I am headed to Frankfurt tonight on business trip and planning to visit Nürburgring on Tuesday, anyone have any suggestions on what to do while I am there? Definitely am planing to do the open track drive if it is available.

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There is not much to do there, there are all the car companies test buildings, a few some restaurants and all the track facilities.

Check online to see when they are have open lapping, the hours are strange. We went last September and most open lapping hours were weekdays from 4-6pm.

Its not that far from Dusseldorf, which is a very nice city.

Have a great time!!!

 

I go at least once a year for the last 10 years and mainly stay in Koblenz which is a very attractive town with a river flowing through it. Bonn is 46km away while Cologne is about 68km away and its not that far away with the roads in Germany.

 

Thanks for info, I know Germany quite well as I normally get there several times a year, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, and Stuttgart but never have been to Nürburgring and thought I would go there on this trip. I have visited Pcar factory and Museum 6-7 times over the years.

 

Well I did get to Nürburgring on Tuesday afternoon for a couple hours, it is a very interesting place there were several factory teams running on the track when I arrived. Unfortunately it start to rain quite heavily and the teams stopped their runs. Also, because of the rain, I choose not to do laps in my Hertz rented MB S550.

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Windboat:
Does it cost anything to run the course?

Do they organize it by speed categories? It seems like it would be very dangerous for a 200 MPH car to overcome a 100 MPH car.

ChuckJ

 

It is about 25 EUROS per lap, they have their pricing online.

The crazy thing is they allow anybody and everybody on the track at the same time, if it has a motor and wheels you can drive the track. This in addition to the rain is why I choose not to do laps on Tuesday. I wasn't so afraid that I couldn't handle the track as I was more afraid what others might do to wreck my rented S550. One positive in Germany is that everyone drives fast and they have strict road rules, no passing on right, slow traffic always stays to the right these rules are enforced on the track.

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Wow!

I drove on the German autobahns for 3 years in the early 80s so I know they are good drivers, but this really does seem over the top.

ChuckJ

 

It must've been a bummer! Perhaps you could go another day!??

 

Sorry about your luck, but hopefully you get another chance. Awesome photos by the way

 

Nice way to turn a business trip into something a bit more enjoyable! Sorry about the missed laps... sure you'll be back again

 

For certain I will be back there. Fortunately I get to Germany several times a year on business and always have at least one free day.

 

Out of curiosity, how much is it to rent an S550 over there?

 

It cost me about 500 Euros including gas, for three days and 1,000km. I get some very special discounts from Hertz as a high value customer so think it might be 30-40% more for most HERTZ customers. Please do not take this as a brag, just providing the facts.

 

i could swear that the us s550 is the s500 in gernmany? my cousin has the same motor as my s550, and his is called the S500 L over there?

either way, if it was rwd you would have had a blast even in the rain.

just dont ask me how