1973 Nurburgring Onboard

Narrated by Jackie Stewart. The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. Primarily due to its extraordinary length of over 22 kilometres (14 mi), and the lack of space due to its situation on the sides of the mountains, the Ring was unable to meet the ever-increasing safety requirements, and was also unsuitable for the burgeoning television market. Niki Lauda, the reigning world champion (1976) and only person ever to lap the full 22,835-metre (14.189 mi) Nordschleife in under 7 minutes (6:58.6, 1975), proposed to the other drivers that they boycott the circuit in 1976 because of the safety arrangements. The other drivers voted against the idea and the race went ahead. Lauda, ironically, crashed in his Ferrari, probably due to failure of the rear suspension. He was badly burned as his car was still loaded with fuel in lap 2. Lauda was saved by the combined actions of fellow drivers Arturo Merzario, Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger, and Harald Ertl, rather than by the ill equipped track marshals. The crash also showed that the distances were rather long for regular fire engines and ambulances, even though the "ONS-Staffel" was equipped with a Porsche 911 rescue car. This crash marked the end of the old Nürburgring for Formula One. It never hosted another F1 race again as the German Grand Prix was moved to the Hockenheimring for 1977. Video produced by http://www.truetraveler.com/

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[SITKASAILS]

@rhytonen ~ I have a playseat and momo wheel kit... you just prompted me to drive that track!

[rhytonen]

I would LOVE to drive this in my vintage enduro laydown kart !

(What would the gearing be - about 3:1? LOL - 'normal' is about 4.4 - 5:1)

[SITKASAILS]

@tritop - it was a nice living and a glamorous lifestyle... and INSANE!

[tritop]

wow; they must have been absolutely insane back then