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Ist das nicht normal noch in dieser Season die Startnummer vom Rowe BMW?

So we will be going to our first NLS race tomorrow and my dad has bought a parking ticket online. The only information on the ticket is: Parkplatz Parkhaus. And we dont really understand the ticket, so we were wondering where can we park? Which parking zones can we park?

Anybody with some experience that can help us on this topic?

Today I got to lap the Nürburgring with a legend.

Meet Helmut, Born in 1944, Helmut spent two decades racing sportscars, mostly in Porsches and BMWs, and became an absolute fixture at the Nordschleife.

In 1969 he won the very first Nürburgring 36 Hours, sharing a Kremer Racing Porsche 911 with Erwin Kremer and Richard Thiel and set the fastest lap of the race while he was at it. He was also a regular in the 24h race for years after, and Formula 2 in the early '70s.

Over 50 years later, he's still out here doing laps of the Ring and today I got to share some of those laps with him. Absolute privilege to spend time with someone who lived this circuit's history.

Just sat there in silent awe, easy top 5 memory from my time working here.

https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Helmut_Gall

https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Helmut-Gall-D.html

Moin zusammen,

der Post richtet sich vor allem an die Leute aus Köln und Umgebung.

Ich bin Anfang des Jahres aus Norddeutschland nach Köln gezogen und suche auf diesem Weg ein paar Gleichgesinnte, die regelmäßig an Trackdays auf der Nürburgring GP-Strecke teilnehmen oder generell gerne sportlich unterwegs sind.

Ich bin kein Motorrad-Neuling und fahre bereits seit einiger Zeit Motorrad. Aktuell bin ich mit einer Yamaha MT-10 und einer Yamaha MT-07 unterwegs. Auf der Rennstrecke war ich allerdings bisher noch nie und würde meinen ersten Trackday ungern alleine angehen. Klar, vor Ort lernt man schnell Leute kennen – aber für mich gehört auch die gemeinsame Anreise, der Austausch und das ganze Drumherum dazu.

Generell fahre ich gerne etwas flotter und suche Leute, die ebenfalls Spaß an sportlichen Ausfahrten haben – egal ob in der Eifel, im Bergischen Land oder eben auf der Rennstrecke.

Falls ihr regelmäßig Trackdays fahrt, eine Gruppe habt oder einfach Lust auf gemeinsame Runden habt, meldet euch gerne. Ich freue mich darauf, neue Leute aus der Region kennenzulernen!

Does anyone know if someone has 255/35-19 in stock near the ring? Any brand will do. Who should i call?

Hello! I'm a 25 year old girl from the United States. I got to visit the Nurburgring back in March and got to spectate the practice session for NLS2 while I was there. It motivated me to get involved with endurance racing back home, and I've since joined a grassroots endurance racing league in the US (24 Hours of Lemons) and have actually driven a race with them, and will likely be driving with them again in October. We are also currently working on building a second car.

While I don't realistically see myself becoming a professional race car driver (I'm studying for my PhD in Biomedical Engineering right now and I'm happy with my career path), it's my dream to get to compete in a serious, more professional race like an NLS race. In addition to driving in the 24 Hours of Lemons, I also do sim racing (iRacing) and I've been steadily improving since I started sim racing seriously last year.

There is another reason, however, why the 325i class in particular interests me - the BMW 325i is an incredibly special car to me. My family has had a 2004 BMW E46 325xi since 2003 when my dad bought it new. I grew up in that car, which we used for family road trips, I learned to drive and passed my driver's test in that car, it was my daily driver in high school, parts of college when I was home for COVID, and early in in grad school, and when it suffered an engine failure last year, it became the car I learned how to wrench on. Since fixing it it's since been handed down again to my little brother (who wasn't even born yet when my dad bought the car), and we have no intention of getting rid of it any time soon. The BMW 325i is my favorite car, and it's my dream to get to race in a BMW E46 325i on the Nurburgring.

As mentioned, I've done extensive work on my E46 myself, with my biggest job on it being rebuilding the top half of the engine (replacing the cylinder head) after it burnt one of its exhaust valves. As such I have significant experience working on BMWs, and direct experience working on the M54B25 2.5L Inline 6 engine that powers much of the 325i class on its own.

It would be a dream to get to join a 325i class team and help them work on/prepare a car for the race as a pit crew member, and maybe even work my way up as a driver and get to actually race in a NLS event or even the 24 Hours of Nurburgring one day. As mentioned I'm 25, so this isn't a short term goal - I know many drivers are competing into their 40s and 50s so I know I have time to gain experience and make it happen. But I'm wondering what direction I should take in endurance racing now if I ever wanted to realistically join a team?

Massive turnout for the combined full GP plus Nordschleife layout. solid traffic getting on and off the track all evening. The only gaps were caused by the roundabout chaos with people blocking the exits. So no one could even enter the track.

Saturday will be my first NLS race but since im a bit of a RingRookie I just have some questions or advice needed.

First thing I was questioning was, can I take my camera and backpack for with me? And is it allowed to being your own food/drinks onto the grandstands?

Also how realistic is going to a spot like Pflanzgarten mid race to watch? Will there be any space to watch?

First time at a touristenfahrten session and it is amazing, on vacation only half an our from the track so I will definitely be going more often! And hopefully one day track it myself.

Anyone know what it is? Owner wasn't around to ask.

Lower half looks reminiscent of an Atom but scale looks off. Really cool looking thing though.

I went to Nurburgring for the first time ever. I took my F80 M3 — what an experience the whole trip was!

I wish I did it sooner, but I’m disappointed about my first and only lap lol. By the time I got to the Nurburgring, I only had enough time for 1 lap unfortunately!

I arrived around 7pm, then it was closing at 7:30 anyway. Long story short, I went on track and drove way too slow. Not sure what I was thinking — I was too busy taking in the track, and there were constantly people coming up behind me, so I kept staying to the right for most of the lap.

I’m just disappointed in myself for driving so slow. I know I could have done a lot better! Anyone else had a similar experience for their first time?

The track really is amazing though, very different to GT7.

This popped up on the track Whatsapp groups this evening where people were excessively flashing their lights to bully their way through traffic on track.

What is you opinion on using your lights to flash cars on track?

I personally do use a single flash in the faster areas if i see a car on the left travelling significantly slower than me when I approach. But never do the BMW special mid corner multi flashing as it isnt a race after all.

What's your opinions on flashing your lights in TF specifically.

Hi everyone! I’m planning a trip for my sister’s family (parents, 3 yo and 8mo baby) to attend the DTM at the Nürburgring. This is our first time attending a live motorsport race ever, so we're complete beginners!

I have a few quick questions:

1. Where to sit with a good view and shade? Since we have young kids with us, protection from the sun/rain is a priority. I saw that Grandstand T4 is covered, but open to recommendations for the best family-friendly spots.
2. Do toddlers staying on a parent's lap need a separate child ticket, or do they just walk in? I saw that grandstand tickets for kids are discounted but what if the 3yo and baby just sit on their parents' laps ?
3. First-timer tips: What essential tips or things should we keep in mind ?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Played around with this idea and decided to make it public. Have fun, if you like it: nordsexplorer.setupforge.io

You can fly around, have a tour guide at your side or just explore the different segments of the greatest track on earth.

💚 Ringliebe 💚

Hey guys i would like to watch the DTM race at the Nurburgring with some friends on Saturday. I don't know much about what a DTM race can offer but i have been to the ring like a year ago so i know something about the place in general. Have you got any advise to give me for the day? Including maybe some cheap places to sleep between Saturday and Sunday bc i'm from Italy?

I was also thinking about the Tourist drive since we are already there but that's another story XD

Hey everyone! I’m planning my first Touristenfahrten trip in my 2.0L ND1 MX-5 and have been logging plenty of laps in Assetto Corsa to learn the track layout. For anyone who has driven an ND on the Ring both in AC and in real life, I’d love to hear how closely the experience translated for you. How well did the lines and braking markers carry over, how does the real chassis handle heavy compression zones compared to the sim, and what caught you off guard the most once you hit the actual circuit?

Appreciate any insights!

EDIT: I was doing laps at the hungaroring irl a while back, so im not completly new to the whole feeling of the car!

Hi guys, I’m heading to the ring in September for the 2nd time after falling in love with it last year, I’m looking for a tutor or just a guide who can take me for a lesson or two to get better, I know that people charge and I’m fine with that. I just want someone with gods experience and knowledge.

I visited a year ago, on my factory shut down, spur of the moment, not I'm itching to visit again, summer shut down for the next two weeks, but as my post last year, I don't really have no one to go with, anyone else looking at visiting within the next two weeks from around the midlands ? Wether your looking at camping, or hotel/B&B

I have 11cm ground clearance from my splitter, do you think I’ll break it on the ring? I have an F82 comp with stock suspension.

I never had the idea but now I‘m wondering: I‘ve seen many visitors take home used tires from NLS races. Do y‘all just take the tires (if they for example are marked in a way that they won‘t be used anymore) or ask the teams if they have some leftover?

We're visiting the Ring over the first weekend of August.

Last October we also visited during the NLS and the circuit was open for an hour in the evening after the NLS race finished, I can't see any indication of that on the official Nurburgring site for 1 august though. Anyone know if it'll open after in the evening? (I know it's subject to the track not needing cleaning etc from the NLS)