The Nürburgring Nordschleife - aka "The Green Hell" is not just some kind of racing track - it's a Mythos. When I am there I can even feel it's mystical aura. Opened in 1927 it has not lost it's magic until today ~ 20 km of beauty with countless corners, hills, high-speed areas and over it the ruins of the Nürburg

Before I ever saw the track in RL I drove it virtually countless times in Gran Turismo 5 ... you just don't believe how they literally copied reality into this game ... every detail is just like the same: amazing when you see a place for the first time in your life but discover that you already had been there virtually  - no wonder GranTurismo is also sponsoring the VLN racing series :D 

(here a virtual photo from GT5)

and a pics I made of the real thing ^^

while on non racing events every one is allowed to drive on the ring (so called "tourist drivers) the scenery turns into a completely different thing when  'the race is on' 

This year we just 'discovered' a new exciting racing series called "VLN - Langstreckencup' ... the races take always place on Saturdays for about 4 hours !!! - and all over the Nordschleife. It's an amazing challenge for drivers and cars - because the 'Ring' is literally a "Green Hell" - and best: Viewing at the Nordschleife itself for free !! ;p (only the Grand-Prix area is about 15€) what a fan friendly event <3.

 btw. my fav car is the blue/yellow Audi R8 LMS Ultra <3 ~ while Eri is crazy for the black Ford GT.

... to be continued ~