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How to Drive the Nürburgring: The World's Most Notorious Race Track SHARE PIN EMAIL Search EUROPE GERMANY GERMANY GUIDE How to Drive the Nürburgring: The World's Most Notorious Race Track Experience the ultimate test of man and machine BY JAMES MARTIN Updated 06/29/17 SHARE PIN EMAIL Nuerburgring ••• The Nürburgring. 14 miles of winding, narrow country roads that were once the most terrifying motor racing track in history. The track was deemed too dangerous for competitive racing - but you can still experience the track at racing speeds in your own car. The Nürburgring (sometimes spelled Nuerburgring, particularly if you don't have the 'ü' on your computer) is most famous for being the track where Austrian racing legend Niki Lauda was involved in a fiery crash that nearly took his life during the 1976 German Grand Prix (the scene was dramatised in the 2013 movie Rush) Driving Your Own Car at the Nürburgring There are several versions of the Nürburgring track, but only two that are likely to interest you: the classic 14-mile track, called the 'Nordschleife'. Book a drive here the modern-day Grand Prix track. Book a drive here 'Green Hell' Driving Days Jackie Stewart called the Nürburgring "The Green Hell", a phrase the track uses for its Green Hell Driving Days. However, the website is not very clear on the difference between this and the normal 'tourist rides'. I telephoned the track and they explained the only difference is the opening times: the normal tourist rides are only for a few hours (usually in the evening), and the twice-yearly, three-day Green Hell Driving Days allow you to drive all day for the duration of the event. Obviously, if want to take part in the Green Hell Driving Days, you'll probably want to stay nearby. Compare Prices and Check Reviews on Hotels near Nürburging 'The Fastest Taxi Ride of Your Life' If you'd rather have someone else drive you, there are two co-pilot rides you can take: Co-pilot Nürburgring rides. Learn to Drive Safely Can't sell a few laps of The Nürburgring to that significant other of yours? Well, how about we look at driving from a different angle. Safety. Yes, you can really learn to handle what life throws in front of your squealing tires at the Nürburgring Driving Safety Center. A one day intensive driving course will cost a mere 130-170 Euros depending on the day and the season. C'mon, what's your life worth, anyway? I highly recommend learning to handle a car well, especially when driving in a country which offers very little distinction between a race course and a toll road. Hiking Around the Nürburgring You don't need a car to enjoy the Nürburgring. There are hiking trails all around the track. Check out the website for more details (currently only in German, though the maps are self-explanatory). How to get to The Nürburgring The Nürburgring is located 90 km southwest of Cologne or 60 km northwest of Koblenz. The nearest airports are Köln Bonn (80 km) and Duesseldorf (120 km). Be sure to follow the directions to Nürburg rather than Nürnberg. Best Nürburgring Resources Nurburgring Official Site- Get information on a variety of activities for the whole family at Nürburg, including walking to the Nürburg castle. Ben Lovejoy's Nurburgring Site - the most comprehensive Ring site on the web? Well, it just may be. History of the Nürburgring Germany's Nurburgring opened on June 18th, 1927, as The Nürburg-Ring, a 14-mile twisty devil of a race track. It had 172 corners then, too many for a driver to remember the exact racing line through all of them. Meaning, of course, that the best racing driver could pull off amazing feats of showmanship--if he was brave enough. Take Juan Manual Fangio, for example. Loosing the lead after a horrendous pit stop near the end of the 1957 German Grand Prix, he managed to break the lap record by 12 seconds on three consecutive laps to take over the lead and win the race. He quit racing a year later, as if he had reached the pinnacle and there was nowhere else to go, "I believe that on that day in 1957 I finally managed to master the Nürburgring, making those leaps in the dark on those curves where I had never before had the courage to push things so far." There is likely to never be another race track like the Nürburgring again. 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