there was an official letter from the GmbH to the tourist drivers on
touristenfahrer.de written by Manfred Strack
(http://www.touristenfahrerforum.de/foru ... php?t=8725).
Johannes from Northloop has very kindly transleted this.
"Dear fans of the Nordschleife,
tourist driving on the Nordschleife is unique in the world, which makes
us proud. It makes the longest and most beautiful track of the world
available to as many people as possible. The TF exist from the
beginning, since almost 80 years, and they are a constant in the
leisure time of many motorsport enthusiasts and visitors of the Eifel
region.
First of all, driving on the Nordschleife during TF should be fun. And
it has to be as safe as possible. The Nordschleife is a public road
during TF (even if that is discussed and sometimes denied), during which
clear rules must exist to guarantee as much fun and safety as possible.
Our employed and voluntary marshals and the police are responsible for
the observation of these rules, and for making sure that the conditions
on the track make it a positive experience for everyone. Please support
our employees in doing their duty, because it's in the interest of all
of us.
We know that most of you are responsible drivers who just like driving
on the Nordschleife. Also when it's a bit faster within the rules.
Problems occur when individual people overrate their or their car's
abilities or have no respect for others. These drivers intentionally
take unnecessary risks and often violate rules. Because of our domestic
authority, in such cases certain regulations apply. Punishments for the
wilful violation of our rules vary from hourly or daily bans to the
revocation of the JK or a report to the police. The ones who aren't
familiar with our rules can refer to them on our homepage
(http://www.nuerburgring.de/) and on the flyers that are displayed at
the entrance.
The majority of you sticks to the rules. But those who don't pay
attention to them will have to face drastic punishments. Our marshals
have the necessary authority for that. During our permanent safety
considerations the compliance to the rules will be monitored and
offences will be punished (e.g. bans will be spoken out more and earlier
than before). For this purpose we have raised the number of voluntary
marshals to improve the observation of the traffic.
Instead of working against each other and blaming the Nuerburgring GmbH
over and over again, we should try to work together. The meeting at the
beginning of July in the "Altes Forsthaus" will not be the last one. A
part of the recommendations that we got there will be implemented during
the next time.
If there are further suggestions, please inform me (Manfred Strack from
the GmbH). Every proposal will be checked and there will be a response.
The Nuerburgring GmbH is not as arrogant as many might think.
So, be fair and have fun on the nicest track of the world."
