It’s unbelievable to think that the Nurburgring could close down sometime next year because it’s half a BILLION Euros in debt! However, that is apparently the reality of the situation and fans of the track are rallying to save the place. There was an announcement two weeks ago that the costs to lap the track were going up, there is a line of branded merchandise for sale now, and the latest thing is an appeal by the “Queen Of The Ring” Sabine Schmitz to head to an official Facebook page to stay informed on whats going on.

With all of the manufactures that use this track to test it’s hard to believe that some kind of solution can’t be found. The local government also know what a treasure The Green Hell is and are willing to help out as much as they can, given the current economic realities of the world.

http://blog.webridestv.com/2010/12/the-n...f-closure/

Asta va fi naspa daca se va intampla, desi sigur guvernul German cred ca il va sprijini.

si nu numai guvernul, toti producatorii de automobile din De vor face ceva! i do hope so.....

Quote:The Nordschleife, is fine, it's safe, it's very profitable, especially for Touristenfahrten. What people are urinated off about is that they are using the Nordschleife to try and recoup the £400m debt (of public money) on the Grand Prix circuit development aka Nurodisney by a private company, Nurburgring Automotive GmbH...

Increased Touristenfahrten lap prices.
Increased contract prices for industry pool members
If you want to hire the Nordschleife for a private trackday, you have to hire x amount of rooms at the hotel on the new GP development site.
Etc etc.

Nurburgring Automotive GmbH are urinating me off following the latest developments. They are systematically setting out to destroy local businesses.

Ron lost his court battle and RSR are banned from the Nurburgring. Is this the beginning of the end for rental companies?

They're building facilities at the Lindner hotel to take business from the neighbouring (and independant) Dorint hotel.

Sonja who runs her (independant) souvenier shop in Adenau has been told she has to buy her stock from Nurburgring Automotive GmbH after they withdrew licences from the former producers of official branded Nurburgring merchanise.

Granted, it's now Nurburgring Automotive, a private companies' playground, but when €400m of public money was used to build it and I see friend's businesses affected and the public's politcal appeals falling on deaf ears

Cred ca sunt interese mari pe acolo...

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=23035

Si noile reguli sub noii propietari:

- Bucket seats with ‘ears’ (as the Germans delightfully refer to them) are not allowed. Those are the seats with wrap-around head restraints.
- The famous Hans device neck-restraint is also banned from public driving.
- Roll cages with doorbars that restrict access are banned.
- Roll cages must be padded. Not with proper FIA crash-absorbing materials. Nobody will check that. Just any old foam will do.
- Aftermarket snap-off steering wheels are also verboten.
- 250€ drifting penalty

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default....ryId=26945

fair enough

mie mi se pare un pas inapoi.

nici eu nu prea inteleg de ce sunt interzise elemente de securitate

Sunt numai in open days si probabil le-au interzis ca sa nu mai forteze aia pe circuit si sa produca accidente. Acum om trai si om vedea cat o sa tina toata treaba asta.

eu zic ca e mai simplu. sunt elemente profi, sa mergi tot timpul in curse, te obisnuiesti cu tot ce e "in plus", sa mergi din pasti in craciun pe pista, sa mai ai si niste "urechi de cal" eu zic ca iti restrange mult din aria vizuala. ganditi-va numai cum e sa mergi rar cu casca in cap. prima data nu intelegeam nimic, cu toate ca sunt motorist.
unele elemente aduc un plus de siguranta numai in conditiile in care au fost concepute, si numai pentru anumiti oameni. pt majoritatea sunt convions ca sunt elemente restrictive prin simplul motic ca nu sunt obisnuiti cu ele, astfel pot provoca mai multe probleme decat daca nu le-ar folosi.

acum vine intrebarea de 100 de puncte : cum preferati sa iesiti in decor la 160km/h , cu elementele de securitate de mai sus sau fara .....

Pai daca e open day nu trebuie sa iesi in decor, pana la urma este considerat drum public atunci iar ei vor sa descurajeze orice fel de "racing" si intrecere in perioada aia. Daca ai instrumente de cronometrare nici nu te lasa pe circuit, pentru acelasi motiv.

pai nu pleci de la premisa ca esti in parapet. te dai si ramai pe trasa, iesi, da iesi decent, pe zonel de esapare.
e mult mai periculos sa treci pe langa o masina din care cel de la volan nu vede decat inainte din cauza scaunelor de ex.

asta e teoretic, ca na, iti dai seama ca nimeni nu-si doreste, dar totusi daca lucrurile scapa de sub control e bine sa ai acolo ceva protectie minima....

Ringul a fost vandut unei firme din Germania pentru €100mil. Sa vedem cu ce reguli vin noii propietari.

http://jalopnik.com/breaking-german-supp...1541406643

cand ma uit pe ce sume s-a vandut si ce datorii imi vine sa rad. sumele alea sunt zero fata de ce combinatii se fac in Romania....

La noi se pum borduri pe o strada de banii aia
Vorba e daca se schimba regulile pentru zilele publice.

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Daca ma uit bine pe regulile alea...cele cu scaunul fara "urechi" si fara hans par indreptatite...nu mai ai vizibilitate laterala absolut deloc...si in conditii de Open days...nu vezi cand incearca sa te depaseasca cineva...cred ca s-au produs multe accidente cu aceste cauze...de aici si regula...
Cu barile laterale...e destul de greu chiar sa si intri in masina cu rollbar dupa ultimele specificatii...intri ca intr-o scorbura...e spatiul prea mic...de iesit e si mai greu...in caz de accident(doamne fereste...) iesi de acolo doar cu flex-ul...

la faza cu scaunele am spus-o si eu acum un an, 2. cea cu barile nu sunt de acord. daca te izbesti, nu mai trebuie sa iesi pe usa, iesi si pe luneta. celula de siguranta poate sa te fereasca de leziuni grave, asa ca o intrare sau iesire ca in scorbura e de preferat.

Se pare ca anul viitor vom avea etapa de wtcc pe Nurburgring...26 km fara safety car...o sa fie fun...