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- The Nürburgring is a German racetrack turned public toll road located next to the Eifel Mountain range; famous for being the longest racetrack in the world (at 14.2 miles and 154 corners depending on how you count them) and infamous for being monstrously difficult and dangerous.
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The Nürburgring (German pronunciation: [ˈnyːɐ̯bʊʁkˌʁɪŋ] ⓘ) is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long Nordschleife "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of ...
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In 1899, James Gordon Bennett Jr., publisher of theNew York Herald, established an automobile race in Europe, with the proviso that the race be held in the home country of the previous year's winning team. Camille Jenatzy, a Belgian driving for Mercedes, took the checkered flag in 1903, bringing the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup to Germany. Kaiser Wilhel...
The town of Nürburg became the focal point of the new raceway, with Gustav Eichler as architect, andItaly's Targa Florio as the inspiration. Construction began in 1925, with as many as 2,500 laborers working on the track at any one time. The Nürburgring hosted its first race on June 18, 1927 (motorcycles, though car racing followed a day later). Th...
Racing rapidly gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, but as Formula 1 speeds increased, so did fatalities. It was in this period—1968 to be specific—that Stewart gave the track its famous nickname. The Nürburgring's narrow path and lack of run-off areas made it particularly dangerous, to the point that F1 drivers boycotted the track in 1970. Th...
Since options to reconfigure the Nordschleife were limited, the decision was made to construct a new track in place of the Südschleife. The 2.8 mile GP Strecke was completed in 1984, and while it lacked the excitement of the original South Loop, let alone the North Loop, it was a significantly safer circuit. A new bypass shortened the Nordschleife ...
Today the Nürburgring hosts several important races, including the World Touring Car Championship's Race of Germany and the ADAC24 Hour Race Nürburgring, as well as theRad am Ring bicycle race and theRock am Ring music festival. The venue houses a hotel and anindoor theme park. The Nürburgring, as originally intended, is a major center of automotiv...
Location: Nürburg, GermanyYear of construction: 1925First race: 1927Total circuit length: 17.6 miles (1927)Length: 12.94 miles (20.8 km)Number of right turns: 33Number of left turns: 40Elevation change: 981 feetThe Nürburgring became most famous for hosting the German Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar, which began before World War II and picked up where it left off once hostilities...
Dec 3, 2014 · Bottom line: The reason the Nürburgring is often referred to as the Nürburgring Nordschleife is because the North Loop (Nordschleife) is what people actually drive today. The Ring’s Huge Difference in Altitude
Feb 17, 2010 · 1. The Nürburgring was built to alleviate unemployment in the Eifel region of northwest Germany. From 1925 to 1927, some 25,000 persons were hired to construct the racetrack. 2. The man who...
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Apr 3, 2023 · Take Le Mans in Northern France, Spa in Belgium, Suzuka in Japan and then there's the famous Nürburgring in Germany with its legendary Nordschleife, which snakes through the Eifel mountains.
Aug 2, 2020 · Revered, feared: the Nürburgring. It has been a characteristic feature of the Eifel and its people for over 90 years. They tell their visitors stories that go beyond the asphalt, but the Nordschleife is always in their hearts and minds.
