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You better believe it! The Nürburgring, simply known as "The Ring" by enthusiasts, is a motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany. It was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel, which is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Cologne, and 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Frankfurt. 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 annual highlight is the 24 Hours Nürburgring weekend, held usually in mid-June, featuring 220 cars (from small 100 hp (75 kW) cars to 700 hp (520 kW) Turbo Porsches or 500 hp (370 kW) factory race cars built by BMW, Opel, Audi, Mercedes-Benz), over 700 drivers (amateurs and professionals) and up to 290,000 spectators. Because of its demanding layout, the Nordschleife is used by many auto manufacturers as a proving ground for car prototypes. Some of the most notable corporate "Ring Rats" are BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Nissan, Lexus, Saleen, and starting in 2002, General Motors. GM's first wave of Nürburgring-honed vehicles includes the Cadillac CTS-V and the fifth and sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. Nissan's Japanese domestic market supercar, the Skyline GT-R, was tuned at Nürburgring (Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nür) and held the unofficial lap record for road legal cars for some time. Some stats about the track itself..... Location Nürburg, Germany Time zone GMT +1 (DST: +2) Major Events ADAC, DTM, 24 Hours Nürburgring, 1000km Nürburgring, VLN GP-Strecke Surface Asphalt Circuit Length 5.148 km (3.2 mi) Turns 16 Lap Record 1:29.468 ( Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004, Formula 1) Nordschleife Surface Asphalt/Concrete Circuit Length 20.81 km (12.93 mi) Turns 73 Lap Record 6:11.13 ( Stefan Bellof, Porsche 956, 1984 WSC)
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