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by **Thomas C Norwo** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

For those who don't know or forgot :) , this weekend the F1 season races
at Nurburgring. I am a recent (this season) fan of F1 and have been
reading up big-time on "The 'Ring". I can't WAIT to see this track raced
by F1 cars. I knew this track is used by car companies (like Porsche and
Ferrari) to test their cars, but have read that this track is VERY tricky
and dangerous. I've seen some pics on the WWW of some of the "famous"
corners and it looks quite challenging, to put it mildly.

Anyway, enough of my ranting...

Gentlemen, start your engines! (or is that for NASCAR?)

Ciao!

- Tom N.

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"Ferrari is the epitome of mechanical beauty and Ferraris are acquired by
men who wish to turn their dreams into reality and inject into their
lives a long period of youthful passion. I guess this is why there is
Ferrari and then there is everything else."

- Enzo Ferrari, on the Ferrari mystique (Translated from Italian)

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by **Gaul** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

If you're expecting the old Nordschliefe then you're in for a
disappointment. The current "Ring" that F1 runs is not the 14 mile one of
old.

by **Dave Henri** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

The track they use now, is a about 3 long straights with a couple
of chicanes and a small tight section near the grandstands..thats about
it ....
dave henrie

> > For those who don't know or forgot :) , this weekend the F1 season races
> > at Nurburgring. I am a recent (this season) fan of F1 and have been
> > reading up big-time on "The 'Ring". I can't WAIT to see this track raced
> > by F1 cars. I knew this track is used by car companies (like Porsche and
> > Ferrari) to test their cars, but have read that this track is VERY tricky
> > and dangerous. I've seen some pics on the WWW of some of the "famous"
> > corners and it looks quite challenging, to put it mildly.

> If you're expecting the old Nordschliefe then you're in for a
> disappointment. The current "Ring" that F1 runs is not the 14 mile one of
> old.

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Ummmm, sorry to give you the bad news, Tom, but the current 'Ring is NOT
that used back in the olden days.
The last F1 race on the Nordschliefe was in the mid 1970's.

--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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by LL » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Besides that them poor bastards should have a SHIT weather, I go to race
with trucks every year at nurburg in the middle of JULY and we had
temperatures of 10C on our first morning warm up....Luckily for them the
225.000 fans coming too see the races are too pissed to notice.....

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by **Andre Warrin** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

He he, the Ring you're referring to (Nordschleife) is not the track
the current F1 uses...

Get GPL to test the real Ring yourself...

Andre

by **Andre Warrin** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

1976 if I remember correctly, the year in which Lauda had his accident
on the Ring.

Andre

On Fri, 19 May 2000 17:16:43 +1000, "Bruce Kennewell"

>Ummmm, sorry to give you the bad news, Tom, but the current 'Ring is NOT
>that used back in the olden days.
>The last F1 race on the Nordschliefe was in the mid 1970's.

>--
>Regards,
>Bruce Kennewell,
>Canberra, Australia.
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by **Laurens de Jon** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Anecdotary (nothing like starting a post with a word you just
made up), a friend called me last Sunday to ask if I'd come to
the 'Ring with her this weekend. I said I really wasn't sure
why, but that I had mentally crossed off all May weekends for
Ring visits.

A classic case of differently aligned interests in geographically
closely related tracks. Although I follow F1 casually, I had no
idea the GP was this weekend. As for my friend, where-ever in
the world F1 races is _the_ place to be, regardless of any real
race tracks being in the vicinity.

Needless to say, I declined to go. I don't see the point of
travelling to the Ring on a day it's closed. My response was
greeted by cold silence. Ohh, the non-understanding...

-Laurens de Jong, The Netherlands.

P.S. Oh, this was the same Volvo-driving friend I mentioned
earlier.

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by **Andre Warrin** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

On Fri, 19 May 2000 06:08:29 -0700, Laurens de Jong

<snip>

Tell me about it :))

Andre

by **Goy Larse** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

> Needless to say, I declined to go. I don't see the point of
> travelling to the Ring on a day it's closed. My response was
> greeted by cold silence. Ohh, the non-understanding...

Have you checked out if it's open ?

Lots of times when there's action on the GP circuit, the old section is
open to the public....

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

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by **Rick Baumhaue** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

Nope, you're thinking of Hockenheim, where the German Grand Prix is held.
This is the European GP. Of course, he's still not going to see the track
he's wants to.........

by **Robin Lor** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

I think they tend to use hatzenbach as a caravan park when F1 comes to
visit!

--
Cheers,

Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer.

http://www.oppositelock.co.uk

Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends

by **Dave Henri** » Sat, 20 May 2000 04:00:00

DOH! goahead y'all line up and slap some sense into me...
thanks for the correction Rick.
dave henrie

> Nope, you're thinking of Hockenheim, where the German Grand Prix is held.
> This is the European GP. Of course, he's still not going to see the track
> he's wants to.........

> > The track they use now, is a about 3 long straights with a couple
> > of chicanes and a small tight section near the grandstands..thats about
> > it ....
> > dave henrie

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Sun, 21 May 2000 04:00:00

'Anecdotory'....I LIKE it, Laurens!!
A work colleague created 'Productionisation' in a report this week. That
went down REALLY well!!
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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by **amos-opu** » Sun, 21 May 2000 04:00:00

YTou are thinking of the old track.........

Sudesh

> For those who don't know or forgot :) , this weekend the F1 season races
> at Nurburgring. I am a recent (this season) fan of F1 and have been
> reading up big-time on "The 'Ring". I can't WAIT to see this track raced
> by F1 cars. I knew this track is used by car companies (like Porsche and
> Ferrari) to test their cars, but have read that this track is VERY tricky
> and dangerous. I've seen some pics on the WWW of some of the "famous"
> corners and it looks quite challenging, to put it mildly.

> Anyway, enough of my ranting...

> Gentlemen, start your engines! (or is that for NASCAR?)

> Ciao!

> - Tom N.

> ==============================================================================

> "Ferrari is the epitome of mechanical beauty and Ferraris are acquired by
> men who wish to turn their dreams into reality and inject into their
> lives a long period of youthful passion. I guess this is why there is
> Ferrari and then there is everything else."

> - Enzo Ferrari, on the Ferrari mystique (Translated from Italian)

> ==============================================================================

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