The Nurburgring Nordschleife. 20km (14 miles) long. 73 corners.
The most dangerous race track in the world. The scene of Niki Lauda’s near
terminal accident in 1976. The track is actually classified as a one-way public
road. You just turn up, pay 14 euros, drive through the barriers and take your
chances with Porsches, Ferraris, superbikes, family hatchbacks and even tourist
coaches. There is no instruction, no separation of traffic into groups, no
marshals, no ambulance and no run-off on most corners before you hit the
unforgiving Armco barriers. (Read more)
Drag
Racing with 1791BHP
Drag Racing. It’s boring. It’s easy. Anybody can drive in a straight
line. You might as well just put the cars on a rolling road instead. All
pearls of wisdom from those who have never been to the drag strip. Well,
contrary to popular opinion, drag racing is not easy, it is not boring, and
power is not everything – technique, traction and gearing all come into play.
(Read more)
Return to Hell
Nurburgring Nordschleife July 2005. Since my first trip to
the Nurburgring Nordschleife in June 2004 I had been looking forward to another
trip. While I had enjoyed that trip immensely, all of the laps I had done
were in convoy with some test driver friends. What I wanted to achieve
this time was to drive the whole track by myself and to always know where I was
and what was coming up over the next blind brow. (Read
more)
One (Green) Hell of a Trip
Drag
Racing with 1791BHP
Nurburgring Nordschleife July 2005. Since my first trip to
the Nurburgring Nordschleife in June 2004 I had been looking forward to another
trip. While I had enjoyed that trip immensely, all of the laps I had done
were in convoy with some test driver friends. What I wanted to achieve
this time was to drive the whole track by myself and to always know where I was
and what was coming up over the next blind brow. (