Insider secret 3 is to visit for multiple days in a row — that way, if the weather is a bit undesirable, or the track closes early due to an accident, you can continue driving on the next day. The hint is in the name: The Green Hell is green, because it rains quite often here. During the main season the weather is more consistently warm, but you will still get rainy days, in the main season, and nice, dry days in the shoulder and off seasons.
The track still opens when it rains. Driving the circuit in the rain can be a good thing too! Accidents happen. Even though there are crashes every day on the track, accidents with our rental cars happen very infrequently, since we have a very strict safety procedure and do everything we can to best prepare you for driving on the track.
If you have the right attitude and approach to driving, with support from RSR you do not need to be scared!
In short, in the case of an accident — if you cause damage to the car, you pay to repair only the damage you caused. However, in the very rare case where a car is written off you are normally not required to pay for the whole value of the car. Instead, up to a fixed excess level that is generally set at around half of the cars replacement value different from the current market value.
If there is damage to another car, we may require a deposit for damages until fault can be established. For a full run down of the processes and steps you can take if you want to reduce the risk, please visit the following page of our website:.
Any road registered, motorway capable vehicle or motorcycle is allowed to go on the track. There are some important things to be aware of, your car may be stopped from going on track if:. Also important to note is that the police do make random control checks, and checkpoints around the area, especially on busy days.
There has been an increase in frequency in police presence over the recent years. Same with overly large vehicles like campervans or buses will be refused. Vehicles towing trailers will also be refused entry. Hardcore race cars or anything not road registered will also not be allowed during the public Touristenfahrten sessions. However, they may be allowed on select Trackdays where race cars are allowed.
The noise limit of the circuit needs to be observed, which is set normally at around dB. They will not close the track for you to drive by yourself, or open it specially for you. It takes between 2 and 3 hours to drive, depending on conditions. Alternatively you can hire a taxi. To be sure you stay in Germany will be as comfortable as can be, we have put together a list of recommended restaurants and Hotels.
We know from our own experience what the best place are to eat or sleep. There are shopping options available in Koblenz 45min or Cologne 1hour 30min and Adenau 15min. There are also few activities within a reasonable drive, see in the list below. Restaurants — Wiesemscheid 7 min. Restaurants — Breidscheid 5 min. Restaurants — Welcherath 5 min. Restaurants — Mendig 30 min. Phil Hill, driving a Ferrari in , became the first driver to break nine minutes.
Stefan Bellof drove the fastest time ever in in a Porsche C with a time of This is an important point, because small accidents mostly fender-benders are pretty common. Follow the rules — drive right, pass left. The circuit has played host to classic moments such as Mark Webber's maiden F1 win video above , Stewart GPs only victory and a great battle between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa for honours in The modern circuit utilises the start-finish straight of the old Sudschleife track, before the drivers then tackle the tight right-hander at Turn 1 Haug-Haken and go on an enjoyable high-speed plunge down to the Dunlop-Kehre hairpin.
From there, the track shoots back uphill, with some fantastic high-speed corners leading back to the slow, Hungaroring-esque right-hander that ends the lap. Aston Martin boss Otmar Szafnauer insists reports linking him with shock Alpine switch are 'not based on fact'.
Misha: It's difficult because it's very blind and it gets very tight. It has a very very very late apex, and people just dont expect that. Because they think, "Well, the turn should be over now. And you see a lot of accidents happen there. So you have to stay very slow, very much on the outside, slow feet fast hands, and get it right. And this is something that people really mess up. So this is I would say in terms the blind corners, Kallenhard is definitely one of the most challenging ones.
For the majority of the course, drivers will find that there is less than a meter separating the track from the barriers. This means that even the slightest mistakes can result in cars smashing into the walls. But as intimidating a track like the Green Hell can be, Misha has a few simple words of advice for those everyday drivers looking to tackle the Ring for their very first time.
Misha: I always say you can not impress here anyone after 93 years of history, but you can make everybody laugh. So make sure to be the person that does not make us laugh after ending up on YouTube for some bad crash video. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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