Video - Donau-Ring-2002-racing-cars.wmv

Donau-Ring-2002-racing-cars.wmv

These pictures were taken at the Donau Ring classic race organised by Audi in their home town of Ingolstadt. On Saturday 4th May in the morning I took the train from Munich to Ingolstadt & then the bus from the station to the bus depot. I was concerned that once I got to the bus depot I might require further transport to the Ring as I imagined it was a special circuit built by Audi. Wrong ! Essentially the race track is the ring road in the centre of town. It was only 200 yards to the entrance from the bus depot & although I couldn't see which way to go, I could certainly hear it ! Blown NSU works racers are not quiet ! The event is organised into a morning & afternoon half with the morning program repeated in the afternoon. This civilised idea allows the slug-a-beds a chance to turn up after lunch & still see the whole thing. Also, more critically, if one half of the day is washed out by rain, it still means that everyone gets their turn on the track. The event itself was superbly organised and reminded me of the classic meeting at the Isle of Man TT. Although only one day, I would say this is worth coming to see from Britain, especially if you live close to a major airport. Direct, return flights to Munich can be had from as little as 80 pounds and direct flights can be made from Birmingham, Stanstead, Heathrow or Gatwick. The Donau Ring event is like the IOM TT. You should go at least once. Cheers, Wilson.

Donau, Ring, Audi, Auto, Union, Silber, Pfeile, Silver, Arrows, Pikes, Peak, NSU

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• Audi

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• Audi 1-DKW-Auto Union