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How to tame the Nordschleife

By:

James Newbold

May 19, 2017, 10:06 AM

The mythical Nurburgring Nordschleife has become a rite of passage for petrol-heads the world over. RSRNurburg will teach you how to drive it in maximum safety

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Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, the Nurburgring has an aura that is unrivalled by the modern brand of Hermann Tilke Formula 1 tracks, verging on the mythical. It's not hard to see why.

With 13 miles of winding narrow Tarmac and over 150 corners to memorise, the Nordschleife is one of the most demanding and dangerous circuits still in existence, an evocative reminder of a bygone age when safety was merely an afterthought.

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James Newbold Autosport Plus Editor

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James Newbold is Autosport's Plus Editor, responsible for coordinating website feature content.

In a sign of things to come, having completed his Politics and International Relations degree at the University of East Anglia in 2015, he left his graduation ceremony early to catch the last train to Brussels for the following day's Spa 24 Hours.

After a period as a freelancer, he joined the Autosport staff in 2018 and won the Motorsport UK young journalist of the year award. He initially edited Autosport magazine's Performance and Engineering supplements before joining the website team in his current role in 2020.

A keen enthusiast of anything that can be categorised unusual or niche, he enjoys unearthing little-known stories across all branches of motorsport, but has spent most of his career covering sportscars and is a regular part of the Le Mans 24 Hours reporting team.

He lives with his wife and children in Plymouth, England.