45 min film on the Nürburgring

Skybird · 02-01-14, 08:09 PM

This 45 minutes docu was broadcasted over here two days ago. It is in German only, so some historic narration may get lost for people not understanding German, but there is still the eye fodder: a nice film about the history of the Nürburgring, from the construction in the imperial time, over the Nazi era and the war, to the changes in the 70s, 80s and late 90s. Quite some stories to be told. Time witnesses, drivers, historic film material from the 20s and 30s, and plenty of impressions of the surrounding landscape and the atmosphere.

I hope this helps Kunos Simulazioni (Assetto Corsa) to get into the right mood!

They have announced a laser-scanned version of the Nordschleife for autumn, which will be the first laser scan for a PC simulation of this worldfamous circuit ever. I hope they catch the surrounding landscape as well, at least a bit. The Ring is not completely modelled, if ignoring the landscape it is embedded in! It's beautiful.

Sailor Steve · 02-01-14, 09:09 PM

Fantastic film! Sure, I wish I could understand what's being said, but that didn't stop me from watching it.

Jimbuna · 02-02-14, 06:28 AM

^ I knew you'd like that

Skybird · 02-02-14, 07:05 AM

Quite some people don't know that two thirds of the original Südschleife still exist until today. This is how it looks like:

Note the very dense forest so very close to parts of the track in the middle of the video. Looks like a tracking trail, not like a race track!

In the long video, Niki Lauda says in one snippet that the term "green hell" also owes to the fact that in the old times, they had no beam barriers left and right of the track, and if a car left the track and flew off, due to the thick forest everywhere, it was swallowed by the green and simply disappeared, and that you had to be lucky that somebody hopefully would see the accident and pull you out, else you could have been searched for for hours.

Already in the 30s, female pilots where racing on the Ring.

Tragic: the founder and initiator of the construction of the Ring, later was bullied out by the Nazis who abused it as if Hitler had built the Ring (most Germans of the Nazi time thought so). The original founder was sent to prison for a year over false allegations, and when released was banned from ever going back to the Ring. He later committed suicide in despair.

Many people in the first film said that while living there, the Ring's events and ordinary business gave a time structure to their lives the full year long, and from childhood years on, until today.

This track is unique in the world, and second to none. It's not just the track. Its the history, the atmosphere. It's the heart of the whole region. It'S a shame that these bastard politicians thought they would needlessly need to change that and turn it into an event park and ruining the whole fiscal and economic situation of it. As if anyone would drive to the ring to ride a rollercoaster, with Fantasyland and a much bigger theme park nearby! And more important: as if it needs anything more than the Ring itself to attract people and make them go there!

Politicians. Don't get me started again. Tack their mouths to the exhaust tube and drag them with you for a round or two!

Skybird · 02-02-14, 07:20 AM

Maybe even better a film on the Südschleife, with comparing maps.

02-01-14, 08:09 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	45 min film on the Nürburgring This 45 minutes docu was broadcasted over here two days ago. It is in German only, so some historic narration may get lost for people not understanding German, but there is still the eye fodder: a nice film about the history of the Nürburgring, from the construction in the imperial time, over the Nazi era and the war, to the changes in the 70s, 80s and late 90s. Quite some stories to be told. Time witnesses, drivers, historic film material from the 20s and 30s, and plenty of impressions of the surrounding landscape and the atmosphere. I hope this helps Kunos Simulazioni (Assetto Corsa) to get into the right mood! They have announced a laser-scanned version of the Nordschleife for autumn, which will be the first laser scan for a PC simulation of this worldfamous circuit ever. I hope they catch the surrounding landscape as well, at least a bit. The Ring is not completely modelled, if ignoring the landscape it is embedded in! It's beautiful. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-01-14, 09:09 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Fantastic film! Sure, I wish I could understand what's being said, but that didn't stop me from watching it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-02-14, 06:28 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	^ I knew you'd like that __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-02-14, 07:05 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Quite some people don't know that two thirds of the original Südschleife still exist until today. This is how it looks like: Note the very dense forest so very close to parts of the track in the middle of the video. Looks like a tracking trail, not like a race track! In the long video, Niki Lauda says in one snippet that the term "green hell" also owes to the fact that in the old times, they had no beam barriers left and right of the track, and if a car left the track and flew off, due to the thick forest everywhere, it was swallowed by the green and simply disappeared, and that you had to be lucky that somebody hopefully would see the accident and pull you out, else you could have been searched for for hours. Already in the 30s, female pilots where racing on the Ring. Tragic: the founder and initiator of the construction of the Ring, later was bullied out by the Nazis who abused it as if Hitler had built the Ring (most Germans of the Nazi time thought so). The original founder was sent to prison for a year over false allegations, and when released was banned from ever going back to the Ring. He later committed suicide in despair. Many people in the first film said that while living there, the Ring's events and ordinary business gave a time structure to their lives the full year long, and from childhood years on, until today. This track is unique in the world, and second to none. It's not just the track. Its the history, the atmosphere. It's the heart of the whole region. It'S a shame that these bastard politicians thought they would needlessly need to change that and turn it into an event park and ruining the whole fiscal and economic situation of it. As if anyone would drive to the ring to ride a rollercoaster, with Fantasyland and a much bigger theme park nearby! And more important: as if it needs anything more than the Ring itself to attract people and make them go there! Politicians. Don't get me started again. Tack their mouths to the exhaust tube and drag them with you for a round or two! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-02-14, 07:20 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Maybe even better a film on the Südschleife, with comparing maps. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.