[Mark83]

Hi all, noticed this thread and started reading, got to page 6 and noticed a lot of incorrect informations and hear say about the Nordschleife.

I'm an English Impreza owner that's working at the Nurburgring so thought I would do a brief post. Forgive me for not reading 24 pages, I got to page 6 before deciding to contribute.

Insurance:
99% will not cover the Nordschleife. You need a minimum of 3rd party cover to drive during Touristenfahrten. Sometimes the insurance company will pay out for 3rd party damage but seek to recover their losses from you personally. There are companies out there but it's not easy finding them as people don't like to share it.

Crashing:
Expensive. Armco (including removal, posts, new armco, labour, admin fees) is approx. €100 per metre. Most bills are 4 figures. Recovery is €200 from the track to local garage, storage is charged per day and not cheap. The only company that recovers you FOC is the German company ADAC, European membership so you're covered in the UK too is about £70. Track closure is €1500 per hour.

2009 prices:
1 - €22
4 - €75
8 - €145
15 - €250
25 - €390
JK - €1075

I'll hopefully see you out here.

Mark