Nurburgring Speed Limits and no new record attempts!?!?!

Nürburgring Bans Future Lap-Record Attempts, 918 Remains Production-Car King

This happened back in June 2015 and I just missed it. Did we have a thread on this and I miss that too?

Yes:

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/end-of-an-era-no-more-factory-ring-times/102892/page1/

Also the speed limit was lifted late last year:

http://www.guideautoweb.com/en/articles/36167/no-more-speed-limits-on-the-nurburgring/

Apparently the track's safety will finally be upgraded, however this includes changing the flugplatz area.

Better that than impose speed limits, IMO.

On a tangent, our search function is still very very bad.

In reply to Flight Service:

Nah, it works fine as long as you use Google's version.

Was so bummed it was being resurfaced when I visited the ring in February...

It always seemed real suspicious to me that they imposed the limits and banned record-setting almost immediately after the 918 set the new record. Always wondered if Porsche money was involved there.

NickD wrote: It always seemed real suspicious to me that they imposed the limits and banned record-setting almost immediately after the 918 set the new record. Always wondered if Porsche money was involved there.

That would have to be a mighty big bribe to make up for all the money they'd lose from other manufacturers.

In reply to GameboyRMH:

I bet Porsche has enough sway with the German government, and puts in enough track time, to make it equitable if they wanted to.

In reply to GameboyRMH:

No it didn't, I mean wouldn't Management is currently incredibly cash strapped. Which is terrible on their end and fixing the ring financially is actually an incredibly easy proposition

NickD wrote: It always seemed real suspicious to me that they imposed the limits and banned record-setting almost immediately after the 918 set the new record. Always wondered if Porsche money was involved there.

a bunch of germans decide to basically shut down a famous german 'track' after a german car sets the record on it... german car, german track, german people... 3 sides to a triangle... Illuminati confirmed

I'm sure that's not what actually happened but the timing was just kind of crazy

In reply to NickD:

You're correct, someone who is good at video games learned that a GTR isn't as good in real life as video games make them out to be, didn't have the rewind function set (because reallife) and a spectator was killed.