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      02-28-2008, 10:09 PM   #17
The_Blob
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Originally Posted by phile92 View Post
are you kidding? the ring? a joke? the ring is arguably the most challenging course in the world and all major car manufacturers in Germany test their and many manufacturers from other countries. I don't know what kind of roads you have in Canada, but the ring is insanely narrow (2 cars wide on some sections) and almost all turns are blind with pretty much only one section thats completely straight. the ring is 12.9 miles and contains 100 corners. unless you are driving a space ship, a sub 10 minute lap from a amateur is pretty damn impossible.

2 cars wide on some sections is not narrow. I drive on roads where it's one car wide mountain roads with steep inclines and declines with a lot of curves. Yes, a lot of the mountain roads I drive have turns that are blind. Sabine Schmitz almost made a 10 minute mark with a Ford Transit.

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