Welcome to 1996. A water-cooled Porsche 911 was still two years away. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers were cutting edge. It was impossible to ride a GSX-R or without your……
Tag: touristenfahrten
UPDATED: 2021 *predicted* Nürburgring TF calendar
In order to satisfy the thousands of people who ask “Where are the 2021 Nürburgring opening times” on every form of social media, every single day of winter, I have……
Nürburgring Nordschleife escapes the lockdown again
The Nürburgring’s “contactless touristenfahrten” concept has once again defied the odds, and will allow the Nordschleife to remain drivable through Germany’s second COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. Share this:Click to share…
COVID-19 finishes off both RCN and VLN season
Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions continue to disrupt the Nürburgring’s racing calendar, but show no signs of restricting its “contactless touristenfahrten” model. This weekend we are being gifted yet another extra day……
The swirling confusion of the Nürburgring’s graffiti
Once again, the Nürburgring has been closed for several hours to clean-up graffiti added overnight. But why did the track close today, and why not every other time an over-enthusiastic……
Nürburgring re-opens, but not without these changes…
The Nürburgring Nordschleife has officially re-opened, and May’s touristenfahrten (public driving) dates have been officially confirmed (see bottom of page). But we are living in a post-coronavirus world, and as……
CLOSED: The Nürburgring closures, reschedules and disruptions so far…
It’s with a heavy heart I’ve finally relented to the crushing realities of SARS-CoV-2 and am updating the BTG blog accordingly. As a self-employed motorsports guy with 3 dependents, I……
NEW VIDEO: Guide to driving the Nuerburgring Nordschleife in 2020
Well, it had to happen eventually, didn’t it? I’ve finally got around to doing a new YouTube from the Nuerburgring Nordschleife. The first officially-licensed video since I was lucky enough……
VIDEO: The most amazing save I’ve ever seen…
People ask me why I insist on rollcages for our #CLUB1000 cars. Now I have a video I can share that illustrates perfectly why small cars can be more dangerous……
[VIDEO] Watch *that* 14-car pile-up from a new angle, and try your best to heed the advice!
I spend a lot of time on BTG trying to explain how your best lap of the Nordschleife can rapidly go to hell-in-a-handbasket in a few seconds. Last year’s 14-car……