The Nürburgring is among the world's most famous racing circuits, thanks to its Nordschleife or North Loop, also known as the Green Hell. Much lesser known is the former Südschleife or South Loop, where many interesting races took place as well. Now for the first time, a book tells the story of this 'other Green Hell'.
Our book The Other Green Hell covers the history of the Südschleife from 1925-1964 with detailed race reports, and includes top-3 results for all important events. Races on the combined North- and South Loop are covered as well. In addition, a comprehensive appendix lists all known events on the Südschleife from 1927-1982, over 350 in total, as well as all fastest laps on the race course.
The book contains around 200 images, of which about 120 are historical photos. Many of these come from private archives and were never published before.
This book offers fans of the Nürburgring innumerous facts so far never made public. Starting with the construction of the Nürburgring and the South Loop in particular, The Other Green Hell then covers the famous races of the circuit's early years. The Eifelrennen and German Grand Prix are of course included as well, but you will also read about long forgotten yet fascinating events such as the 'Preis der Roemryke Berge', 'Goldener Kranz des Nürburgrings' and 'Rund um das Bayerkreuz'.
Also included are two laps around the Südschleife as described by Kurt Ahrens junior, winner of the 1970 Nürburgring 1000 km race, and privateer Paul Bergner.
Our book represents volume one of the Südschleife's history with the years 1925-1964. It brings one of the quintessential 'lost' racing circuits back to life. It is also only the second book about the Nürburgring published in english!
