How can the Nurburgring save lives?

I do not want to vent my political frustrations out in this blog, but a little background helps to understand why the Ring is a good thing.

If you happen to be the generation after the baby boomer generation, as I am, our parents enjoyed far more freedom on the road than we, or our children will ever enjoy. Sure, cars have got faster and safer, but average speeds are way down.  In the eighty’s, I remember life on the road was tolerable, but since the early nineties, European governments have waged a perpetual “stealth tax” war on the motorist disguised as safety!

In the UK, fixed speed cameras infest the countryside, speed bumps and traffic calming islands, which do far more harm than good, are placed indiscriminately. The art of overtaking a fellow motorist has long been forgotten, and should some poor sod have the audacity to do so, he is instantly branded a menace to society. England has enjoyed some of the lowest per capita accident rates in the world, “before” these draconian safety measures were put in place.

The obvious huge increase in traffic over the past decade has added to the fact that driving has become a chore. Driving standards in general, are much lower as the modern motorist juggles with his latte- mocha- chino and cell phone while steering with his knees! In my opinion this is partly due to the fact that the government has so over-regulated our roads, the modern motorist feels that he/she no longer needs to concentrate.  So no, speed does not kill, however stupidity does.

Yep, our over regulated roads have turned us into a nation of Speedo watching, driving zombies………the antidote, the last bastion of driving freedom…….the Nurburgring!!

So how does this save lives you ask? If you could just imagine, even if it was just once in your life, where you could drive somewhere that would allow you to breath, not worry about speed camera’s. You know, tap into more than 10% of your car’s performance potential,  put a smile on your face when you drive! Seriously, when was the last time you smiled while driving your car for sheer pleasure?

By taking your performance car to the Ring, it enables you to get years of oppressed motoring frustration out of your system, with far less chance of hurting an innocent bystander should you get it wrong. You never know, it just might make you a better all round driver, far more capable of handling an emergency situation because you tested your ability and your cars limits.

Yes, there are over 4500 stationary speed cameras in the UK!

Sure, you can book a track day, but you have to book it weeks in advance, they are expensive and after 10 laps you know all 7 or 8 corners intimately! The Ring is nearly always available, just turn up and drive. At the Ring, you have 174 to learn. Go and find your limit, and your cars.

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