It's a consecutive set of fast corners that drivers use to demonstrate their wicked skills. It's the best vantage point for crashes and overtaking maneuvers — driving past this corner on the track is unnerving too because you see people standing there and want to make sure you don't screw up, forgetting that you need to concentrate on the road.
There are a number of other viewing areas that you can see overlayed on this Google map. Either way you cut it, there are plenty of areas around the track to see the action and their popularity varies throughout the year. So, the first thing worth noting is that, yes, you can drive both the GP circuit and the northern loop.
But, there's a big but, it's only open during certain hours. For example, looking at the schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the track is open to tourists on Friday from pm to pm, then on Saturday it's open from pm to pm, and on Sunday it's open from am to pm.
But, on another week, Friday is completely closed to the public. The GP circuit, on the other hand, is closed to tourists for the entirety of October for example, so it's not open as often as the northern loop.
Car manufacturers, track day organisers or anybody else with deeper pockets than yours can book the GP circuit or northern loop at the drop of a hat, which then restricts your ability to drive on the track. The track also regularly closes when people have crashes and can sometimes stay closed while the crews clean up. Drivers can also purchase a yearly pass, which costs Euros and allows unlimited access. Whether you enter at the first or second entry point, you must exit at the main entrance at Antoniusbuche.
So it doesn't really make sense entering at Adenau, because you only really get half a lap for the price of a full lap. If you're not keen to be wedged in between hundreds of other cars, you can take part in any of the other privately run track days for a higher fee. It guarantees you an open run on the track and allows you to use the entire front straight, which you can't use during a tourist session.
Don't take rental cars on to the track. This would be a no-brainer to most people, but if you take a run of the mill rental car on to the track from Hertz, Avis, SixT, et cetera, you're unlikely to be covered by insurance. You may be the best driver in the world, but all it takes is for a rogue somebody to run into you and you're in a spot of bother.
Your best bet is to either take your car on to the track or rent a vehicle through a company like RSRNurburg and take an instructed lap to start with more on this later. You enter the track using a pre-paid card that you fill with credit beforehand. Then, it's as simple as driving to one of the three entry gates, tapping on and heading out. If you have a left-hand-drive car, you can use either of the three gates. But, right-hand-drive vehicles need to run through the centre gate, because it offers a touch point on the right-hand side of the car.
Driving on the track for the first time is, quite frankly, terrifying. The Gesamtstrecke officially opened in 18th June with a series of motorcycle and sidecar races, with motorcar races taking to the new track the following day.
Among the winners of the car races was Rudolf Caracciola , who would become three-time European Champion over the next 21 years. The full length circuit was used for the last time in , after which the majority of races were held on the slightly shorter Nordschleife.
The Sudschleife would continue to be used by motorcycle races and minor events including the Formula Two German Grand Prix until when it was abandoned. At the German Grand Prix , Peter Collins was killed when his Ferrari Dino ran wide into a ditch and was propelled into the air.
Collins was thrown out of the vehicle and struck a tree, causing fatal head injuries. The grandmaster of the classic circuits, this originally measured Another claim that was absolutely true was the elevation change of more than m 1, ft. The South Loop was decidedly the lesser of the two main circuits. Measuring 7. The early s reconstruction of the track has permanently disabled this circuit, but the remaining portion is now a public road, mostly used for access to the grandstands for the GP circuit.
It is still popular with bicyclists, and fans wishing to explore racing history. This configuration has been used several times since at vintage events. Measuring 2. There are some sketchy references to touring car races being held on this course, but no actual records are online.
This configuration measured But this straight is considerable shorter, at about 0. A shorter straight which includes a bridge over a local road brings the cars into the "stadium section", where the entire area is enclosed by low grandstands.
This is followed by a downhill straight of 0. A shorter uphill straight is followed by Shell-Kurve , a very quick left-right combo. The straight following leaves the stadium section while travelling parallel to and about meters from the straight after Castrol-S.
This is taken as fast as the driver is brave enough to go, and many have gone beyond their limits here. It ends with the moderately quick left-right Veedol-Schikane. This is the highest part of the circuit, and the Romer-Kurve itself passes less than meters from the new cutoff road of the Nordschleife.
Pit in is just before Romer-Kurve, and the pits extend almost the entire length of the front straight. As originally built, the GP-Strecke is 4. For the season the track saw some minor modifications.
According to the official website, there are 33 left-hand bends, 40 to the right. Others count turns. The number of fatalities in its year history is a source of contention. One source puts the toll at 73; others say that between two and 12 persons die every year.
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