Famed Nurburgring Track Goes Up for Sale - Who Should Buy It?

After struggling for years with bankruptcy talks and financial problems, the famous Nurburgring is officially up for sale.

Jens Lieser, the state-appointed liquidator, said that the entire thing is for sale, including its lock, stock and carousel, not only the concrete jungle of arena, roller coaster and museum. It is not known yet whether they would sell the racing park in pieces or as a whole. All that it is known is that currently there are between 5 and 10 serious buyers for the rumored price of €125 million.

What does the sale of Nurburgring means? Well, since the motorsport events which take place here generate little to no profit, the new owner might choose to put all these events at risk. Back in July, the latest reports were saying that the Nurburgring circuit’s management is close to insolvency, raising the prospect that a German grand prix could be held only once every two years, at Hockenheim.

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scenicbyway12 - 3/18/2013 1:22:05 PM

0 Boost

BMW!

lexworld - 3/19/2013 12:36:13 PM

+1 Boost

Toyota tested its ISF and LFA proto-types on 2 of the worlds top tracks and owns one of them. The Nurburgring and Its own Fuji Track in Japan near Mt. Fuji, in which it acquired around yr 2000. So, maybe they would be interested. But then again, Toyota is really not into wasteful spending as we should all know by now. Ever wonder why Toyota is not bent on turbos or superchargers. Let me spell it out and make it very clear: "Quality Issues over the long hall". And that's just one of the ways to stay on top of your game.