6speed's Nurburgring Nordschleife Tutorial. [JOKE]

[6speed]

This was created by me over the course of the two past weeks. When I was younger, I had the wondeful chance to go to the track and enjoy two fast and great laps around it. Here is my new Tutorial, and improvements will be made by request. PM me if you see anything wrong! The track has been studied long and hard in video's and replays, and this is it people!

THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE NURBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE.

There are certain parts of the track in which only a certain speed can be attained. For example, at the Karussell, there is no way in hell you are going to round that corner at more then 70, to 75 mph. Most cars can only muster around 55, to 65, so I'm stretching it abit here.

We have to look at the aerodynamics of a said vehicle. If you have an increased amount of downforce, your car will stick to the ground, and variably, will accelerate faster. We all know this. However, your top speed will likely diminish, if you have a gear ratio that does not have a limiter.

The more Drag you have, the higher a top speed you have. However, acceleration is slower, and the chances of creating the same ground force, when approaching, going through, and exiting a corner, are very slim.

So let's get really, and I mean really technical here.

Say the wind speed, around the Nordschleife is approximately 60km/h. It's a nice day! Of course, sea level dips, and rises, have not changed, and they approximate to over 1000 feet on the track.

The people are going to the track in droves, as it’s roughly 2pm and it’s now open to the Public. A man gets out there in his BMW M5. This car is a 507 horsepower, rear wheel drive beast, with a low drag, as it has a limited top speed; therefore, there is no need to reduce downforce, of which it produces a fair amount of. It has 50/50 weight distribution, and 387 lbs/ft of torque. It’s a heavy vehicle, at 4050lbs, but it makes up for its weight by having a 7speed sequential transmission.

So we get a running start onto the track, from the pits. NOT from the side of the Dottinger Hohe. We leave the gate at 10mph.

These are the following steps a car will be able to take, and this example is of a 2006 BMW M5.

1. The car leaves Nordkehre, and makes it’s way down to the Hatzenbach. It maintains an average speed somewhere over 60 mph, as it’s hard to eclipse this speed, no matter what, as there is one right hand corner, with a slight bank, but a large arch, and one sweeper, with a high speed exit, but a low speed entry. The car has now reached a fair speed, and is traveling towards a series of turns called the Hocheichen Turns.


2. These turns, which are largely small speed turns, require extremely hard braking, and an advanced neutral understeer, in which to turn into. Any car that may provoke slight oversteer risks sliding out, as the turns have a minor inward bank. After leaving the sweeper, you head into a slight right hander, then into a heavy right hander. You have to brake early for this turn, as the car risks brake lock if you do not. You exit this turn at a reasonable speed, travel roughly 200 feet until yet another right hand turn, which goes into another right hander. You then have a straight, which is the start of the Flugpatz straight.


3. This straight, which is narrow, leads over a crest, which is a slight rise in the track. If you have to much speed at this rise, you risk catching air, and even worse, loosing grip and crashing. You must lightly tap on the brakes before this crest, as to NOT accelerate over the blind right hand sweeper. You head onto the Flugpatz, which is quite long, and most cars are capable of hitting near their top speed on this very, very light, sweeper straight. You then brake for a slightly larger left sweeper, which you have to brake right after for the oncoming right hander turn. This turn is extremely long, and pulls almost a 180 degree turn. You have now headed off the Schwedenkreuz and you are on the turn known as the Aremberg.


4. The next part of the track is a rise, very slight at first, then very, very steep. This turn was likely made slight at first, if only to gain the speed needed to make it up the high hill. It’s an EXTREMELY bumpy section, and requires a great amount of driving skill to keep the car straight on this section. This section is called the Fuchsrohre. Making it up this hill is very important, as one of the most deadly turns is at the top of it.


5. This turn, known by many racers, as the most deadly turn on the ring, is COMPLETELY blind. Even at the point unto which you turn, you still cannot see that it is a turn, as there is a deep indent and angle into it; therefore it is unnoticeable to most drivers. Many drivers have instead driven right over it, and over the grass, onto the next straight. This is very dangerous, as the indent in the turn can cause your car to roll. This turn is called the Adenauer Forst, and it is a very tight s-turn. Like I said before, it is completely blind.


6. After this you head into a small straight, which leads to a left hander, which is followed by another small straight, and a tight left hander that rises uphill. Right after this corner comes a right hander, which is tight and requires a slow speed entry. You will not gain much speed after this turn, and you are recommended to ride the brakes going down this little dip in a hill, which pull into a left hander, which is also going downhill, which goes into another right hander, and then into a very popular U shaped turn. You have now passed the Metzgesfeld, and the Kallenhard.


7. This U Shaped turn has little grip, turns to the right, and is slightly bumpy, so be very careful approaching this corner. It’s best to have slight understeer, so that if you approach this corner at high speed, you will be able to slightly drift around it. After this, you go into a very tight corner, which is underestimated by many drivers, and is called the Wehrseifen. It’s a very tight left hander, which is pointing directly downhill. Thankfully though, you come out of it into a left hander, and a very smooth straight, which will be relaxing to drive on after all the hard g’s you just experienced in those heart racing turns.


8. You are now coming to the very famous Nurburg Bridge, which is a bridge that resides right over the village of Nurburg, and is actually part of the Ring. It requires a light brake into a left hander, which of course leades to a slight uphill straight, which is part of the bridge. The bridge ends, and you pass the Nurburg Town ChamberHouse, which leads uphill almost vertically, and into a sharp, and bumpy right hander. You have now escaped the Breidscheid, and have just exited the Ex-Muhle. You are now headed towards the Bergwerk.


9. The Bergwerk is a very long sweeping straight, which has turns, but does not require any braking after the first right handed sweeper, which is overshadowed by the Ring’s large trees. This straight, is where Niki Lauda crashed his Ferrari in 1976, and almost burned to death. It’s treacherous, so be careful, and don’t let off the gas, as you risk losing grip, and oversteering into either the wall, or the brush. You have to brake late for a slight turn onto the left, after going up a small hill. Almost right after this left turn, you hit a tight right hander, which leads onto a small downhill straight, which then requires hard braking for the tight right hander. You have now exited the Kesselchen, Angstkurve, and Klostertal.


10. This corner is followed by the infamous Karussell, a bumpy and very tight turn to the left. This turn, known for its 45 degree angle, was once thought to be the most daring part of the track. It was once considered for flattening, to reduce the angle of it, but purists howled, and they said it was the most historical part of the track. It is the one part of the track that the pavement has not been replaced on, which is why it has such a bumpy stature. Unless your car is a rocket with wheels, that produces more downforce then an F1 car, you will not be able to go through this corner at more then 75mph. Most cars can’t even do that. The M5 is capable of about 54.


11. After the Karussell, you accelerate rapidly towards a blind, but easy sliding left hander, which dips down into a right hander. You are in the Hohe Acht area, and you must be prepared for the heavy corners coming up. You must accelerate, and brake with EXTREME caution, as these corners are tight, and very narrow. The Wipperman section requires a light right hander, and then into a left hander, which leads into a narrow uphill straight. You turn onto an uphill right hander, which requires heavy braking, and you have pulled onto a very tight left sweeper, which is fast, but if you do not approach with caution, understeer is imminent, and it could result in a crash. This is the Eschbach section now.


12. After this left hand sweeper you head downhill yet again, and you press yourself for the daring right handers and s-turns you are about to negotiate. You pull down on a light left, and accelerate out of it onto a small straight and past the Brunnchen. You the have a high right hander to negotiate before turning down onto a hill, and accelerating over a bump made famous back in the 1970’s for its daring ability to produce dangerous air. This bump is very sharp, so slow down slightly before you reach it, and you will be safe. If you do not slow down however, you risk crashing into the tight barricade wall that is right after it. At the top of this (called the Eiskurve) that barricade is blind. But after the jump, it is imminently noticeable, so react before the jump, to save yourself from crashing, or sliding out.


13. This barricade is noted as the Pflanzgarten I, and if you go through it properly, you approach a bumpy section called the Pflanzgarten II. Maintain a steady speed through here, as grip is very scarce, and losing it is not a good thing, as you do not have much space for correction of error. You head onto a slight uphill section, which has a blind corner to the left. Brake hard, and early for this corner, and accelerate onto a small straight which leads to Schwalbenschwanz. This is noted by many as the mini Karussell, as it has the same bumpy texture, and a 30 degree angle. Be cautious, because afterwards comes a very long right hander, which leads to the Dottinger Hohe.


14. The Dottinger Hohe. A very long uphill section in which most cars approach their top speed. Here, you will witness the M5’s prodigious power, and it’s electronically limited top speed of 155 Miles Per Hour. Enjoy it, because at the end of the uphill section, there is a dip and an extremely slight left hander that you must be ready for. Experienced drivers can go flat out through this, but if you are a novice, it is best to brake slightly, as the turn is blind. You go downhill, and then uphill very, very quickly. Brake for a hard s-curve, and go through it. You have now gone through the Antonibuche, the Tiergarten, and the Hohenrain-Schikaine.

If you've maintained a steady speed around the track, you'll have reached a time of about 8:15 to 8:40!



Congratulations, you have managed to complete a mental (or physical, if your partner is reading this as you drive) lap on the Nurburgring Nordschleife!


After your lap, please take the time to enjoy a nice meal at the Nurburg Castle, and maybe spend a night at one of a few Nurburg Village Hotels.


For the people who are reading at home, get your tickets now, and get out there and enjoy the track!


Single tickets Nordschleife 2007 Fee per car / motorcycle and round 19.00 € (only available on site) Bus - Adults per Person 4.00 € Bus - children per Person 2.00 €
Lap fees 2007 25-lap ticket car / motorcycle 345.00 € 15-lap ticket car / motorcycle 220.00 € 8-lap ticket car / motorcycle 124.00 € 4-lap ticket car / motorcycle 64.00 €
Tickets valid for a year 2007 Car or motorcyle 895.00 €.




Regards,
Steve Neill.

[gtrlux]

Holy Mother . . . just don't delete it, I am going down to take a cold beer and bring some chips from the station to read all this . . .

[Eikichi]

Originally Posted by gtrlux

Holy Mother . . . just don't delete it, I am going down to take a cold beer and bring some chips from the station to read all this . . .

Don't forget the mussels as well with the beer & chips.... arghhh no you ain't Belgian, you Lux lol

[EvolutionVI]

Do you believe what you wrote

[6speed]

Originally Posted by EvolutionVI

Do you believe what you wrote

HaHa why's that?

[bkvj]

Originally Posted by gtrlux

Holy Mother . . . just don't delete it, I am going down to take a cold beer and bring some chips from the station to read all this . . .

i swear this is stolen from somewhere, seen it before i think

[Mookistar]

holy crap that could get a novice in trouble!


lol

can't fault the effort i suppose

mook

[gtrlux]

Top effort indeed 6Speed. Some members on here can give you advice on how it is to drive that track. They can help you out with your writing.

some may also tell you how it feels off the track . .

[andyneed4speed]

Originally Posted by 6speed

We have to look at the aerodynamics of a said vehicle. If you have an increased amount of downforce, your car will stick to the ground, and variably, will accelerate faster. We all know this. However, your top speed will likely diminish, if you have a gear ratio that does not have a limiter.

The more Drag you have, the higher a top speed you have. However, acceleration is slower, and the chances of creating the same ground force, when approaching, going through, and exiting a corner, are very slim.

Well I gave up reading after this bollox

Is this the Ladybird book of the 'ring?

[Blow Dog]

OK this tutorial is based on your experience of the Ring, which up to now consists of 2 laps as a passenger?

[bkvj]

Originally Posted by andyneed4speed

Well I gave up reading after this bollox

Is this the Ladybird book of the 'ring?

made me laugh.

he also talks about a NEW M5, i thought he went there when he was younger?

[andreasgtr]

I´d say this is taken from molemans guide in the mem-section. Sounds like the sport-auto guide

[6speed]

I made this I swear! The M5 fact was taken from my experience in GT4! Not in real life!

It took forever to write, I could send anyone the file I copied off of on my USB drive!

The last little bit was taken from Wikipedia, all the prics and shit, but other then that this is all me!



I wish I could have some credit for this, I did give it a good effort. And yes, maybe I was a passenger, but it's not bullocks.

As for the drag and downforce thing, that is taken straight from GT4 and my experience with that game itself! Excuse me if it's wrong, but like I said, if I get something wrong pm me and I'll fix it.

Please give credit where it's deserved.

[6speed]

Originally Posted by Blow Dog

OK this tutorial is based on your experience of the Ring, which up to now consists of 2 laps as a passenger?

I'm sorry. I hope someday to go there as a driver, but I'm quite young, and I'm 18 now as of March the 31st.

Maybe someday I'll be able to give a more comprehensive tutorial, but until that day, I'm stuck with GT4, actual video's of laps, and memories.

I'm really sorry it can't be any better.

[bkvj]

Originally Posted by 6speed

As for the drag and downforce thing, that is taken straight from GT4 and my experience with that game itself! Excuse me if it's wrong, but like I said, if I get something wrong pm me and I'll fix it.

didnt know you could adjust downforce on the M5 in GT4