Yeah I always thought it was the Nurenburg Ring. Until now!
No, it's the Nurburg circuit (ring).
You'd think I'd spell it properly, considering I've not only been there but I spent 10 days there. I have my FIA license and can race in the VLN series 'cause I qualify.
Umm...
VLN races are all on Nurburgring - it's like their own endurance series.
To qualify to race in the N24, you have to race in AND complete three VLN races.
I am qualified to race in a VLN race.
I have not raced in a VLN race. I have done many laps on Nurburgring.
Nordschliefe (spelling?) is the actual name of the long track at Nurburgring. The race is the Nurburgring 24 Hour - or just "N24".
I did assume that you spelled it correctly. That is why I had questions!
It's a hell of a track.
If you get the chance to race on a virtual copy of the track, take it. There's a brilliant straight where you can reach maximum speeds and it passes by in an instant when you're over 200 mph.
I doubt you'll realistically get the chance - but you can actually go there and drive on the track. It's open to the public - and you can drive on it when it is NOT open to the public, as a student driver.
You can rent exotics (or just a Hyundai TCR type of car) and do laps - or, more importantly, you can hire a teacher to ride with you and give you second by second advice. I spent 10 days there doing exactly that, only not always hiring a teacher.
It was one of my favorite vacations - and it really wasn't all that expensive. It was under 20k for the whole thing. That includes everything, from flying there to food and alcohol.
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