>I almost forgot. Papy put little signs (white and yellow) to mark the 14
>sections of the 'Ring. These help a lot. You can read the names in replays,
>but at 150mph -- kinda impossible :-D They also put up little circular red
>signs with an 'X' through them. As you guessed it these mark
>dangerous/hidden turns. The first red sign is at the first hairpin/ S-turn
>after the first long downhill fast part :-)
the GPL 'Ring in order to make it easier to learn (that's what is
written in the manual, and there is/was even a patch available to
remove the signs).
Actually, Papy put signs there because there are (and were) many real
signs on the Ring (Papy left out or misplaced some, though, like
Brnnchen).
The white/yellow ones are nowadays replaced with green ones, which fit
better into the "Green Hell".
The traffic signs, like "one way street", "absolutly no stopping here"
(just a reminder at especially dangerous places, it's generally
"verboten" to stop anywhere on the Ring) and so on are also there.
After all, the Nordschleife is open to public traffic nearly every
day, and those signs are needed to guide the tourists and prevent
crashs.
Also, there are marks on the real track, usually painted white spots,
which are used (and renewed) during race driving lessons to mark brake
or turn-in spots, eg. at teh Karussell.
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