The Nuerburgring/Nordschleife in trouble

During my research and writing of my guidebook to Germany I got to know Sabine Schmitz. She is known as the "Queen of the Ring" for her years of driving tourists around the Nordschleife. When I heard rumors that the Nuerburgring was in trouble, I asked her what she knew. Here is what she said.


Here is a summary of her facts -

- To build the Nuerburgring 2009 is the biggest incident of corruption and state protected tax wasting under the protection of the Prime minister of Rheinland- Pfalz Kurt Beck

- The whole facility is now in the private hands of Kai Richter and Joerg Lindner who are already under investigation of the public prosecution department because of deception.

- new contracts for the automotive industry for 2011 are at unacceptable prices.

- Unacceptable coupling businesses like: if you like to rent the race track you have to book the accommodations in the Linder Hotel.

- The whole Nuerburgring Park 2009 is highly unprofitable except the race track, especially the Nordschleife - it has to be kept strictly apart from the Hotel business of Mr. Lindner to keep the tradition started in 1927 alive.


She has asked enthusiasts to join the facebook page "Savethering" at -

http://www.facebook.com/#!/SaveTheRing

She has also asked people to write to the following address to support the ring -

Joaquin Almunia
Vice- President of EU- Commission
Berl 11- 238
BE- 1049 Brussels

 

According to this it ended up hurting a number of people. As far as I know it is closed indefinately.

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