Nuremburg Ring for Complete Beginner

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Hey, complete motor sport beginner, so excuse my ignorance. I’m looking for any advice/info on the Nuremburg Ring i.e. how to get there, whether to bring your own car or rent when over there etc.

I was recently talking to a guy whilst on holidays who was big into his motor sports, who recommended I try it out even if I wasn’t a petrol head. It’s not the F1 that I’m looking for info/advice on but rather driving around the ring yourself. Much appreciate anything you got….

Cheers!

nikimere

1st of all its called the Nurburgring Ring.... :rolleyes:
Don't bring your own car, unless you can afford to lose it
Most hire companies dont insure you while on "The Ring" so if you do have a crash you'll have to tow the car down the road a make like u crashed it there.
You should find most of the info http://www.nuerburgring.de/1_nuerburgring/bmw_ring_taxi/index.html?L=1
If you've no performance driving experience then you might want to try out the "Ring Taxi" (if you can afford it that is).

Andrewf20

nikimere wrote:

Most hire companies dont insure you while on "The Ring" so if you do have a crash you'll have to tow the car down the road a make like u crashed it there.

This is a big no no, so dont entertain the idea of bringing a rental car to the track. Apparently folks suspect of doing this have been reported to the car rental companies by "watchers" at the track.

Be aware of other hidden & fairly savage bills incurred if you crash as detailed at the bottom of the following link:

http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/prices.html

Good luck when you are over there, just dont go too mad especially after Pflanzgarten were it can get quite hairy!

BarryM3

Have been loads of times - The place is car and motorsport heaven.. The whole locality revolves around the track and cars in general.

As for the rented thing. I've rented more than a few cars out and returned them without problem.

Heading over next month with about 14 other Irish cars for a weekend!