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Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox 360 has a few variations of the Nürburgring. The "test" track for the game seems to be the F1 circuit, and throughout the game there are at least 3 variations, including a gigantic one that is rated at about 9 minutes at the easiest skill level, so this is probably the full-size version. Pvera 06:35, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
As someone recently had deleted a remark about motorcycle racing - please remember that the Nürburgring is more than just "related to Formula One"!
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Matthead
00:32, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
I think we should have a separate article for the Nordschleife (as opposed to the F1 circuit). The two are quite different in terms of the style of the circuit and types of races held there-- 210.185.68.90 05:03, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't think a separate article is required, but it would be nice if there was more information on the GP Strecke, such as the recent change from 4.5 to 5.1 km. And perhaps a little more on the Südschleife. Balfa 16:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice to have section listing or informing of known/available video games or simulations which feature the track or portions of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.72.226 ( talk) 21:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
Anyone knows how to pronounciate "Nordshleife" correctly - "Nord-shlai-fe" or "Nord-shlee-fe"? Honeyman 18:52, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know the CORRECT, and I stress CORRECT, pronunciation of the word Nordschleife? I've come across many different pronunciations, but the most common are: NORD-SCHLEEF/NORT-SCHLEEF and NORD-SCHLEEF-FE/NORT-SCHLEEF-FE Are any of these correct?, or has the correct pronunciation continued to elude me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WaitingForTheSun ( talk • contribs)
I just removed the comment about the Nurburgring being known as "the ring" as I was unable to find any citation. —Preceding
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What is the English translation of the word "Touristenfahrten"? Recury 20:11, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Note that the nickname "The Green Hell" wasn't given to it by Jackie Stewart, its a translation of the German nickname "Die gruene Hoelle" that was long associated to it.
"alternative spelling without umlaut: Nuerburgring, but never Nurburgring" why is it never spelled Nurburgring? Where did Nuerburgring come from? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.227.179.195 ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I am looking for the Nürburgring, does anybody know where in Germany it is? Or any major cities around it?
I corrected the coordinates of the circuit. The coordinates given are for the start/finish line, taken from Google Earth.-- Ciroa 16:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)--
This article says the nordschleife is only open for tourists from april to november but on the official site you can still buy tickets and it looks like it's going to be open all winter. GerardK 21:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
I'm not 100% so won't change the article text, but I believe Phil Hill's 1961 record lap would have been on the 14.12 mile version that combined the Nordschleife and the Betonschleife, which no longer exists. Dirk Schoysman's famour 7:59 Skyline lap (and all subsequent laps) have been on the 12 mile circuit. Still impressive but not directly comparable. Eftpotrm 20:52, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
What is the name of the Nurburgring castle and where is the wiki page associated with it? -- 68.207.206.69 05:00, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Sorry if I'm being too brief, but does this really need a section of it's own? -- Phill talk Edits 21:46, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what the paint/chalk writing all over the track is for? Where does it all come from, and what is the point?
Could we possibly have a section on this in the article? -- Recoil42 21:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd also like to see a section on this.
Because the exclusion of the Umlaut mark is nine times out of ten not intentional, I have changed the beginning text of this article from "commonly misspelled" to "alternately spelled". This is because of the extreme difficulty involved in inserting the symbol, especially in or on websites or webpages, or any place that the code for the symbol must be used. This is usually not intentional, this is done out of lack of knowledge. Please see the article on misspelling. (By the way, the list of "famous accidental misspellings" is pretty interesting). Zchris87v 20:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
The caption for the map in the "Nordschleife Map" section makes reference to the "Sketch Grand Prix course". The word "Sketch" isn't used anywhere else in the article. Should it say "Strecke" instead of "Sketch"? DH85868993 15:12, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
I think the information about fatalities and serious injuries is misleading:
"There are a few deaths and major accidents each year, most of which are during public sessions, although generally accidents on racetracks are rare and not to be expected."
A few deaths? People apparently die, but luckily 'just a few'. And he sentence ends with implying that we shouldn't worry because generally people don't actually die on racetracks...
Should this section be rewritten with more detailed and realistic information (with a bit more of a 'warning' in it)? Or is that not being objective?
Does this article really need to list the ticket prices (which are subject to change?) Perhaps a link to the relevant section of the track's own website would be preferable? DH85868993 00:08, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
"Niki Lauda, the reigning world champion and only person ever to lap the full 22835 m Nordschleife in under 7 minutes (6:58.6, 1975)"
Could someone familiar with them add a section on what Armco barriers are and why they are specifically used? Are Armco barriers any different from normal guardrails? -- Phasmatisnox 07:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a strong article in itself, but with references it could get to GA status. I classed it as a hesitant Start class for the F1 Wikiproject (I almost want to put it at B-status) Guroadrunner ( talk) 08:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
In the first paragraph, 28.265km is equated to 14.3 miles. This is obviously wrong. I haven't changed it because I presume the 14.3 miles came from somewhere and is in fact the length of one version of the track, but it can't be the length of the Gesamtstrecke. Also the differing precision in the two measurements is undesirable. 81.154.101.147 ( talk) 10:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Roughly half of the links are companies offering tours or racing packages (you race your car with hotel, ferry ride, and more included). Will ( Talk - contribs) 05:58, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Most links are commercial as there is a lot of commercial interest end of the day if the information is relevant it should stay for example the BBC is a commercial entity —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.225.95.78 ( talk) 22:09, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone else experience difficulties when trying to print the printable version of this article? It has frozen Firefox every time I've told it to print on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EunuchOmerta ( talk • contribs) 15:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
As a linguist fluent in English, and studying Japanese and French, among other languages, it comes natuarlly to me to wonder which spelling is correct. I have seen several times two different spellings of this name. One is 'Nordschleife', and the other 'Nordscheife'. The 'l' has been annoying me for quite some time and I must find out. Which is correct? My reason, I think the '-schei-' is a correct possible spelling in German, probably because I have seen other words with that sequence in it. It may not be but w/e... Help please. Mattokunhayashi ( talk) 22:53, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
"On the 30th November 2008, Teenager X broke the record around the Norfschleife, on the racing game, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, he set a record time of 6 Minutes, and 11 Seconds." - No citation, and what does a videogame record have anything to do with the real 'Ring? Also, according to the GT5P page, there's no Nordschleife there in the first place. I've removed this. MetzMaboo ( talk) 18:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Nordschleife literally translates into English as "north loop." And, Nürburgring does indeed have a "nordschleife." And, guess what? It is called, get this, Nordschleife. Actually, Wikipedia says this. So, I assume there is supporting evidence to lay Wiki's claim. In Wiki's article, "24 Hours Nürburgring," all of this information appears in the first sentence. And, so does a hyperlink on the word "Nürburgring." Hey, why don't I give you the hyperlink? Here it is: Nordschleife. I wonder why you feel that there is no north loop at Nürburgring. Maybe you misinterpreted what you read on the GT5 page. Hmm. If you have made a mistake, can you put back the info the other guy says--the stuff you have removed? Arthurblenheim ( talk) 20:12, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
The Roller coaster is not operational, and will not be working before spring 2010, if ever. It is undue to even mention it in the lead, as this article is about the race track, not about peripheral toys. -- Matthead Discuß 21:25, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
The German Gran Prix article states that Vettel has 1:15 lap time whilst the fastest lap mention in this article is attributed to Montoya - it's a little bit confusing - should the current F1 circuit not be listed in this article as it's the most "relevant" for the current date?
The upper right image for the article is of the F1 track layout and the GP-Strecke (2002-present) lists M.S as the lap time record whilst S.V seems to out perform this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.151.162 ( talk) 10:07, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
The direction at the NGK chicane is incorrect. F1 uses the more angular pass, not the wider pass on the other side high-lightened in the picture. -- Zuxy ( talk) 05:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
The link seems wrong and useless. Huw Powell ( talk) 09:38, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
It seems to me that the prices in the Nordschleife public access section reads like it is trying to sell them to you. I do not feel that listing all of the prices like this is really appropriate as encyclopaedic content. I think a little less information here, just a brief description of the price, and an external link would be much better. Sas1998 ( Talk) 19:34, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
"The Teffers straight between Adenauer Forst and Metzgesfeld is known for its high number of expensive accidents." This sentence was deleted because firstly none of the official Nürburgring maps shows a section called "Teffers straight" or German "Teffers Gerade". Secondly the claim about the "high number of expensive accidents" is unproven and appears to be hearsay. Recently this statement was reinput by an anonymous user without any reason. Any idea why? Lavoulte ( talk) 17:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
I just tried to include the GP/D version of the course (aka "Sprint" course, which is 3629 m long). But the template didn't display it on my screen. Is 7 the maximum variants or something? [1] It's been used for the ADAC GT Masters, and is even in Gran Turismo 5. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.220.114 ( talk) 15:40, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
I realise that the Lap Record at the Nurburgring is one of Motorsport (especially Formula 1's) Holy Grails, so what constitutes the Fastest lap on the Nordschliefe is a touchy subject to some. However, I am given to understand that 'Lap Record,' in F1 parlance at least, means 'Fastest Lap under Race conditions' not the absolute fastest lap ever done, ever. Indeed, there seems to have been a discussion over at the Spa-Francorchamps page on this very issue. But looking at the infobox, the fastest times given for the 'old' Nordschliefe (including the now-demolished pit straight) and the 'current' Nordschliefe (ommitting any part of the modern-day GP track) both give times which I believe were done in practice/qualifying rather than under race conditions. If this page is to be consistent with other F1 World Championship circuits, would the correct Lap Records not be: 7:06.04 for the the 22.8 km version by Clay Regozzoni in the 1975 German GP and 6:25.91 for the current version by Steffan Bellof? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.252.173 ( talk) 10:40, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
This is the start of the article: "Nürburgring is a 150,000-capacity motorsports complex[.]" All I want to ask is, Nürburgring has a capacity of 150,000 what: race cars on the racing circuit? The Wikipedia article should explain itself to people having a basic university degree without needing a decoder ring. Maybe the sentence could be changed to say this: Nürburgring is a 150,000-visitor motorsports complex, 150,000-attendee complex, 150,000-viewer complex, or whatever the authors want to express, instead of what they say, which apparently does not say what they think it does. I suppose we are talking about people who show up at the race track to view a race, but it could be 150,000 race cars, because it's a big track at 16 miles, North Loop included. To paraphrase an old proverb that uses the race car as a metaphor, a good writer puts his brain into gear before putting his written words into motion. I just wonder how many people read the sentence and wonder, a capacity of 150,000 what? Readers can perhaps guess the meaning, but the art of formal writing is in toning down ambiguities. And here, the ambiguity is in the article's very first sentence--thank you very much. One could wonder, as I do, who writes these things: knuckleheads? While a talk page may be informal, the article must not. And, I tire of articles where not only common-sense thinking skills get passed over, but also that Wikipedia's authors often ignore the web site's own guidelines for writing articles there, leaving integrity to wonderment. Writing articles involves a combination of both knowing and writing--not just knowing information, but being able to state that knowledge, then executing the act. Secondly, it is not a "motorsports complex." It is a motorsport complex. Common English usage deems that nouns used as adjectives for purposes of describing other nouns must be used in the infinitive form--not in plural. It would look like this: Nürburgring is a motorsport complex. This second error, I would feel safely to correct, but I talk about it here in editorial form, because I want Wikipedia's authors who read this to take my criticism with them when they go write other articles, so I can increase Wikipedia's prestige while reducing my own need to correct stuff. Motorsport complex--not motorsports complex! Arthurblenheim ( talk) 19:19, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
I spot another thing. Nürburgring possesses an umlaut. Wikipedia's own page on how to write articles for the web site says this. The proper way to drop an umlaut from a word is to add an E after the letter from which the umlaut is dropped. Nürburgring becomes Nuerburgring. This is the proper typography. Nuerburgring may look strange, but it reads properly. I suggest that all Wikipedia authors heed this. I do not need to have visited Germany to figure this out, but, if saying so helps, I have spent six years living there, have taken two years of German Language at a university of Florida, and have studied typography. Read Wikipedia's page on how to write articles and find it there. Arthurblenheim ( talk) 19:52, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
The Nürburgring hosted a Bundeswehr parade celebrating the twentieth anniversary of NATO on 6 June 1969. See Commons:Category:1969 Nürburgring NATO parade. -- 21lima ( talk) 09:59, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
The Südschleife is a course layout of the Nürburgring, which has many layouts. It's not even the most famous layout (Nordschleife is), and so is not independently notable for a stand-alone article Joseph 2302 ( talk) 11:57, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Doesn't this person have common sense? My dad used to beat the shit out of me for saying hell. The Green Hell is a cuss term 71.94.157.155 ( talk) 18:26, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Last night I made a minor edit to the page to add some additional clarifying and referenced information about the ring racer roller coaster. Years ago I installed a chrome plugin called "Cloud to Butt. I study computer science so the occasional laugh I got during discussions about "Butt storage" was quite funny to me. However, I assumed this remained all client-side and I didn't realise that when I edited a wikipedia page the change would come with it, changing all instances of the world "Cloud" to "Butt" on the page. I understand why this was removed for vandalism, but I would like to clarify it was a complete accident and I've now removed the plugin. I will re-make the appropriate edit regarding the roller coaster now and will try not to accidentally vandalise the page in the process.
I hope someone finds this as funny as I did! And thank you to @ A7V2: for fixing the mistake EvanM2015 ( talk) 09:54, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
"In 1973 the entrance into the dangerous and bumpy Kallenhard corner was made slower by adding another left-hand corner after the fast Metzgesfeld sweeping corner. Safety was improved again later on by removing the jumps on the long main straight and widening it."
Concerning this passage in the article, I can't find any evidence that the corner was modified. The article doesn't provide a source for that claim. It is either not true or so obscure to warrant a citation needed.
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Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox 360 has a few variations of the Nürburgring. The "test" track for the game seems to be the F1 circuit, and throughout the game there are at least 3 variations, including a gigantic one that is rated at about 9 minutes at the easiest skill level, so this is probably the full-size version. Pvera 06:35, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
As someone recently had deleted a remark about motorcycle racing - please remember that the Nürburgring is more than just "related to Formula One"!
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Matthead
00:32, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
I think we should have a separate article for the Nordschleife (as opposed to the F1 circuit). The two are quite different in terms of the style of the circuit and types of races held there-- 210.185.68.90 05:03, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't think a separate article is required, but it would be nice if there was more information on the GP Strecke, such as the recent change from 4.5 to 5.1 km. And perhaps a little more on the Südschleife. Balfa 16:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice to have section listing or informing of known/available video games or simulations which feature the track or portions of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.72.226 ( talk) 21:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
Anyone knows how to pronounciate "Nordshleife" correctly - "Nord-shlai-fe" or "Nord-shlee-fe"? Honeyman 18:52, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know the CORRECT, and I stress CORRECT, pronunciation of the word Nordschleife? I've come across many different pronunciations, but the most common are: NORD-SCHLEEF/NORT-SCHLEEF and NORD-SCHLEEF-FE/NORT-SCHLEEF-FE Are any of these correct?, or has the correct pronunciation continued to elude me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WaitingForTheSun ( talk • contribs)
I just removed the comment about the Nurburgring being known as "the ring" as I was unable to find any citation. —Preceding
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What is the English translation of the word "Touristenfahrten"? Recury 20:11, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Note that the nickname "The Green Hell" wasn't given to it by Jackie Stewart, its a translation of the German nickname "Die gruene Hoelle" that was long associated to it.
"alternative spelling without umlaut: Nuerburgring, but never Nurburgring" why is it never spelled Nurburgring? Where did Nuerburgring come from? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.227.179.195 ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I am looking for the Nürburgring, does anybody know where in Germany it is? Or any major cities around it?
I corrected the coordinates of the circuit. The coordinates given are for the start/finish line, taken from Google Earth.-- Ciroa 16:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)--
This article says the nordschleife is only open for tourists from april to november but on the official site you can still buy tickets and it looks like it's going to be open all winter. GerardK 21:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
I'm not 100% so won't change the article text, but I believe Phil Hill's 1961 record lap would have been on the 14.12 mile version that combined the Nordschleife and the Betonschleife, which no longer exists. Dirk Schoysman's famour 7:59 Skyline lap (and all subsequent laps) have been on the 12 mile circuit. Still impressive but not directly comparable. Eftpotrm 20:52, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
What is the name of the Nurburgring castle and where is the wiki page associated with it? -- 68.207.206.69 05:00, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Sorry if I'm being too brief, but does this really need a section of it's own? -- Phill talk Edits 21:46, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what the paint/chalk writing all over the track is for? Where does it all come from, and what is the point?
Could we possibly have a section on this in the article? -- Recoil42 21:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd also like to see a section on this.
Because the exclusion of the Umlaut mark is nine times out of ten not intentional, I have changed the beginning text of this article from "commonly misspelled" to "alternately spelled". This is because of the extreme difficulty involved in inserting the symbol, especially in or on websites or webpages, or any place that the code for the symbol must be used. This is usually not intentional, this is done out of lack of knowledge. Please see the article on misspelling. (By the way, the list of "famous accidental misspellings" is pretty interesting). Zchris87v 20:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
The caption for the map in the "Nordschleife Map" section makes reference to the "Sketch Grand Prix course". The word "Sketch" isn't used anywhere else in the article. Should it say "Strecke" instead of "Sketch"? DH85868993 15:12, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
I think the information about fatalities and serious injuries is misleading:
"There are a few deaths and major accidents each year, most of which are during public sessions, although generally accidents on racetracks are rare and not to be expected."
A few deaths? People apparently die, but luckily 'just a few'. And he sentence ends with implying that we shouldn't worry because generally people don't actually die on racetracks...
Should this section be rewritten with more detailed and realistic information (with a bit more of a 'warning' in it)? Or is that not being objective?
Does this article really need to list the ticket prices (which are subject to change?) Perhaps a link to the relevant section of the track's own website would be preferable? DH85868993 00:08, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
"Niki Lauda, the reigning world champion and only person ever to lap the full 22835 m Nordschleife in under 7 minutes (6:58.6, 1975)"
Could someone familiar with them add a section on what Armco barriers are and why they are specifically used? Are Armco barriers any different from normal guardrails? -- Phasmatisnox 07:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
This is a strong article in itself, but with references it could get to GA status. I classed it as a hesitant Start class for the F1 Wikiproject (I almost want to put it at B-status) Guroadrunner ( talk) 08:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
In the first paragraph, 28.265km is equated to 14.3 miles. This is obviously wrong. I haven't changed it because I presume the 14.3 miles came from somewhere and is in fact the length of one version of the track, but it can't be the length of the Gesamtstrecke. Also the differing precision in the two measurements is undesirable. 81.154.101.147 ( talk) 10:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Roughly half of the links are companies offering tours or racing packages (you race your car with hotel, ferry ride, and more included). Will ( Talk - contribs) 05:58, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Most links are commercial as there is a lot of commercial interest end of the day if the information is relevant it should stay for example the BBC is a commercial entity —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.225.95.78 ( talk) 22:09, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone else experience difficulties when trying to print the printable version of this article? It has frozen Firefox every time I've told it to print on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by EunuchOmerta ( talk • contribs) 15:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
As a linguist fluent in English, and studying Japanese and French, among other languages, it comes natuarlly to me to wonder which spelling is correct. I have seen several times two different spellings of this name. One is 'Nordschleife', and the other 'Nordscheife'. The 'l' has been annoying me for quite some time and I must find out. Which is correct? My reason, I think the '-schei-' is a correct possible spelling in German, probably because I have seen other words with that sequence in it. It may not be but w/e... Help please. Mattokunhayashi ( talk) 22:53, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
"On the 30th November 2008, Teenager X broke the record around the Norfschleife, on the racing game, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, he set a record time of 6 Minutes, and 11 Seconds." - No citation, and what does a videogame record have anything to do with the real 'Ring? Also, according to the GT5P page, there's no Nordschleife there in the first place. I've removed this. MetzMaboo ( talk) 18:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Nordschleife literally translates into English as "north loop." And, Nürburgring does indeed have a "nordschleife." And, guess what? It is called, get this, Nordschleife. Actually, Wikipedia says this. So, I assume there is supporting evidence to lay Wiki's claim. In Wiki's article, "24 Hours Nürburgring," all of this information appears in the first sentence. And, so does a hyperlink on the word "Nürburgring." Hey, why don't I give you the hyperlink? Here it is: Nordschleife. I wonder why you feel that there is no north loop at Nürburgring. Maybe you misinterpreted what you read on the GT5 page. Hmm. If you have made a mistake, can you put back the info the other guy says--the stuff you have removed? Arthurblenheim ( talk) 20:12, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
The Roller coaster is not operational, and will not be working before spring 2010, if ever. It is undue to even mention it in the lead, as this article is about the race track, not about peripheral toys. -- Matthead Discuß 21:25, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
The German Gran Prix article states that Vettel has 1:15 lap time whilst the fastest lap mention in this article is attributed to Montoya - it's a little bit confusing - should the current F1 circuit not be listed in this article as it's the most "relevant" for the current date?
The upper right image for the article is of the F1 track layout and the GP-Strecke (2002-present) lists M.S as the lap time record whilst S.V seems to out perform this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.151.162 ( talk) 10:07, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
The direction at the NGK chicane is incorrect. F1 uses the more angular pass, not the wider pass on the other side high-lightened in the picture. -- Zuxy ( talk) 05:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
The link seems wrong and useless. Huw Powell ( talk) 09:38, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
It seems to me that the prices in the Nordschleife public access section reads like it is trying to sell them to you. I do not feel that listing all of the prices like this is really appropriate as encyclopaedic content. I think a little less information here, just a brief description of the price, and an external link would be much better. Sas1998 ( Talk) 19:34, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
"The Teffers straight between Adenauer Forst and Metzgesfeld is known for its high number of expensive accidents." This sentence was deleted because firstly none of the official Nürburgring maps shows a section called "Teffers straight" or German "Teffers Gerade". Secondly the claim about the "high number of expensive accidents" is unproven and appears to be hearsay. Recently this statement was reinput by an anonymous user without any reason. Any idea why? Lavoulte ( talk) 17:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
I just tried to include the GP/D version of the course (aka "Sprint" course, which is 3629 m long). But the template didn't display it on my screen. Is 7 the maximum variants or something? [1] It's been used for the ADAC GT Masters, and is even in Gran Turismo 5. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.220.114 ( talk) 15:40, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
I realise that the Lap Record at the Nurburgring is one of Motorsport (especially Formula 1's) Holy Grails, so what constitutes the Fastest lap on the Nordschliefe is a touchy subject to some. However, I am given to understand that 'Lap Record,' in F1 parlance at least, means 'Fastest Lap under Race conditions' not the absolute fastest lap ever done, ever. Indeed, there seems to have been a discussion over at the Spa-Francorchamps page on this very issue. But looking at the infobox, the fastest times given for the 'old' Nordschliefe (including the now-demolished pit straight) and the 'current' Nordschliefe (ommitting any part of the modern-day GP track) both give times which I believe were done in practice/qualifying rather than under race conditions. If this page is to be consistent with other F1 World Championship circuits, would the correct Lap Records not be: 7:06.04 for the the 22.8 km version by Clay Regozzoni in the 1975 German GP and 6:25.91 for the current version by Steffan Bellof? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.252.173 ( talk) 10:40, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
This is the start of the article: "Nürburgring is a 150,000-capacity motorsports complex[.]" All I want to ask is, Nürburgring has a capacity of 150,000 what: race cars on the racing circuit? The Wikipedia article should explain itself to people having a basic university degree without needing a decoder ring. Maybe the sentence could be changed to say this: Nürburgring is a 150,000-visitor motorsports complex, 150,000-attendee complex, 150,000-viewer complex, or whatever the authors want to express, instead of what they say, which apparently does not say what they think it does. I suppose we are talking about people who show up at the race track to view a race, but it could be 150,000 race cars, because it's a big track at 16 miles, North Loop included. To paraphrase an old proverb that uses the race car as a metaphor, a good writer puts his brain into gear before putting his written words into motion. I just wonder how many people read the sentence and wonder, a capacity of 150,000 what? Readers can perhaps guess the meaning, but the art of formal writing is in toning down ambiguities. And here, the ambiguity is in the article's very first sentence--thank you very much. One could wonder, as I do, who writes these things: knuckleheads? While a talk page may be informal, the article must not. And, I tire of articles where not only common-sense thinking skills get passed over, but also that Wikipedia's authors often ignore the web site's own guidelines for writing articles there, leaving integrity to wonderment. Writing articles involves a combination of both knowing and writing--not just knowing information, but being able to state that knowledge, then executing the act. Secondly, it is not a "motorsports complex." It is a motorsport complex. Common English usage deems that nouns used as adjectives for purposes of describing other nouns must be used in the infinitive form--not in plural. It would look like this: Nürburgring is a motorsport complex. This second error, I would feel safely to correct, but I talk about it here in editorial form, because I want Wikipedia's authors who read this to take my criticism with them when they go write other articles, so I can increase Wikipedia's prestige while reducing my own need to correct stuff. Motorsport complex--not motorsports complex! Arthurblenheim ( talk) 19:19, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
I spot another thing. Nürburgring possesses an umlaut. Wikipedia's own page on how to write articles for the web site says this. The proper way to drop an umlaut from a word is to add an E after the letter from which the umlaut is dropped. Nürburgring becomes Nuerburgring. This is the proper typography. Nuerburgring may look strange, but it reads properly. I suggest that all Wikipedia authors heed this. I do not need to have visited Germany to figure this out, but, if saying so helps, I have spent six years living there, have taken two years of German Language at a university of Florida, and have studied typography. Read Wikipedia's page on how to write articles and find it there. Arthurblenheim ( talk) 19:52, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
The Nürburgring hosted a Bundeswehr parade celebrating the twentieth anniversary of NATO on 6 June 1969. See Commons:Category:1969 Nürburgring NATO parade. -- 21lima ( talk) 09:59, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
The Südschleife is a course layout of the Nürburgring, which has many layouts. It's not even the most famous layout (Nordschleife is), and so is not independently notable for a stand-alone article Joseph 2302 ( talk) 11:57, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Doesn't this person have common sense? My dad used to beat the shit out of me for saying hell. The Green Hell is a cuss term 71.94.157.155 ( talk) 18:26, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Last night I made a minor edit to the page to add some additional clarifying and referenced information about the ring racer roller coaster. Years ago I installed a chrome plugin called "Cloud to Butt. I study computer science so the occasional laugh I got during discussions about "Butt storage" was quite funny to me. However, I assumed this remained all client-side and I didn't realise that when I edited a wikipedia page the change would come with it, changing all instances of the world "Cloud" to "Butt" on the page. I understand why this was removed for vandalism, but I would like to clarify it was a complete accident and I've now removed the plugin. I will re-make the appropriate edit regarding the roller coaster now and will try not to accidentally vandalise the page in the process.
I hope someone finds this as funny as I did! And thank you to @ A7V2: for fixing the mistake EvanM2015 ( talk) 09:54, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
"In 1973 the entrance into the dangerous and bumpy Kallenhard corner was made slower by adding another left-hand corner after the fast Metzgesfeld sweeping corner. Safety was improved again later on by removing the jumps on the long main straight and widening it."
Concerning this passage in the article, I can't find any evidence that the corner was modified. The article doesn't provide a source for that claim. It is either not true or so obscure to warrant a citation needed.