Norisring

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The Norisring is a race track in Nuremberg, on the former "Reichsparteitagsgelände" site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx. 2600m long.

Since May 18 1947, motorracing events around the remaining large grand stand "Steintribüne" are held on roads that are used for public traffic. From start finish, a right hand sweeper leads into a lefthand U-turn at Grundig tower, and back in a lefthand sweeper to the Steintribüne, where the "Schöller S" right-left turns lead to the backstraight at its backside. After a righthand kink, the lefthand U-turn of "Dutzendteichkehre" leads back to the main straight.

Due to the proximity of the lake "Dutzendteich", it is even compared to the Monaco Grand Prix.

The Norisrennen of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is considered a highlight of this series, as fans get closer to the action and the drivers than on modern venues.

Sadly, Pedro Rodriguez died here in 1971 in a Ferrari 512.

External links

Webpages, mainly in German

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