Touristenfahrten days at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe offer drivers a shot at the infamous Green Hell itself. There are plenty of rules in place to keep every would-be racer well-behaved and sorted, but let’s face facts for a moment: this is Germany’s most famous racetrack. There are videos everywhere of drivers attempting to master the 12.9 mile loop, but a lot of racers have seemed to have missed the sections of YouTube that showcase some of the biggest offs and screwups possible. The Nordschliefe is a difficult track with unpredictable surface conditions, and even the most talented racers tend to be nervous about driving it. Novices…well, not so much. The owner of this second-generation Dodge Viper got caught up at the Adenauer Forst section and the impact was enough to rattle our bones. But a wrecked Viper was just the least of their issues. Here’s how bad their wallet will hurt before the car is assessed:
- Base fee for attendance of armco truck: €150
- Removing damaged armco: €10/metre (x2 or x3 or x4 for multiple-height sections)
- Replacement armco: €31/metre (x2 or x3 for double/triple height)
- Removing damaged armco posts: €5.10 each
- Replacing armco post: €39 each
- Safety car attendance: €82 per 30 mins (car + 2 people)
- Circuit closure: €1,350 per hour
- Recovery truck: €250 (inc VAT)
On top of that, add 19% VAT for everything but the tow truck. Did you hear a yelping noise? That was his wallet, running for it’s life.
(Courtesy: CarThrottle)
I can’t muster sympathy for people that have nicer toys than me. Not saying it’s right, but even as a kid if someone had the Micro Machines Super Van City I wanted and it got run over by their mom’s car, I didn’t feel too bad for them.
You suck at life… When I see someone with nicer toys than I have it makes me want to work harder so I can afford them too, entitlement mentality at it’s finest here..
You forgot to add in base price for fixing a wrecked Viper. He won’t have a need for a wallet after all that.
Care to translate figures to u.s. dollars?
1 Euro = $1.10
Doesn’t appear the ARMCO was damaged.
I think the funnest thing is when he smacks the wall…the grocery’s fly out of the trunk!!….prof… that just because you can afford it doesn’t mean you can drive it