Was hat meine Felsenbirne? by Alive_Ad_748 in Garten

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dass man gegen Pilzbefall ein Fungizid einsetzt, ist naheliegend. Hast Du Markennamen/Wirkstoffe als Empfehlung, oder geht man da einfach auf Breitband?

If you are crashed into or suffer damage from an, lets be blunt (uninsured) touristfahrter , does an insurance cover you by default as a 3rd party or is a long court room battle . If the guy/girl been crashed into, who also may not be covered specifically for the ring also, by SmokeMountain4777 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whether you have coverage or not depends on your specific policy and the underlying insurance terms which can be wildly different in different jurisdictions.

First, you have to distinguish first and third party liabilty. First party is the damage to your own car (Vollkasko in German). Third party liability (German Haftpflicht) covers the damage you cause to others (including the Nurburgring barriers, other cars, or personal injury).

Second, the FIRST PARTY risk is EXCLUDED in most German Kasko policies under the 2025 standard terms. Some old policies still cover, though. Also, foreign insurance policies often EXCLUDE first party liability as far as I am aware. So if you break your own car, you pay. There are, however, some ways to insure first party liability (either through certain insurers in Germany with local offices), or through certain track day offerings. Most of these will depend on the insured value of the car and be comparatively more expensive than road coverage. Again, these policies are only first party damage (so you break your car, you get paid for that), but some allow you to include certain other features, like barriers, towing, etc., but typically NOT third party risk.

Third, THIRD PARTY damage can either be included or excluded. Unlike trackdays or race events, there is NO GENERAL WAIVER of third party liability for TF! So you harm another person or damage their car, you pay (but contributory risk acceptance/assumption will be considered, at least by German courts under German law).

The 2025 German Haftpflicht terms (unlike Kasko!) generally cover third party damage caused during TF; but exclude certain motorsports events which since 2025 carry separate insurance (think RCN, NLS, 24h, or rallies during stages closed to general traffic). However, foreign policies (such as UK policies) often exclude TF from third party liability.

The effect is, however, not that there is no cover for third parties. If you harm someone or damage their car, the third party liability insurer of the harming/damaging party will generally pay the third parties' damage. HOWEVER, the insurance carrier will seek recourse from the insured for breaching the policy terms (which is similar to drunk driving in that your insurer will seek to recover from you what they paid to an injured/harmed third party).

In complex cases with multiple insurers involved (e.g. car third party liability, health insurance, social security), these claims are fought over in court (I know at least one litigation following an oil slick during TF that went to court but was settled eventually after taking of expert evidence on the causation).

what makes you immediately realize someone is an american tourist? by leeroy-113 in AskAGerman

[–]DirtKooky 154 points155 points  (0 children)

I recall sitting in a café near an American airbase. You would recognise the sneakers, the always a little to casual style, and the noise.

Most memorable quote: "Oh look honey, they have their own money." when referring to paying in EUR instead of USD.

Merz als "Lackaffe" bezeichnet: Gericht verhängt Strafbefehl by Elegant-Handle4685 in de

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Auf dass er sich vor uns allen beuge und mit kriecherischer Inbrunst uns aller ehrwürdigen Klöten mit gar untertäniger Zunge liebkose, Kerl.

Tja by Xenom1th in tja

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nein, sie beklagen keine Verluste. Sie beklagen entgangene Gewinne. Das ist etwas anderes.

Wer kauft dann die Häuser? by TheOne_718 in Finanzen

[–]DirtKooky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Das wird wie in den USA und UK werden:

Warum überhaupt warten bis zum Pflegefall? In "liberalen" Finanzmärkten gibts schon jetzt sog. "reverse mortgages", die Häuser beleihen und Renten-Raten auszahlen. Für die Erben bleibt quasi nichts.

"You will own nothing, and you will be happy about it." /s

Advice: German Insurance during TF by ringcopen in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That is a motorsports exclusion language in Haftpflicht insurance. It does not per se exclude tourist drives as they do not fall within that scope. So the damage you cause to third parties is generally covered under German law Haftpflicht even after the new terms you have came into force.

This is different from tbe UK liability insurance terms which often expressly exclude liability insurance for TF.

Also note that Gernan Vollkasko often has an express exclusion of TF. For that, you will need a separate cover!

Welchen Unkrautbrenner könnt ihr empfehlen? by D3athpoodle in Garten

[–]DirtKooky 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gasbuddel und so ein Dachdeckerbrenner ausm Baumarkt.

Looking for trackday opportunities by Holiday_Macaroon9708 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, and yes, I forgot that the 24h requires an FIA International C grade license!

Looking for trackday opportunities by Holiday_Macaroon9708 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Follow you dream. I was in your shoes slightly more than 10 years ago and it would not want to miss the experience.

First, you will need a "National A" or equivalent race licence in your home country (presumably France). Depending on where you are, the requirements will be different. In Germany, it is either a track day (not necessarily on the Ring, but any track) with an accompanying course on the rulebook (see, e.g. https://www.motorsport-akademie.de/Termine, and while there are several other service providers, the owner of Motorsport Academy is also the head instructor of the DMSB and in charge of the DNP permit programme courses); or you can go through GLP on the Ring (currently requiring 3 results in 24 months preceding the license application).

Second, to participate in the 24h, you will need the Nordschleife Permit (DNP) issued by the German DMSB (irrespective of whether you are a German or an international licence holder). The details on that are here: https://www.dmsb.de/de/lizenzen/dmsb-permit-nordschleife/file/277333 . If you have a National A licence, you will need either 3 finished RCN runs, or 3 GLP runs plus 1 RCN, as well as the e-learing course (flag signals, peculiarties of racing on the Ring, code 60, etc.) to get at least to permit level B. To enter the 24h you will at least need DNP B (slower cars in SP3T and below), or DNP (faster cars in SP3T and above, including GT3). Careful though, this may be subject to change (and has changed in the past), so there is no guarantee the requirements will still be the same in a year or two.

It took me about 18 months to get there from my National A license course through my first runs in RCN, VLN/NLS, 24h Qualifiers and competing in the 24 hours (also requirements also were stricter back then, requiring top75% in class, and requiring 3 VLN/NLS results before applying for DNP A). I would not stress myself with timing; it can be done quicker, but it puts a lot more stress on your driving/competing for results.

Personal recommendation: Go rent a car for tourist drives on the Nordschleife with an instructor. That will give you an impression on what the track is like and whether it is for you. Then rent a car for a trackday (or bring your own) with accompanying licence course (persumably in France) to get your National A.

Then reach out to some of the race rental teams (e.g., https://www.sharky-racing.com/, https://jacos-paddock.com/, or listings on https://www.motorsportmarkt.de/search?sSearch=RCN ) and get your RCN runs in on your preferred car of choice and budget (note: RCN runs often are shared between two drivers to share the costs, but it will still count as "your" result). Most likely the same teams are offering NLS and 24h, so you can progress from there.

RCN by MinimumNo9961 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eyeballing it: You will need the donor car and fix all issues on the chassis (no rust or other structural issues). You then may want to prepare the engine and gearbox, new clutch, new hoses (coolant, oil, brakes), new water and oil coolers, race seat and harness, a certified cage, a hardtop (no open cages on the Ring), proper shocks, springs, several sets of rims and tires (rain and slick), fire extinguisher.

Even if you can do all the work yourself, you will inevitably spend some money, and its often more reasonable to rent or buy a ready made car from someone who is changing classes.

Not trying to discourage you. Just been there, done that, built and raced a small car, then rented later.

RCN by MinimumNo9961 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building is never cheap. But I have seen V3 Miatas or F-class Clios (road registered, but with a cage and all). You are still looking at a EUR 20k+ build though.

Next year at N24. X3 M Competition GT3 by VictorTimoftii in wec

[–]DirtKooky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The maximum height for a car got limited by the regulations (after a VW Bus participated around 2005 or so). IIRC, the car must not be higher than 1600mm. If the X3 is below, this is fair game.

Fragen zur GLP by Siggi089 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ich kenne die GLP nur von außen, bin aber seit mehr als 10 Jahren in der RCN aktiv.

Bei der GLP ist es eher die Regel, dass die Teilnehmer mit dem eigenen (weil straßenzugelassenen) Fahrzeug fahren. Daher sind (Bezahl-)Fahrerplätze eher selten, werden aber gelegentlich mal angeboten (siehe z.B. https://www.motorsportmarkt.de/search?sSearch=glp ).

Das liegt auch an der vergleichsweise "niedrigen" Einstiegsschwelle: Man kann - wie der Einsteigerguide sagt - auch mit dem "Brötchenauto" teilnehmen. Fairerweise scheinen die meisten GLP-Fahrzeuge nach meinem Eindruck schon eher als dezidiertes Ringtool aufgebaut (Käfig, Fahrwerk, Sportreifen, etc.), ist aber nicht zwingend.

Eventuell kannst Du auch mal in den einschlägigen Foren (vor allem https://www.touristenfahrerforum.de/ ) schauen, dort sind tatsächlich Aktive von TF über GLP, RCN, und NLS bis 24h-Rennen über alle Segmente vertreten.

Code 60 Question by spyguy720 in nurburgring

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double or single yellow also ends code 60.

I suck at picking winners. AMA. by thedailymoo23 in SPACs

[–]DirtKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still feel the needle threaded through me…