Ouch! This once proud owner of a new KTM X-bow has had a massive dent to his pride, and his wallet after crashing into the barrier on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife. A report in The Sun suggests the driver lost control, slid on two wheels before hitting the barrier. The car then ran across the top […]
Blaise Paris has just posted an excellent report of his Nürburgring experience in the Your Story section. I recommend you read it, as he has really managed to capture the thrill, excitement and trepidation of driving your first laps around the Nordschleife. Blaise took a 135i from Rent-RaceCar.de (3 series pictured above) and seemed to […]
This is a question Dale Lomas from RSR Nürburg asked himself on his BridgeToGantry website. It’s a great read. I’ve included a small extract below: “But the importance of this 20.8 kilometre tarmac rollercoaster (whose infield section alone contains four complete villages and a population of nearly 2500) runs deeper than it being a summer […]
This clip is straight from the ‘lucky bastard’ category. As a resident of Nürburg and Nordschleife instructor, Dale Lomas from RSR Nürburg already lives a life that would make many envious. But recently he has been adding to his daily ‘chores’ by assisting Nissan’s GT Academy with their duties. Bastard, haha! Source: bridgetogantry.com
An average lap speed over 200km/h—that summit has only been conquered once at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The man? Stefan Bellof—behind the wheel of a Porsche 956 during qualifying for the 1983 1000km race. While Bellof’s pole winning time of 6:11.13 is regarded as only an unofficial record, his fastest lap recorded during the race of […]
VLN racing provides some great in-car footage for Nürburgring fans and this clip is no exception. The origin of the car’s engine, however, provides a bit of a mis-matched tale. The story goes it was sourced from an old Abt entered DTM Audi TT. So it’s an Audi V8 engine then. Well, no, its a […]
On the weekend of 23-24 August the Nürburgring was closed to ‘normal’ traffic for the annual Rad am Ring / Run am Ring event where participants cycle and run around the Nordschleife. There are a variety of classifications open to competitors of all ages and skill levels. What better way to see the Grünne Holle […]
