the Ring is closing.

[Tontsy]

the famous Ring, is rumoured to be closing, for races as they are "loosing" money on it.

150Euro for a taxi trip, that costs them 300!

talk.

[Dom]

Huh? Seriously?

[craig180]

Like bollocks it's £150 Euros for the Ring taxi. It was more than that when we were there last year and it was fully booked until this year!

Judging by the number of cars and bikes that were out there I doubt the track is making a loss tbh

[Tontsy]

yup, seen it on a few sites, new reports and other forums.

[Bound]

How the fuck do they lose money, it's a road, they rise you for eveything. Recovery costs more than a house.

[welshy23]

make a new one. ENGLORING much better. and not as far.

[Tontsy]

make a new one. ENGLORING much better. and not as far.

i think its called the M25 ring ;)

[welshy23]

i think its called the M25 ring ;)

or actually make a Neverbeen. haha :D

[K17NEY]

Bullshit! Like fuck are they making a loss, They charge 600 euros for each section of barrier if you crash, They have at least 1 crash every 3 hours. They're making plenty!

[Mr_X]

it wont close down, trust.

[Tom5190]

Hope it dosent shut its like a mecca (not the bingo)

[Moke]

Hope it dosent shut its like a mecca (not the bingo)

Aww :( Got me excited then!

I hope it doesn't close. I haven't been yet!

[saxo-dude-16v]

same, aint been yet

[jeffchiz]

Hope it dosent shut its like a mecca (not the bingo)

dont worry tomo we'll get there lol

[TheDanBurgess]

Hope it dosent shut its like a mecca (not the bingo)

:| i have money with on that bingo site!

[Viper]

Bullshit! Like fuck are they making a loss, They charge 600 euros for each section of barrier if you crash, They have at least 1 crash every 3 hours. They're making plenty!

Unless they only charge the cost without adding anything on...

[Bound]

Unless they only charge the cost without adding anything on...

Why would a business operate not making a profit on everything they can?

[Viper]

Why would a business operate not making a profit on everything they can?

Don't be so fucking racist!

[mlawlan69]

surely all these nurburgring branded cars actually pay good money to test on the track and brand as such, sounds like a rumour to me.

[craig180]

surely all these nurburgring branded cars actually pay good money to test on the track and brand as such, sounds like a rumour to me.

Sounds like a publicity stunt...

[Prickle]

Oh well.. i was hoping to go on that track somepoint in my life...

[Jay_]

i have seen reports about it closing. But as everyone has said, i cannot see how it can be making a loss. It is also a public road....

[Rogue_Shadow]

Not yet!
NOT YET!

Someone stall them!

[dougieph2]

Losing*

[Mochachino]

Well the amount of cars ive seen this past year with a nurburgring sticker on the back clearly shows business is going good. Almost 3 cars on every road have been! Corsa B's, Bedford Rascals', Vauxhall Frontera, alsorts! Cant be doin bad.

[Cammy]

The ring is one of the biggest attractions in the world, no way there loosing any profit, at the end of the day its a PUBLIC road you pay to drive on, its obviously bought outright, therefore theres no losses ever, in revenue each year, they have to be making a good few million.

[TheDanBurgess]

Well the amount of cars ive seen this past year with a nurburgring sticker on the back clearly shows business is going good. Almost 3 cars on every road have been! Corsa B's, Bedford Rascals', Vauxhall Frontera, alsorts! Cant be doin bad.

Yeah, I saw a Corsa B series with one on the woman must of be atleast 100. Dedication that is also a lot of people at my local McDonalds have been aswell acording to the rear of their car.

[nath_vts]

Oh fuck!

Dont tell hardcorejoeboy, he will be gutted! Every comparison he has involves either b8s or the ring.

On the plus side his ring tax disc holder will be on antiques roadshow in a few years.

[Mezza]

Yeah, I saw a Corsa B series with one on the woman must of be atleast 100. Dedication that is also a lot of people at my local McDonalds have been aswell acording to the rear of their car.


lmfao, the best sticker is "notbothering" :panic:

[Chr15]

lol nath! :D

'ring is overrated imo, all about getting from my house to town without using any a-roads ;)

[Gary-VTR]

Full story:
http://jalopnik.com/5684589/save-the-nurburgring

Basically, some idiot company bought it out. Built a shit load of stuff in the middle which noone goes to, now it's operating at a loss.

Since it's opening in 1927, the Nurburgring has been under complete public ownership and administration, but in May of this year the complete Nurburgring race track and park was rented out to two privateers (Kai Richter, Jörg Lindner). They have no motorsports background whatsoever, but are the driving forces behind the makeover, which includes the addition of a theme park with a new roller coaster that doesn't work, more hotel capacity than the area needs, a 3,000-seat event arena, and a shopping mall. Everything appears to be far too big and remains empty most of the time.

They promised private financing, but this soon turned out to be a fake. The Minister of Finance had to resign as a consequence. Despite lack of funding completion of the project continued.

The heavy burden now sitting on Nordschleife's shoulder is the debt of approximately 400 Million Euros, which seems completely unnecessary considering complete race tracks have been constructed for a fraction of this amount.

[jonathon5]

I doubt the ring will never close as , adenau would die without it.

But they may ban bikes

[Jay_]

I doubt the ring will never close as , adenau would die without it.

But they may ban bikes

is this a wish or a genuine thing?

[Tringaling]

I am DEFO hoping it doesnt close..

I am still to try it!

[SAM-S44MDS-]

I doubt the ring will never close as , adenau would die without it.

But they may ban bikes

Best bloody not do

[rey]

You think all of the manufacturers that test there would let it close?

Won't happen.

[b0t13]

publicity ftw, bet they get a 30% increase this year due to the news, POW finance back on track..

[jonathon5]

Best bloody not do

I think they have, according to the talk on the ring forums.

Bikes won't be allowed on the nordschleife

[MiniGibbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplEKGs6Yj4

EDIT: old new btw..

[04gallsopp]

price of an accident on the ring

* Base fee for attendance of armco truck: €150
* Removing damaged armco: €10/metre (x2 or x3 or x4 for multiple-height sections)
* Replacement armco: €31/metre (x2 or x3 for double/triple height)
* Removing damaged armco posts: €5.10 each
* Replacing armco post: €39 each
* Safety car attendance: €82 per 30 mins (car + 2 people)
* Circuit closure: €1,350 per hour
* Recovery truck: €190 (inc VAT)
* Hospital stay & air ambulance: Let's just say, do NOT go there without travel insurance! (Though a European Health Card - which replaced the E111 - may cover the hospital bit.)