There have been some dramatic developments concerning the management of the Nürburgring in recent days that will literally give the Ring a new lease of life. This shapes as promising news for Save the Ring campaigners. The contract to manage the state-owned Nürburgring and its facilities has been cancelled. This ends the controversial reign of [...]
A recent report on German TV brings word that up to 140 jobs the Nürburgring leisure park will be cut, due to poor visitors numbers and ongoing financial losses. It’s a continuing tale of woe and, really, a time machine is probably the only way to undo this horrible mess. Merry Christmas everyone.
That’s the question being asked over at the ‘Race of Two Worlds’ blog. Here’s a snippet from the article: In a bye-gone age when true road racing over mammoth stretches of tarmac still existed the confines of the Nordschleife still managed to conjure up fear in even the most daring drivers. Nobody conquered the 14 [...]
German publication Rhein Zeitung recently published a new article on the management of the Ring°card. Their source material comes via the German National Audit Office. We touched on this story a couple of weeks ago via a YouTube clip. It’s difficult not to inject personal opinion into this story; the Ring°card is essentially poorly executed [...]
Earlier this week the operators of the Nürburgring, namely Kai Richter and Jörg Lindner, fronted the fans to discuss concerns over the running of the Ring. Dale from Bridge to Gantry was there and has been kind enough to post a summary of events for those unable to attend (follow source link below). And this [...]
It’s a bit over six weeks now since the Save the Ring website was launched, and if you’ve been following the story, you don’t really need to be reminded of why the movement began. The question remains, though, has this increasing melodrama between the alleged money hungry and supposedly incompetent Nürburgring GmbH vs the quaint [...]
Fans of the Nürburgring will know of the “N-Forum”; at the very least you will probably know those red and white N stickers you see on so many cars at the Ring. That forum is run by Mike Frison via his 20832.com website. As you may also know Mike has been heading up the Save [...]
Just when you think the whole Nürburgring malaise is an over hyped melodrama, along comes a story that makes you shudder. The title of this article is a statement made by one of Germany’s best known industrial affairs investigators. He made the comments after reading a National Audit Office report into CST GmbH, the company [...]
A modest tweet from the official Nürburgring GmbH account indicates a satisfactory resolution has been reached in regards to the manufacturer’s industry test pool. Translated to English the tweet reads: “Nürburgring GmbH and automotive industry pool reach agreement over the next 3 years.” Fears were raised about the future of the industry test pool, featuring [...]
Last year the German television program die story broadcast a 45-minute documentary about the ongoing issues facing Nürburgring GmbH and the possible ramifications for the local businesses in Nürburg and surrounds. The key people featured in the story are Uschi Schmitz, hotelier and long-time Nürburg resident—yes, she’s Sabine’s mum, too—and Kai Richter (pictured above left), [...]
