zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
It Costs So Much Money To Crash On The Nürburgring
It Costs So Much Money To Crash On The Nürburgring-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:43

Image for article titled It Costs So Much Money To Crash On The Nürburgring

The internet loves crashes. Race crashes, prototype crashes, crash compilations—we’re obsessed. But we don’t really talk about what comes next. The price penalty drivers face for wrecking part of the track is probably worth more than the cars.

has evidently started doing animation-style fact videos, and you know what, they’re pretty good. The latest one is on the price tag you can expect in a worst case scenario should you go flying off of the Nürburgring in whatever coffin-on-wheels you could scavenge for the honor.

Think about it. There’s the price of admission to just get on the track (which you don’t get back for crashing), which is 30 Euros on a public driving day, otherwise known as the demolition derby if YouTube is anything to go by.

Then there’s fixing whatever part of the track you hit. Say you ruined 20 meters, or about 66 feet, of barrier. That’s 150 Euros for the repairman to come out, with 60.69 Euros per meter of barrier on top of that. If any barrier supports are damaged, that’s another 79 Euros. The recovery truck another 300 Euros.

Just 30 minutes of time with the safety car is another 82 Euros. Then there’s Germany’s VAT rate applied on top of all of that, which is another 19 percent of the total.

Despite rumors, there isn’t an automatic fine for closing down the track when crashing because, most of the time, the track doesn’t close for just one small, isolated crash. It would would take a big one, or a series of incidents to actually force a shut down. The ‘Ring is big.

At this point, Car Throttle estimates your cost for damaging the track and getting out of the way is already over 3,000 Euros, or about $3,250. Then there’ll be the final cost of transporting your broken car wherever you need to take it. Then there’s the cost to repair it, if it’s even worth it to bother.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
The Porsche-Volkswagen Situation May Be Too Complex for Its Own Good
The Porsche-Volkswagen Situation May Be Too Complex for Its Own Good
are getting a little too strange to get a grip on, the isn’t happy about , and and are teaming up for vehicle data software. All that and more in for Friday, October 14, 2022. The wacky Germans in charge of Volkswagen and Porsche have made the whole situation...
Oct 30, 2026
Carvana Wants You to Beg for Its Return to Michigan
Carvana Wants You to Beg for Its Return to Michigan
Carvana wants Michigan buyers to petition for its return, Volkswagen is going long on autonomy, and the joint Honda/Sony EV will be made right here in the U.S. of A. All that and more for Thursday, October 13, 2022. Carvana was recently for a slew of reasons, primarily concerning...
Oct 30, 2026
Old Racing Games Sure Had a Way of Creating Fake Regionalized Cars That Never Existed
Old Racing Games Sure Had a Way of Creating Fake Regionalized Cars That Never Existed
Yesterday, I was playing Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 for the first time. Like all the TXR games Genki made back in the day, it’s not perfect, but it’s overflowing with charm and anyone would do right to bring the series back in some form of tribute today. It’s been...
Oct 30, 2026
The Hyundai/Kia Theft Fix Is a Lot Worse Than You Think
The Hyundai/Kia Theft Fix Is a Lot Worse Than You Think
The thefts that have been plaguing Hyundai/Kia owners because of the stupid social media popularity of the so-called “Kia Boys” has been a headache. across the country. against Hyundai over the thefts. for the thefts — but the fix only pours gas onto the fire. After manufacturing the vehicles...
Oct 30, 2026
BMW, AirConsole Team Up for In-Car Gaming
BMW, AirConsole Team Up for In-Car Gaming
. Wealthy gamers, that is. is partnering with AirConsole, a gaming platform, in order to bring video games to infotainment screens. The plan, according to , is to have smartphones act as controllers, while games are displayed on the vehicle’s center screen. The project is supposed to get off...
Oct 30, 2026
The Designer of the McLaren P1 Doesn't Love the Solus GT
The Designer of the McLaren P1 Doesn't Love the Solus GT
McLaren surprised everyone a few months ago when it revealed a road-going version of its Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo concept, named the . It’s certainly the most extreme road car McLaren has ever built, which isn’t surprising if you’re familiar with its from GT Sport or ; it also...
Oct 30, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved