In 1927 one of the worlds greatest race tracks was opened to the public after two years of construction. The track created legends, it also destroyed them.
Over the last 80 or so years the Nurburgring has been host to all kinds of events and spectacular races. It has also become the pedestal in which all super cars want to be on. Attempting to set their mindblowingly fast laptimes on.
However, its future is looking bleak. The Nurburging has been publicly owned for its entire life…..until May of this year in which it was sold into private hands.
According to the AutoBlog Jalopnik:
They [the new owners] have no motorsports background whatsoever, but are the driving forces behind the makeover, which includes the addition of a theme park with a new roller coaster that doesn’t work, more hotel capacity than the area needs, a 3,000-seat event arena, and a shopping mall. Everything appears to be far too big and remains empty most of the time.
This could lead to less track days for clubs or worst of all. No more open days! We can’t let that happen, not before everyone has a chance to drive it for approx. €20.00
Please visit Jalopnik.com to read more of the story as it unfolds.
That’s makes me want to cry. I’ve wanted to drive this track for years now, I planned on going after highschool. I’m praying it’ll still be open!
Most epic track EVER! Thats a fact, what other track is more epic…