Lunatics on the Nurburgring

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Lunatics on the Nurburgring

Post by Ivanerrol » Mon 19 Feb, 2018 11:41 pm

Here's a video from the seventies.
Racing on the Nurburgring.
Helmets and seatbelts are non mandatory. :dontknow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8
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Re: Lunatics on the Nurburgring

Post by T-Modell » Tue 20 Feb, 2018 2:46 am

Lunatics? That's a video of a normal German Autobahn :occasion5: ... real men don't need airbags :laughing6:
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Re: Lunatics on the Nurburgring

Post by Ivanerrol » Tue 20 Feb, 2018 11:14 am

Hope you were not one of those Volkerswagon drivers Thomas :whistle:
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W202 - C200, C180, C180
W126 - 380SE , 380SE (Ex SA Import), 560SEL
W124 - 300e, 260e (ex Japan)
W111 220s (Indonesia) 4 speed manual column shift
W123 230
W116 450SEL
W140 420SEL
W210 E240, E240
W209 CLK 240
W201 190e 2.6 (ex U.K.)
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Re: Lunatics on the Nurburgring

Post by Pete49 » Tue 20 Feb, 2018 1:37 pm

yep done similar in car and on bikes and surprised I am still here. But those days we felt indestructible. this generation will never know the fun we had
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Re: Lunatics on the Nurburgring

Post by Mercmad » Wed 21 Feb, 2018 9:12 am

Theres a guy on you tube who rents cars out at the village there so people can do a few laps . I Suspect it pays well.... :laughing6: Today folks still go to the Adenauer bend to watch accidents...
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