too many zeros and a comma...

Lap is around 20.8 km (12.9 mi)

[Spirit]

And I do not think Nordschleife is 20,000 km...

Maybe too many zeros and a comma...

Lap is around 20.8 km (12.9 mi)

I know what you mean Chris, but their actual website says 20,832KM ! http://www.nuerburgring.de/de/angebo...dschleife.html

Must be how our euro friends write it ?

[adaxo]

So its looks like Nick achieved 4.71 MPG while driving on ring?? or I got this wrong?

BTW If my business plans become a reality, I will attend at next trip, that's for sure.

[Nick Mann]

I rounded the numbers Adam, so I probably achieved just over 5 mpg. I also did a small amount of local driving using that fuel, which I haven't taken in to account. But close enough! Some have achieved less - I think it was @Wodjno who said he couldn't do a fourth lap on one tank as he was getting fuel starvation at the end of the fourth lap if he tried?

[Wodjno]

I rounded the numbers Adam, so I probably achieved just over 5 mpg. I also did a small amount of local driving using that fuel, which I haven't taken in to account. But close enough! Some have achieved less - I think it was @Wodjno who said he couldn't do a fourth lap on one tank as he was getting fuel starvation at the end of the fourth lap if he tried?

Good thread Nick.. Nice to see some current upto date costings..
It wa myself who couldn't get a full 4th lap without fuel starvation.. I was averaging 4.5mpg, this too included a trip back to the hotel and then back to the track. Couldn't be more than a mile or so though. I initially thought i was getting fuel cut, but soon realised it was only happening on right handed corners. So i'm afraid it was a trip to the pumps after every 3rd lap for me

[Chris.W]

I just read my last post about distances.......oooops, blatently too many zeros on the end of that.

It must have been a sticky key on my laptop, honest guv.

Johny euro forigner dose seem to prefer the comma inplace of the full stop when scribing numbers tho.

[pezza]

So its looks like Nick achieved 4.71 MPG while driving on ring?? or I got this wrong?

BTW If my business plans become a reality, I will attend at next trip, that's for sure.

4 - 5mpg ..

Adam, LPG + fulltank of petrol should see your for 5-6 laps maybe :-)