The old Nürburgring track might be the Mecca of petrolheads around the world but this place is fraud> fraught with danger. In fact, the 12-mile, 150+ corners circuit is a very unforgiving place that’s hard on both car and driver, as many have found to their dismay.
That’s when the tarmac is dry; in the wet, multiply the danger factor by, oh, probably 10 or so. Only the very talented and experienced (or stupid) will push hard when it’s not dry. The speeds are too high, the corners so many to remember all of them, the runoff areas virtually non-existent, so a mistake means car-meets-Armco, driver – hopefully unhurt – pays for said Armco.
Of course, there is a number of people who drive on this stretch of dangerous asphalt for a living. Like carmakers’ test drivers, for example because, as everyone knows by now, there’s no higher accolade than posting a top-of-the-class lap time at the Nordschleife.
Then there are the Nürburgring instructors. Those people probably know the place better than anyone but, even so, they do possess a sense of self-preservation, right?
Apparently, not all of them do. Either that, or they are so confident of their skills that they can take on the ‘Ring on snow and ice, at minus 16 degrees Celsius (that’s 3.2 Fahrenheit), on a single-seater. Kudos, to whoever this is, as you can see for yourself right after the jump, for he is on opposite lock almost everywhere, including the straights.