How long did it take you to learn the Nordschleife?

[Florian Kolle]

Been learning it since GT6. I tend to be good enough at it that I'm able to beat the gold target in CEs without too much hassle but nowhere near good enough to actually race on it with other people. I find that when it comes to this track, particularly for me anyway, been able to beat the gold time in CE gives me a false sense of confidence and then I go race against other people there and I'm absolutely nowhere. No pace whatsoever, making lots of mistakes etc...heck you'd think I haven't spent countless hours and years driving and learning it.

I'll admit it too...even though I don't know the name of any of the corners 😂 I really love the track. It's on my bucket list to drive on one day IRL. That said, I don't even think about racing competitively against other people there, it's now become my go to chill track to just take random mostly stock cars (with sport soft tires and upgraded brakes) and go drive.

Me too. It's the track I take road cars for a cruise. But I've never raced it in a competitive way.

 

[LSFDRX]

Exactly, I can push until the Carrousel, after that my vision becomes blurrier and missed the gear I am in until the second Carrousel

Whaaat... post carousel is my favorite part of the track!

That's wild how different drivers can be. My best sections are the Carrousel onwards. The prior sections always feel like missed apexes and 'could have beens'.

Good to see I'm not the only one who prefers the final sectors.


It's hard to say how many games I've played that included the Ring and how many laps I've done. It's in the hundreds to thousands I would imagine.

Now I'm at a place where I know it very well. There aren't any surprises any more, and if I'm slow anywhere I know why. I love the place, and relish races held there. This weeks classic race at the Ring was a treat to get back in to with the 930 Porsche Turbo.

The fairly recent TT there with the X2019 really helped hone some skills, and I did probably 50 laps in the hunt for my top 500 time. I also at the stage in my "sim-racing" journey where learning the optimal ways around any track drives a lot of concentration and work.