[b]W[/b]hy "Save The Nurburgring"?

From 2007 - 2009 the German government built a huge [url=http://ringumbau.de/misc/2010/Nuerburgring_2009_Leisure_Park.jpg]Leisure Park[/url] at the Nürburgring. It is based on [url=http://jalopnik.com/tag/savethering/]fake visitor numbers[/url], oversized and badly executed. Most of the time it is an empty ghost town. Once promised as private investment, it is now based on a debt of 350+ million EUR public money.

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Instead of pulling the plug they rented the park -[b] including both race tracks[/b] - to exactly the same privateers ([url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31&start=0]Kai Richter[/url], [url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=149#p321]Jörg Lindner[/url]), who were driving forces behind the Leisure Park's initial private setup.

Without Racing experience they are since experimenting with events completely unrelated to Motorsport ([url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=149#p321]German Volksmusik[/url] for example, another one [url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=267]here[/url]) - all under the iconic "Nürburgring" brand name.

They now want Nordschleife to pay for the huge losses of "NüroDisney": [url=http://20832.com/misc/2010/Preise_Touristenfahrten_Nordschleife_2011.jpg]record prices[/url] and bundled packages for tourist drives plus a 5 times increase for the automotive industry in rent for their prototype testing sessions.

[b]W[/b]hat needs to be done?

[b]#[/b]Seperate Nordschleife from ring°park.
[b]#[/b]Let Nürburgring be Motorsport.
[b]#[/b]Value the great heritage and tradition, rather than [url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10]Roller Coasters[/url].
[b]#[/b]Replace [url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=68]Lindner[/url]/[url=http://ringumbau.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31&start=0]Richter[/url] by Motorsport experts.

[b]H[/b]ow can you help to Save The Ring?

[b]#[/b]Tell your friends and spread the word, [url=http://facebook.com/SaveTheRing]join us on Facebook[/url].
[b]#[/b]Keep yourself informed and question the [url=http://www.nuerburgring.de/en/home.html]official Nürburgring[/url] (= Lindner/Richter) communication.
[b]#[/b]Write to European Commissioner [url=http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/almunia/contact/commissioner/index_en.htm]Joaquín Almunia[/url] (joaquin.almunia [at] ec.europa.eu).
[b]#[/b]When visiting the Ring, support local family businesses.
[b]#[/b]Help to raise our voice, contribute ideas and actions, let's save the 'Ring!

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