Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Green Hell

After Niki Lauda’s accident in the 1976 German Grand Prix, it looked like the old circuit of the [Nürburgring](https://roarington.com/e-racing/cars-and-tracks), the one that was almost 23 kilometres long and went by the name of Nordschleife (“North Loop”), and which since the 1920s was also known as the most difficult circuit in the world, was destined to disappear, making room for a circuit with a more conventional configuration and length. Then, the truly brilliant idea: why not keep the old one alive and immortalise its unique history? The idea was simple: transform it into a one-way highway without speed limits and race on it.

Since then, every year, thousands of cars, motorcycles and even buses fly around the circuit in an attempt to understand why Jackie Stewart nicknamed it “The Green Hell”. Fortunately, in addition to this use, and here it must be said that German rationality led to a truly creative solution, races have also resumed. Endurance races for Gran Turismo and touring cars, and special races, such as those that lead to new records made with road-legal cars that the various manufacturers contend year after year.