Circuit: Nordschleife
Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport

Nordschleife November

The Nordschleife is back. We last ran it in February in the BMW M3 E30 Gr.A, where Noah set the pace with a 7:22.859. This time we’re pairing it with a more modern car.

At a little over 20 kilometers, the Nordschleife is about five times the length of Brands Hatch GP, which we ran last month. The named sections come one after another: Hatzenbach, Flugplatz, Fuchsröhre, Adenauer Forst, Bergwerk, the Karussell, Pflanzgarten, and the long run down Döttinger Höhe to finish. Much of it is blind, narrow, and lined with barriers, and the surface changes from one section to the next. Most drivers spend the first week just learning which way the road goes next.

The car

The Cayman GT4 Clubsport is Porsche’s purpose-built club racing car: mid-engine, a naturally aspirated flat-six, a paddle-shift gearbox, racing slicks, and a fixed rear wing. It’s stable, predictable, and has real downforce, which makes it a good match for a track this long. You can commit to the fast sections with confidence, and the lap time comes from consistency across all twenty kilometers rather than heroics in any one corner.

Some of you will remember a Cayman GT4 from our very first challenge at Brands Hatch Indy. This is the race-prepared version, and the Nordschleife is a considerably bigger test.

Classes and eligibility

We’re continuing with two classes, All Star and Open, each with its own podium and its own prizes. Any driver who has finished on a challenge podium three times moves into the All Star class.

As always, last month’s podium finishers sit out the next month in their class, though their times still appear on the board. That means AJ, who won the All Star class in October, and Lucas, Tony, and Mark, who took the Open podium, aren’t eligible for prizes this month. Noah, Michael, and Anthony are eligible again in the All Star class.

Attempts

Because of the length of this combination, unlimited attempts are allowed for the month, with a 30% discount on the first attempt. Don’t forget to let the steward know before you pay so we can apply the discount!

If you’d like to study the track before you arrive, these are good places to start:

• https://www.youtube.com/@mgcharoudin
• https://nurburginfo.com/en/map-nurburgring-track-entrances-turns-parking-areas/

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Prizes are awarded separately in the Open class and the All Star class.

In each class, the first-place winner will receive a one-month Unlimited Membership, which includes unlimited time for the winner only.

Second place receives a gift card for five (5) free hours, and third place receives one (1) free hour. Free hours are valid only during the month of December with no additional discount.

Previous month’s winners are not eligible to win in their class, but everyone’s time will still appear on the leaderboard! That means our October champions can’t win in November but can still compete for bragging rights.