Nürburgring doesn’t allow record attempts for the car manufacturers [updated]

Posted on 19-06-2015 at 9:08 by Dizono – 74 Comments”

There seems to be suddenly coming to an end the struggle for production cars in the fastest possible time around the Ring to chase. And that’s a bitter pill for Koenigsegg.

Christian von Koenigsegg was on the point to travel to the Nürburgring for its One:1, the immortal and the Ringrecord to Sweden. At the last moment the management of the Nürburgring Nordschleife stop her stabbed and they prohibit manufacturers have longer throw to do to the record. One and the other would have to deal with a deadly crash during a VLN race earlier this year.

That we read on the website of Apex, a project that ultimately must lead to a film about the Koenigsegg One:1. Also for the crew of that film is the decision to record attempts are no longer to allow acid: the cameras were already hired, and the helicopters are reserved. Epic film from a One:1 on the Nordschleife to be with us by the nose drilled.

This news, that probably only James May fill you with joy, leads to the following question: which circuit is epic and legendary enough to be the new benchmark be? Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Zandvoort?

Thanks to Vincent for the tip!

UPDATE: According to Bridge to Gantry is the story a bit more complicated. It is, according to them, still allowed for manufacturers to set quick laps with production cars, but it should be note, however, the speed limits observe on different parts of the circuit are valid. So there should be on the long straight of Dottinger Höhe, only 250 km/h to be driven, what a bizarre supercar as the One:1 of course, wrecks the day. Or the form is indeed in this way the stalk is due to the conflicting reports are not 100% clear, but this explanation sounds plausible.