Is this the end of the Nürburgring/Nordschleife?

[godlameroso]

http://www.swr.de/nachrichten/rp/-/id=1 ... index.html

so now it is going ahead -the whole lot is going to be sold -in parts or as an entitity...

A big issue for the Nordschleife -no question the track is VERY important to all OEMs -Toyota,BMW,Porsche ,Jaguar,Daimler ,ALFA etc etc are not only testing there but are organised in a industrial pool ,have facilities nearby and will not let this go ...
So either one of them is prepared to fork out a horrendous sum or car manufacturers use the industry pool and buy shares..
But are they interested in Tourists driving around ,or VLN ,or 24h racing? Big questionmarks there..

You also got some non Racing activity -with classic car meetingss and rockfestivals (Rock am Ring ) which are lucrative..
but is the Grandprix track sustainable? Frankly it´s the first of all the modern "mickeymouse"tracks even though most drivers actually like the Track as I understand.

Let´s see what will come out of this -I see the Nordschleife being entirely closed to the public and possibly the end for racing there as OEMs will need more testing opportunities .

edit -the government of Rheinland Pfalz has stated publicly they want to see the new owner go on with Nordschleife,Rockconcerts VLN and so on ..but I think they are a bit naive .
to run a track like nordschleife to international standards is quite costly and it remains to be seen if someone is even prepared to buy into all the crap up there..

The F1 track is a good track, I don't know why so many people dislike it. Granted it's not the most difficult track in the world(it's very tricky to spot the perfect braking spot which is the key to a good lap), yet there are many good sides to this. The nature of the corners make for some really good racing because there aren't many high speed corners to upset a following car's aerodynamics. I don't think I have to remind you how good the 2011 race was.

[WhiteBlue]

I think we do not need to be too pessimistic. The Ring will eventually be auctioned off and that will end the endless and bottomless drain to the public finances. Anybody who takes control will be dumb if he terminates the public track days for the Nordschleife. That is a big attraction and should be a money maker for every owner. The price with around €100m is not particularly expensive for a formula 1 track plus a big tourist attraction. Perhaps the existing businesses will go vor a bid if it becomes cheap enough. Or someone new with some business sense will run it profitably for a change.

[timbo]

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[tomislavp4]

If one manufacturer buys it and closes it to both the public and other manufacturers the often used marketing-talk in the form of “It laps the ring in under x:xx” will become worthless, won´t it?

I hope it stays open to the public, at least for a few days a month. I haven´t driven there yet, but it´s one of the things on my to-do list, I´d be pissed if they close it.

[stefan_]

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