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Old 04-30-2013, 12:47 PM
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Ring is actually going up for sale next mo
Save The Nurburgring!

you can sign a petition to the gov to keep funding it.
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one of the very few petitions I am willing to sign.
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:03 PM
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What needs to happen is they need to shoot those two morons who built the "leisure park"

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move it to california then I will sign

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I'm not saying that $169 million is not a lot of money but doesn't that seem cheap for a purchase price?
Nürburgring for sale, yours for only $169 million
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I've been following their FB group for what feels like 4-5 yrs now. It's amazing and spectacular how much support their movement is getting from all of the race teams.

https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheRing?fref=ts
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Originally Posted by Snoopy408
I'm not saying that $169 million is not a lot of money but doesn't that seem cheap for a purchase price?
Nürburgring for sale, yours for only $169 million
Probably due to the fact that the new owners will be losing/investing a decent sum just to turn it into a profitable investment.
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oh okay kinda like a short sale or something of that sort.
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I'm not saying that $169 million is not a lot of money but doesn't that seem cheap for a purchase price?
Nürburgring for sale, yours for only $169 million

I wonder if as much testing that goes on at the ring, would it be profitable for a company, like Mercedez, to buy it and rent out time to other car manufacturers to use. Obviously there's a lot more hidden costs, such as maintenance, insurance, etc but there's gotta be a way to make money or come out close to even.
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What needs to happen is they need to shoot those two morons who built the "leisure park"

this!

a rolla caoster?!?!! GTFO
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
I wonder if as much testing that goes on at the ring, would it be profitable for a company, like Mercedez, to buy it and rent out time to other car manufacturers to use. Obviously there's a lot more hidden costs, such as maintenance, insurance, etc but there's gotta be a way to make money or come out close to even.
Can't a group of auto companies just come together to buy the track?
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America should buy it so they can start owning Europe little by little and then one.. day.. BWAHAHHAHAHA!
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26,670 have signed the online petition already as of right now (said so when I signed it)
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It was doing just fine before the whole NuroDisney bull****! Put things back the way they were (or at least separate the 'ring from it)...problem solved.
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Seriously, who would go to Germany for DISNEY? That place is all math and engineering, there is no time for happy thoughts!
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