history of nurburgring??

[novass]

are there 2 diff tracks cuz i thought it was closed after niki lauda crashed?
it is still being used for gp races, is it the same nurburgring in the clarkson meets the neighbours vid when he gets in a m5 taxi?

[alondahan]

there's the old ring - the nordschfssfg (or whatever it's called 8) ) - the north loop.
and there's the new gp track. the old ring was indeed closed after Lauda's crash in 76. now it's open for the ublic, and that is where JC went.

[TT]

Nordschleife :P

[alondahan]

Nordschleife :P

thanks for correcting me :wink:

[novass]

thanks for the info.

[RC45]

What competitive events currently run the north loop?

[possessed_beaver]

im confused, one of them takes 9 minutes to go around and the other one takes a few min's (the F1 one)

someone please explain, because i have beena nit confused about it myself.

[alondahan]

the new gp track isn't very long. the old ring is the longest track in the world. that's why it takes forever to lap it.

[alondahan]

as for the competitive events, I think only vintage racing are held there these days.

[666fast]

There is quite a few races that are on the North loop.
I believe it's mostly club races, but there are a few big ones, such as the 1000km of Nurburgring.
go here for more info
http://www.nurburgring.de/?rubrik=fotos&lang=eng&type=r

[Vansquish]

There is also a 24hr race that runs on the Nordschleife, my dad went to it to see some of his compatriots at Ford run...i.e. Martin Leach and Richard Parry-Jones.

[CLK-GTR]

Theres some vintage races, some 4hour and 6hour races, and the big 24hour that my dad is involved in.

The way the timing and the track work is that the racecars are timed from the start-finish line all the way round, a VERY fast lap is 9 minutes. Road cars can be either from the start of the old course to the bridge on the main straight by Dottinger Hohe, or from the start of the old course to the end, depending on how that particular day is running.

[NYCHonda]

Nordschleife :P

How do you pronounce that word? :P

[Wutputt]

Nordschleife :P

How do you pronounce that word? :P
[Nortsjlajfe] ;)
-> phonetic written. But due to the fact that I don't really know to write phonetic, it could be written totally wrong :D

[dylan99]

What is the most fastest time that is recorded in Nurburgring and Nordschleife?

[Wutputt]

Here are some drawings of the Nordschleife (nowadays 20,8 km long. It used to be 22,8 km):

http://foto.nurburgring.de/web/images/nordschleife.jpg

http://foto.nurburgring.de/web/images/Nordschleife_und_GP-Strecke.jpg

During summer, spring and autumn the track is open to the public. You can drive on it when paying a charge. The Nordschleide is in this case basicly a public turnpike road. This means your car insurance stays valid ;)

You can also take a ride in the Ring Taxi: a BMW M5 driven by Sabine :twisted: (She knows the ring very well and her laptimes are...well, not bad ;))

[levensnevel]

Dylan99

Laptimes ? C 4 yourself :idea:
http://www.nurburgring.de/?rubrik=rekorde&lang=eng
And these
http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/
http://jwhub.xtdnet.nl/ring/index.php
2 websites are a must read for everyone who has the intention to take his car to track there :!:

[McLarenF1God]

Good find man. I wish I owned all of those cars. On my island.