Nurburgring is up for sale, because of the financial problems. The entire race track as well as all structures on the area.Jens Lieser, state-appointed liquidator has confirmed The Ring is on the market. For now, there is no information whether it will be sold as a whole or in pieces. For now, there are five to ten potential buyers of the race track. They are willing to pay a rumored selling price around 125 million EUR.The motorsports complex is around the village of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located about 70 km (43 mi) south of Cologne, and 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Frankfurt. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old “North loop” track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is 12.8 miles (20.8 km) long and has more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Jackie Stewart nicknamed the old track “The Green Hell,” and it is widely considered to be the most demanding and difficult purpose-built racing circuit in the world.
Tag: Nürburgring-Nordschleife
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Nurburgring for Sale – €125,000,000
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Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia – RCZ 2.0 HDi Sport Coupe
Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia with two Kumho-shod RCZ 2.0 HDi Sport Coupes made it to 1st and 2nd place in class in round two at the Nurburgring last weekend (April 30).Peugeot No.545 with Michael Bohrer, Stéphane Caillet and Jürgen Nett came on 1st place with a best lap of 9:55.224 minutes with average speed of 137.777 km/h.
Peugeot No.546 with Alexandre Premat, Olivier Perez and Guillaume Roman finished in 2nd place.
“I was very positively surprised by the grip, torque and acceleration of the RCZ on such a technical circuit.”, said Alexandre Premat.
“I must congratulate the team for the race strategy and our tyre partner Kumho for the S700 slicks. During my eight 14-mile laps, the times varied by no more than two seconds.”, commented Jürgen Nett.
“The balance of our Peugeot RCZ is just a dream.”, said Stéphane Caillet.
“This team is clearly fully into its stride already and it’s very encouraging to learn how well our tyres our working and how well the cars handle on them.”, said Kumho’s European Motorsport Manager Steve Thompson.
Source: Peugeot
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Peugeot EX1 – Nurburgring Nordschleife Record Time
Electric vehicle with a record lap around Nurburgring Nordschleife race track?!Yes, Peugeot EX1 with Stéphane Caillet, driver and tuner-technician from the Company’s Research & Development Centre, behind the steering wheel. The vehicle made a record lap for electric vehicles around the 20.832 kilometres (12.944 miles) race track.
EX1 set the clock at 9 minutes, 1.338 seconds (9:01.338) at an average speed of 138.324 km/h (85.951 mph). The weather conditions were far from perfect, but the vehicle managed to beat the previous electric speed record on this circuit, which was 9:51.45 seconds clocked in 2010.
The record achieved by EX1 was formally recognised by WIGE Performance, the official time-keeping body for the Nordschleife.
Source: Porsche
