The Only Nürburgring Infographic You'll Ever Need

[MrOizo]

Stolen from another forum

It's hard to wrap your head around the size and complexity of the gearhead Mecca, the Nürburgring. Made by the people at Carbuzz UK, this is all the info you need to prepare yourself for your next Bridge-to-Gantry Hajj.

When an English journalist visited the track for its opening race in 1928 he remarked, "it seemed as if a reeling, drunken giant had been sent out to determine the route." If that alone doesn't make you want to get out to the longest permanent racetrack in the world, then this visual breakdown of all of its narrow, twisting, deadly glory will.

The track features something between 73 and 160 turns, depending on how you count them, with just under 1000 feet from its lowest point to its highest. It'll only run you 26 Euros for a single lap and a mere 1,350 Euros to close the whole track down for an hour just for you. These turns are to be treated with respect; something between 3 and 12 people die on the track every year.

http://jalopnik.com/5877637/the-only-nu ... -ever-need

[dirty1]

Good to see a lexus in the top 5 lap times.
considering j clarkson did it in 10 min in a diesel jag.(road car not race car)

[MAC_HATER]

Sabine Schmitz took that Ford Transit around in 10 minutes 8 seconds - passing posers on sports bikes while doing it

[Bling]

Ford Transit around in 10 minutes 89 seconds

Not sure if serious?

Pretty sure my Levin would cut a 7 minute 546 second lap tbh.

[MAC_HATER]

LOL excuse my fingers of ham - have edited

[fuel]

Sabine Schmitz took that Ford Transit around in 10 minutes 8 seconds - passing posers on sports bikes while doing it

She did it in less than 10 minutes didn't she? I remember she made a point of beating JCs time in the Jag (just under 10 mins) which of course she did.

[Stott69]

Sabine Schmitz took that Ford Transit around in 10 minutes 8 seconds - passing posers on sports bikes while doing it

She did it in less than 10 minutes didn't she? I remember she made a point of beating JCs time in the Jag (just under 10 mins) which of course she did.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/sabine-in-a-van-2
4.10 is when she crosses the line. 10.08.49 with dodge clearing the way

[B1NZ]

The wife and I did it somewhere between 11-12minutes in a suzuki swift, Best track experience ever!!!!!

It's amazing how it can be beautiful and sunny in the carpark and drizzling near the top

Definatley worth the money if you are ever in the area, The new visitor centre is pretty impressive as well

[fuel]

Sabine Schmitz took that Ford Transit around in 10 minutes 8 seconds - passing posers on sports bikes while doing it

She did it in less than 10 minutes didn't she? I remember she made a point of beating JCs time in the Jag (just under 10 mins) which of course she did.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/sabine-in-a-van-2
4.10 is when she crosses the line. 10.08.49 with dodge clearing the way

oh my bad I thought she actually beat him for some reason.

[Octane13b]

I'd go there for the steak alone tbh.

Raw meat/hot rock :drool:

[Lloyd]

If only "production car" had a realistic meaning

[rollaholic]

i'd like to know what sort of times serious race cars can manage around it. F1 car?

[Mr Ree]

from wiki...

On 28 April 2007, Nick Heidfeld drove a BMW Sauber F1.06 Formula One car around the Nordschleife, on a BMW publicity day in combination with a VLN 4h endurance race.[111] For safety reasons, BMW announced that the car was slowed with hard demonstration tires, maximum ride height, and 275 km/h top speed limited by the transmission. Heidfeld drove three laps on the combined Nordschleife and short GP-track, as used in VLN races, with a track length of 24.433 km (so comparison with older records is difficult).

The official lap time released by BMW Sauber was declared to be 8:34 (thus ca. 30 seconds slower than the fastest Porsche 996 turbo in VLN). The German press duly reported this lap time, yet criticized BMW. In each lap, Heidfeld slowed down once to pose for a slow video truck, at Schwedenkreuz on the first lap 1, Kesselchen in lap 2, and Döttinger Höhe in the last lap. The two time spans in between the three passes of Heidfeld were clocked by some fans around the track, first Wehrseifen to Wehrseifen in about 7:28, then 7:22 from Klostertal to Klostertal, which is over 50 seconds quicker than the fastest current Porsche 997 GT3 RSR in VLN. This translates to an average of about 200 km/h (120 mph), similar to Bellof's record, but considering the slow GP section, Heidfeld probably was faster on the Nordschleife, close to 6 minutes. Fans who respect the official record of the late Stefan Bellof settle for an "estimated 6:12".

Road & Track magazine reported Heidfeld's lap was a 5:57 or 5:58 (for the Nordschleife only), breaking the track's six-minute barrier for the first time in history.[112] However, their times were done by measuring the speed in some corners, and then calculating a lap time, and not timing a full lap. Heidfeld has since expressed his desire to repeat the experience with less restriction.

According to formula one F1 Racing magazine of June 2006, BMW engineers had estimated that a BMW-Sauber F1.06 could lap in under 5:15.8[113] which equals to an average of 237 km/h (147 mph).