I've driven over 190 laps in my RS America over the past few years, last laps 2 months ago. I love the Ring.
Ok here goes, GPS co-ordinates for the Entrance. N 50 degrees 20.784
E 06 degrees 57.946
Opening Times for Tourist Rides (That's Us)
Öffnungszeiten Nordschleife*- Nürburgring
There are Photographers around the track, they post here and you can check and see
if they got you going around, usually about $10 per pic.
Ringportal » Photography
Best times to go, during the week. On the weekends the track is open longer but it also attracts every tuner within 1000 miles. I have gone on the weekends and sometimes I was lucky to get 1 lap in, lots of accidents.
Now for the Nitty Gritty. I have never been asked to show any documents, paperwork, drivers license or anything else. There are NO safety checks or anything else, Helmets not required or any other safety equipment for that matter.
You will be on the track with Mom’s Toyota stationwagon, full blown race cars, motorcycles, and the occasional full size bus.
Skill levels range from 1st time novices to professional race car drivers.
Normal German Rules of the Road apply. Doesn’t mean they are followed.
When you drive you laps, keep a eye on your rear view mirrors. When you see someone gaining, put on your right turn signal and move to the right to let them pass. If you get freaked out, turn on your emergency flashers and stay to the right.
I have had idiots try to pass me in the “S”s, the inside of corners, pass on the right (big no no). Last guy that I let pass me in the “S”s immediately dropped a wheel, spun and went into the barrier. Not only did he wreck his car, now he has to pay for a new barrier. I waved as I went by.
This is a track that can be so much fun and Kill you. It is filled with blind corners, elevation changes, on camber, off camber corners, changes in the track surfaces.
When you go around some corners the Sun will be blinding you. The Ring has it all.
There’s lots of restaurants in the area, but my favorite is at the Hotel Ewerts in Insul, one of the small villages around the Ring. It’s 16 kms from the Ring, if you go, tell them a guy with a RS America says HI. They’ll know who you’re talking about. I stayed there a lot.
Here's some pics. You might like this Discover Germany video I made in 2012. Eltz Castle is 40 km from the Ring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuzPcRyTkZM
Have Fun, you are going to love it. Hope this helps, anything else, feel free to ask.
