How many acres is nurburgring

Close Ad. Join MotorTrend. Tori Tellem Author. The Nordschleife was subject to a round of improvements, which included removing some corners and eliminating some of the more serious bumps.

Even so, there were still locations on the track where a high-speed car could become airborne, and the rural layout limited the opportunities for emergency vehicle access. Nicky Lauda, who set a track record of 6 minutes, His fellow drivers overruled him, and Lauda was badly injured in a fiery crash in the race.

The 2. A new bypass shortened the Nordschleife to The venue houses a hotel and an indoor theme park. The ongoing war of production-car lap times has become a staple of the automotive industry, with enthusiasts often following the latest 'Ring times as prime fodder for bench-racing arguments about the merits, or lack thereof, of their favorite and not-so-favorite vehicles. Please keep comments to less than words. No abusive material or spam will be published.

Rt March 14, AM. I guess it's a natural follow on. American cars, from the late '60s to early '70s went to crap.

In the mid '90s, once American manufacturers started cooperating with European manufacturers, American cars became better built and more visually appealing.

Now, instead of building our own test track in the vein of Nurburgring, we are going to duplicate it turn for turn and hill for hill. I am all for having something similar to the 'Ring in the U.

Besides, a big part of what makes the 'Ring unique is its local environment temperature and other weather variables. Duplicating the 'Ring in the American desert will not give the same results as the actual 'Ring. Slowburn March 14, AM. Replicating something for novelty factor is one thing but this is absurd. Why not extract the best qualities of the Nurburgring and incorporate them into a better track? Although any design more complex than a circle is a big leap for American circuit racing.

Bruce H. Anderson March 14, PM. Subscriber Account active since. Built from as a project to alleviate unemployment , it is still one of the longest and most challenging racetracks on the planet. Blind hills, narrow straights, and trees on either side earned it the nickname, the "Green Hell. The estimate of driver deaths on the track varies, according to Car and Driver , from 2 to 12 per year.

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