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Racing virtually side-by-side in some instances, doing approximately 80 mph through these turns! Cars such as this are not an uncommon sight. The restaurant deck (background) is an excellent spot to see the cars before they begin. We ended up parked on the track because of an accident that stopped the drivers for a bit. Mini Coopers of all years and modifications routinely show their bonnets... There were two cars such as this that were trucked in via 18-wheeler. Both completely decked out for serious speed! And its twin...with a Mini Cooper barking at it. Just plain gorgeous! The Loop Taxi is an evil sounding machine of near biblical proportions. To see one run is to fully appreciate German engineering. Ah, the Mango C70 Volvo that yours truly was driven in. While it looks fairly calm on the outside, and correct...this car was not built for racing...we did manage to pass a Porsche or two on our loops and almost beat the 'dividing line' of 10 minutes (10m 03s) that separates th...

For anyone who has ever wanted to see exactly how good of a driver they are, there is no better place than 'The Loop' at Nurburgring. My first trip to the Loop was nothing short of amazing! I have bungee jumped, skydived, boxed and scuba dived with sharks without getting overly anxious or excited. In fact, I remember as I was getting ready to jump out of a 'perfectly good airplane,' thinking nothing more than 'nice view.' As I was falling and then drifting to Earth I specifically remember thinking, 'I'd rather be turning a double-play,' for all the excitement I wasn't feeling. In other words, while I get excited by life, I rarely feel like it's out of control. However this is different. I could feel a buzz in the air as we drove up...with beautiful cars arrayed about the parking lot and motorcyclists in full leathers. If all you did was eat lunc h here and admire the cars, it would be a day well spent. However on this day, our goal was to t...