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Title: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: h4rdy on July 17, 2012, 12:56:15 pm: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=26033

Sorry if a repost.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: RedRobin on July 17, 2012, 01:20:31 pm: .
Potentially life-threatening technicalities have been going on for several years in one form or another. I don't have a clue how meaningful these current rumblings are - It could even be political posturing. The local area relies very much on the Nurburgring's existence. It would be a tragedy if it folded but someone might take it over, who knows?
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: tony_danza on July 17, 2012, 01:22:38 pm: Usual panic, will end in the usual outcome - everything remains the same, because it works.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: h4rdy on July 17, 2012, 01:37:22 pm: Ill try again! Bloody computer.

When the government are not allowed to bail them out surely things are bad.

I hope not I would like to go one day.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: RobH on July 17, 2012, 05:31:48 pm: I cant imagine the extremely rich german car manufactures would let the nurburgring meet its match if it really came down to it. They would be pretty stupid too anyway.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: RedRobin on July 17, 2012, 05:39:06 pm: Quote from: RobH on July 17, 2012, 05:31:48 pm

I cant imagine the extremely rich german car manufactures would let the nurburgring meet its match if it really came down to it. They would be pretty stupid too anyway.

....Good point. The Nordschleife is used for far more than just Touristfarting days. And the F1 circuit is relatively new.

I reckon this is just govn'ment posturing and wanting private investment / financial structuring.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: edd666999 on July 17, 2012, 05:51:23 pm: For the past 3 years "could this be the last year" "in debt" blah blah blag.

I think its just some kind of stunt to get people to go before its "gone"

I agree if it did shut down VW should snap it up! get rid of those bmw ring taxi's and get some r36's on the go :grin:
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: RedRobin on July 17, 2012, 05:57:05 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on July 17, 2012, 05:51:23 pm

I agree if it did shut down VW should snap it up! get rid of those bmw ring taxi's and get some r36's on the go :grin:

....You probably already know that BMW already have a purpose-built test premises nearby so they can use the circuit regularly.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: Poverty on July 17, 2012, 06:06:06 pm: most serious manufacturers do
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: PDT on July 17, 2012, 07:47:59 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on July 17, 2012, 05:51:23 pm

I agree if it did shut down VW should snap it up! get rid of those bmw ring taxi's and get some r36's on the go :grin:

And make things boring!
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on July 17, 2012, 08:08:30 pm: Well it would indeed in essence be shut...

BMW AUDI ET all would buy it close it to all but a couple of days a month...

Want to do a lap?.....that'll be 400 euros please.....

the zonda and Ferrari owners will love it they'll see it as great value to be able to hoon without the likes of us getting in the way

Do the math.....If they sold 500 laps a day every day at the current prices the price would have to increase by €70 per lap just to cover the shortfall, assuming at the new prices they won't sell 500 laps a day then it just increases the squeeze on the place.

The manufacturers won't want jimmy big bollocks with his VXR exposing himself to the place for liability reasons so it'll be under a great amount of pressure. Austerity isn't just for Greece
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: RedRobin on July 17, 2012, 08:14:10 pm: ^^^^
Hmm, I can see that the Touristfarting days could get totally dumped.
Title: Re: Nurburgring in even bigger trouble?
Post by: tony_danza on July 17, 2012, 09:05:43 pm: It's going nowhere. We'll still be lapping it this year, the next year and for many years to come.

Jesus, we usually have to wait for the off season for this panic.

Read what Dale says here (http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.php/home/news/441-nuerburgring-bankruptcy-what-s-really-happening)