The Nürburgring,
known as simply "the Ring" by enthusiasts, is the name
of a famous motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany, built
in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg
in the Eifel, which is about 70 kilometres south of Cologne, 100
kilometres northwest of Mainz, and 120 kilometres northwest of Frankfurt.
Originally, the track featured four track configurations: the 28.265
kilometres (17.563 miles) long Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"),
which in turn consisted of the 22.810 km Nordschleife ("Northern
Loop"), and the 7.747 km Südschleife ("Southern Loop").
There also was a 2.281 km warm-up loop called Zielschleife ("Finish
Loop") or better known as Betonschleife, around the pit area.
Between 1982 and 1983 the start-finish area was demolished to create
a new GP-track,
and this is currently used for all major and international racing
events. However, the Nordschleife is still in use; nicknamed The
Green Hell by Jackie Stewart, it is widely considered the toughest,
most dangerous and most demanding purpose-built race track in the
world.
The Nürburgring
also plans to build a massive Air Thrust Coaster by S&S Power
in 2009. It will be called Racecoaster and will reach speeds of
nearly 135 mph, making it the fastest roller coaster in the world,
claiming the record from Kingda Ka.
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