Norisring
Sign in to saveThe Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as a motorcycle racing venue in 1947 and named in a 1950 competition to win a light motorcycle, the track became known as a sports car racing venue in the 1970s. Since 2000, it has been annually used by the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the premier Germany-based touring car racing series. The length of the simple track with two hairpin turns and a chicane has been set to since 1972, after various lengths were used in its early years.
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- Instance of
- street circuit
- Named after
- Nuremberg
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Nuremberg
- Official website
- www.norisring.de
- Image
- 2013 Norisring Porsche Carrera Cup 35521b.jpg
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- Norisring
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The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as a motorcycle racing venue in 1947 and named in a 1950 competition to win a light motorcycle, the track became known as a sports car racing venue in the 1970s. Since 2000, it has been annually used by the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the premier Germany-based touring car racing series. The length of the simple track with two hairpin turns and a chicane has been set to since 1972, after various lengths were used in its early years.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Norisring” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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