Is there another place like it? I don’t believe so. The magic of the Nürburgring is what makes it such a special place to visit. You can roll up any time of day, or night, to be met by some of the finest machinery all gathered in one place. It’s a motoring mecca and where a lot of petrolheads call their second home, or first home even.

My first visit to the ‘Ring was in June 2016 as we completed the final two days of the Rico Rally. I had watched videos of the Nürburgring and seen all the usual crash compilation videos and lap records posted online but until then hadn’t had the opportunity to visit. We arrived on the Friday afternoon, following a long day driving up from France, via the incredible Black Forest roads. I swapped seats after the forestw roads and we hit 250kph on the Autobahn in a 650 BHP Porsche 991 Turbo S. I wasn’t driving.

We bought our 30€ ticket, buckled up and made our way to the booths. As the barrier rises, you suddenly feel quite alone on the track, realising there are some 130 bends and 20km ahead of you. What a rush though.

We finished the day in one piece, celebrated with a beer and then headed to Pistenklause to eat some stone cooked, self prepared meat and drink many of those fizzy German, headache inducing beers.

Our return to Wales and this time we brought some heavyweights along. The hills were very much alive with the sound of V10s, V8s, a Flat 6 and turbo boost, among other configurations. A truly eclectic mix of cars and owners but with one common interest, enjoying their cars on some of the best roads the UK has to offer.

I always aim to limit the group size to keep things running smoothly. Everyone gets a radio handset to keep in touch during the weekend and this trip was without incident which is always the goal.

We were lucky to get nice weather and the guys from Blank media captured the event perfectly.

The autumn trip to Wales will always remain in our calendar. It’s the perfect opportunity to all get together one last time before winter.