A typical day at Adenauer Forst- A spectator’s delight.

One of the many questions often asked by friends and family who have never visited the Nurburgring is “exactly how dangerous is the track? ” Well, on average there are around 26 deaths per year. Although it is not uncommon to see several minor accidents in one day on a typical tourist weekend. Adenauer Forst in particular is a spectators delight. There are many access points around the Ring to watch the mayhem, but this is one of the most popular as the video footage shows, its one of the hardest corners to get right. Drivers nearly always approach this section with too much speed and the car way off-line.

Watch how aggressive some drivers are,  the trick is to let them pass.  There are no prizes on tourist days for being the quickest!! Concentrate on driving a smooth lap. My trick was to drive some laps as soon as the Ring opened. Less traffic means you can adopt the racing line more often.  Yes 26 deaths per year sounds awful right?  Especially in this nanny-orwellian world we now live in. Many groups and officials would like to close down the Nurburgring for tourists but consider this. Smoking kills 5 million a year. As far as I know smoking is still legal. Smokers get their kicks from nicotein.

In a desert of draconian enforced speed limits, traffic jams, Soccer moms in SUV’s, teen’s texting in their mustangs, speed bumps and cameras, drivers are flocking to this Oasis known as the…….Nurburgring!!

Jackie Stewart gave the Nurburgring its name the Green hell (Grune holle). It doesn’t have to be this way if you drive within your means. Enjoy the Ring to improve  your driving skill, not to prove  your driving skill.

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