By then – 18 or so hours in – many cars are showing signs of wear although, with no rain, they hadn’t got that dullness that dry road spray seems to leave. From £319.00. We decided to park in Nurburg village and walk against the race traffic to be at Galgenkopf and the Kleine Karussell for the two WTCR races on Saturday morning. However, the car park was full by the time we got there so Plan B was required. We walked in as far as Hocheichen where the sun was really not in the right place, but frankly, just standing there watching is fully entertaining. I want to head back here on a future occasion to spend some time developing this sort of shot. The different factions – Audi, Porsche and Mercedes had their fans and the leading cars were cheered as they came around each lap. For 2020 Travel Destinations will be offering camping at our trackside campsite and a hotel option for the 49th ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours race. There is a rough road away from the track or you can hug the fence line in the trees and see the cars at high speed. These four or six hour races cater broadly for GT and touring cars. Privacy Policy. We were down at the Dunlop-Kehre at the bottom of the Grand Prix loop but I have to confess that the process didn’t really work for me. ... coldness, darkness: The first seven hours of the 48th ADAC TOTAL 24h Race demanded maximum commitment of teams, drivers – and even more so […] Read more. Beyond Steilstrecke the path starts to run above the track and there are interesting shots through the trees. 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The latter has fencing but spectators can get close – and there are windows for photographers – although I need to lose about a foot in height for them to be comfortable to use ! It's that simple. Copyright © All Rights Reserved 2018 - 2020. The complete race 2019 re-live. We headed back to the start area and instead walked the first part of the Nordschleife from Hatzenbach to Hocheichen that we had seen in the dark the night before. Darkness was now fully set in allowing us to appreciate the trouble some of the fans had gone to with their campsite pitches. In the end, the long-time leader – the Manthey Porsche #911 - was delayed by a penalty for speeding in a slow zone and the win went to the Phoenix Audi #4 of Kaffer, Stippler, Vervisch and Vantoor. In recent years, due in no small part to the organisers adopting both the Radio Le Mans commentary team and YouTube streaming, the popularity of both the VLN and N24 races have increased way beyond the German borders. The 24 Hours Nürburgring is a 24-hour annual touring car and GT endurance racing event on the combined circuit of the Nürburgring in central Germany. Christened the Green Hell by Jackie Stewart, it is the place that very nearly took Niki Lauda’s life in 1976. Thus, 13 hours after we set off, climbing and descending around 300m and walking 23km, we got back to the car. Sunday morning dawned sunny and bright and after a slightly more leisurely start, we headed to Brunnchen with the idea of parking and covering the area we had walked on Saturday when there was no racing. As anticipated, the crowd were allowed to line the track as the three batches of around 50 cars each came round on their parade lap. This was followed by the Falken Drift Show. As of 2019, the race is sponsored by Total S.A. as official fuel and title sponsor. 23 different classes will be represented across the 156 starters at the 2019 Nurburgring 24 Hours. I sneaked a shot over the bridge on my trusty step but this was frowned upon by the spectator control chaps. Alternatively, for expert advice on the Nürburgring 24 Hours please call us on 01707 329988 and we will be delighted to help you with your booking. However, after brief discussion we decided to keep walking. Many of the spectators have been there all week - there is a programme of support races, practice and qualifying - so by Sunday morning many are breaking camp. Terms & Conditions The first two groups are subdivided into classes according to their displacement. In the dark it was spectacular and, probably fortunately, the drivers were keeping on the track and not running wide. You can find the race highlights on YouTube. Nürburgring 2020 calendar and opening times. It was constructed in the 1920s and supplemented with the modern Grand Prix circuit in the 1980s and has an almost mythical standing among motorsport and car enthusiasts alike. Except it wasn’t true this weekend, just hot. For the N24, at selected places around the track, spectators are allowed to stand by the track for the parade lap – with some of the drivers high five-ing the fans as they drive by. Some were still trying ! Now, I should have known better having walked it the other way around in 2018 and I knew what the next section was like – a very long slog uphill away from the track – so not even the sight and sound of racing cars to encourage except at the start at Breidscheid. Not a lot of noise for BMW who had had a race to forget. This will ensure you’re kept up to date with the latest events coming up. ‘Tis said that if you have a car, they can find a class it can run in ! When the track is open you just need to drive to the entrance, buy your tickets at the ticket office (or through the app - details on prices page, and drive onto the Nürburgring circuit itself. Our first VLN race was in 2016 – the Rowe 6 Hours – where we joined with the other spectators on the grid as the cars assembled (yes, you read that right). The race commentary can be found at radio Le Mans and full race results can be found at 24 Nurburgring. With its 170 corners, including the fabulous Karussell, a 210 degree banked corner, and over 1,000ft in altitude change from the lowest to highest points, it is no wonder that the legendary Sir Jackie Stewart described it as “the greatest and most challenging race circuit in the world” and nicknamed it the “Green Hell”. Audi vs. BMW seems to be the battle for the win in the 48th ADAC TOTAL 24 race at the Nürburgring. Held since 1970, over 25,378 km (15,769.2 mi) lap length allows more than 200 cars and over 700 drivers to participate. The race starts at 3.30pm Saturday, although this year we arrived in time to see the first WTCR (touring car) race and Top Qualifying for the N24 late afternoon Friday. Keeping close to the track then leads past Fuchsrohre and up towards Aremberg. The plan thereafter was to walk the track past Pflantzgarten, Brunnchen and up to Hohe Acht. In addition, there has been a 24 hour race (colloquially known as the N24) since 1970 – which has been won over the years by everything from a Ford Capri to a BMW 320D to a Viper. We went along to photograph the Nurburgring 24 Hours race. We have spectated and taken photos at the N24 in 2018 and 2019, on both occasions staying 20 minutes down the road at the Park Eifel Centerparc. The step doubles as a temporary seat so it was worth carrying it. 2021 will see the 49th running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Endurance live and real time racing updates and information. The entry these days is generally over 150 cars, but in earlier years it has been in excess of 200. Just before Aremberg, there is a bridge to allow access to the inside of the track. In the event we went beyond the Karussell to Steilstrecke for the start. There is 21 km of narrow twisty undulating tarmac through the Eifel Mountains known as the Nordschleife. Either way, you get fantastic views of the action of the Nürburgring 24. I have said in previous reports that if I could only watch one class of racing it would probably be GT3 cars – the fastest class at the Ring. Stay in the luxury of your own hotel room and drive to the circuit to enjoy all the action. With around 200 cars taking to the starting grid, with everything from factory BMWs and Porsches to privateers in VW Golfs the N24 truly is a spectacle like no other. Add your email address below to sign up to our FREE newsletter. but this time we headed down there for the Qualifying where the quickest cars had two laps – essentially on their own - to set their grid position. This opens up areas on the fence that have not previously been visible – and certainly weren’t in the dark the night before. At this point I should reassure readers that I had not carried my 200-500mm zoom as well as the 70-200mm – my usual lens elf wasn’t with me this time ! The inside of Aremberg is a good spot with windows in the fence and by the time we got there the sun was low in the sky. 24 Hours of Nurburgring at Nürburgring on June 20th, 2019. Now there are buses that run between key locations around the track – and Adenau village is one of them. Schedule for 24h Nurburgring 2020 20.08.2020: 24h NURBURGRING 2020 Nürburgring ... 25.06.2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring 2019-Committed to facing new challenges- … Then there is the Opel Manta – the one with the foxtail - run by ex-Opel Motorsport boss Volker Stryczek. Completed over a combination of the GP circuit (5.1km) and the famous Nordschleife (20.8km), this combined circuit is recognised and accepted as one of motor racing’s toughest challenges. In Germany, where the N24 is generally scheduled around one of two bank holidays in May or June, it has long been a tradition for 200,000 plus Germans to head to the Ring to camp in the forests surrounding the track, drink, barbeque, play loud techno music and watch motor racing. I need a proper bed and decent night sleep these days ! If you have any questions about either the N24 or the VLN series please contact us through Facebook. This wasn’t ideal as the sun wasn’t in the best place for all of the shots. The big screen opposite and streaming the English language commentary on the phone kept us in touch – including the shout out from my tweet to the radio team. Spectators are able to wander unhindered through the paddocks throughout the weekend and even on to the grid prior to the start of the race, enabling you to see and touch the cars. Like Trigger’s broom, it’s probably not all original and can certainly motor along, but his year it suffered significant damage in a no-fault accident. Despite the vagaries of Balance of Performance, they remain superb to see close up and at speed, especially on the Nordschleife. In the past two […] Read more. I “think” the walk was worth it – I hope you do too ! Located in the beautiful Eifel region of Germany just across the border from Belgium and nestled within the amazing and far-reaching Eifel forest, lies the formidable and infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Green Hell. Early afternoon, we headed back to the Mercedes Tribune at Turn 1 for the final hour or so of the race. We had never ventured to the Grand Prix loop on previous visits (why would you with the whole of the Nordschleife to explore ?)
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