Hopefully RE: Nurburgring sold: official

Hopefully RE: Nurburgring sold: official

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Escort Si-130

3,272 posts

180 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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PMSL

Amirhussain said:
mybrainhurts said:
smilo996 said:
Another lesson in German business. They do not ever deal with or sell their own business to non German businesses
True, a case of local business for local people.

Here's a local, earlier, on a hot lap...


is that a 911?

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Gixer said:
And it would not be there if it wasn't for him.

Ring card is a bit annoying tbh. The graffiti on the track needs to stay. It's part of what makes the ring the ring.
Hitler had nothing to do with the building of the nurburgring, it was built in 1925-26-27 and had its first event in June 1927.

The ring card was a complete disaster, good news that its gone.

Bionic Billy Nav

138 posts

166 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Maybe Dale will be more optimistic about the Rings future now? lol...

sisu

2,580 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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While punters were prepared to poke fun your new owners being our stereotypical interpretation of Americans taking over the Ring


You go and sell it to a locally owned automotive company who are in good financial health so we are left making jokes in a tenuous link to a state visit by Hitler of the circuit you still own and maintain.

Yeah take that Germany!!!



It takes a special arrogance to make fun of you when this is the view of Brooklands race circuit from a Tesco's Metro Carpark and all we are left of is making a TV show about building a scale model of it in Scaletrics.

e8_pack

1,384 posts

181 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Bionic Billy Nav said:
I'll be glad to see the back of the rubbish Ring card! the amount of money they must of earnt from unspent Euros and Cents leftover on them I mean it's a pain when you want to buy a cold drink in the Devils diner and you only have cash and they won't accept it :O
And how many people thought - bugger it, i'll just go somewhere else where the accept CASH.

Athboy501

158 posts

166 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Getting rid of the ring card is an utter disaster!! I've still got 11EUR on mine! Better get back there fast to spend it.... Road Trip!!

framerateuk

2,733 posts

184 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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e8_pack said:
And how many people thought - bugger it, i'll just go somewhere else where the accept CASH.
Every time for me. Stupid system. Thankfully though, we discovered a great pub in the town instead!

I had no problem with putting my laps on it though.

scherzkeks

4,460 posts

134 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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BBS-LM said:
Well at least something has happened at long last, and I'm kind of glad it went to a German company, the British buyers sound like they wanted to Disney the place up, and that was the problem to begin with. I say flatten the roller coaster and complex, and make it into one big car park and maybe some pit garages which could be hired out if people need them. The list could go on, and on. If you cater for the Car Fans out there, and let face it, that is why they are all there, for the love of racing, and cars,and bikes, you could make an absolute killing if done right.

Edited by BBS-LM on Tuesday 11th March 20:53
My thoughts exactly. The Ring would have been turned into a theme park had it not gone to Capricorn.

CamMoreRon

1,237 posts

125 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Fingers crossed they do a much better job of ownership and de-corporatise the place! It's a race track, not f*** Disneyland!

As for the graffiti comments.. I love it, it's a huge part of the place's character. Ok, the "CTR BOIEZ" tagging Karussel can definitely gtfo, but the imaginitive & artistic graffiti should always stay!

TroubledSoul

4,599 posts

194 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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sisu said:
While punters were prepared to poke fun your new owners being our stereotypical interpretation of Americans taking over the Ring


You go and sell it to a locally owned automotive company who are in good financial health so we are left making jokes in a tenuous link to a state visit by Hitler of the circuit you still own and maintain.

Yeah take that Germany!!!



It takes a special arrogance to make fun of you when this is the view of Brooklands race circuit from a Tesco's Metro Carpark and all we are left of is making a TV show about building a scale model of it in Scaletrics.
And again in English?? confused

sisu

2,580 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Just reread it.. slower... and .... louder

GC8

19,910 posts

190 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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WTF is 'Scalectrics'? Scalextric, soft lad.

Gixer

4,463 posts

248 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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jsf said:
Hitler had nothing to do with the building of the nurburgring, it was built in 1925-26-27 and had its first event in June 1927.

The ring card was a complete disaster, good news that its gone.
Yes but it was the Nazi party that put it on the map so to speak (or should I say kept it on the map), as they used it as part of their huge propaganda machine over the coming decade. If they didn't, it would likely not have survived at all.

Tankman2

21 posts

144 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Can I ask Capricorn to change the name of the restaurant too please? Devil's Diner is such a crap name. Die Grüne Hölle should be re-instated and get rid of every last vestige of the previous incumbents

TroubledSoul

4,599 posts

194 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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sisu said:
Just reread it.. slower... and .... louder
It doesn't fix that first paragraph, I'm afraid.

sisu

2,580 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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TroubledSoul said:
sisu said:
Just reread it.. slower... and .... louder
It doesn't fix that first paragraph, I'm afraid.
Meh

Janesy B

2,625 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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sisu said:
Meh
Thank you for your contribution

raywn

11 posts

189 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Make the car park bigger would certainly make tourist days nicer, but from a business perspective, I can't see them losing punters.......... "actually the car park is a bit small at the Ring, I'll go somewhere else for my tourist day"

Hellbound

2,500 posts

176 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Conference/exhibition space, hotel accommodation, restaurants/entertainment, improved transport infrastructure including pedestrian access to all the above. Garages and expanding the testing facilities. This is the sort of thing that brings in the cash and makes the whole thing not just viable, but profitable. Also the brand, be it 'the ring' or whatever, isn't at all being exploited to its full potential.

And I'm not talking about theme parks or 'Ferrari World' type monstrosities either. The potential to do it right is huge.

F*ck it, they need me. I'm the visionary. Capricorn One...my body is ready.

paranha

633 posts

242 months

Wednesday 12th March 2014
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Hellbound---Good thinking.Hope lots of improvements are planned, after many years of neglect.I still think that somewhere in the background, the "Pool" members are involved with their Euro backing.