User:Nicky105/History of Nurburgring

Chapter 1, History of 1976
Prior to 1927, Germany had no permanent racing circuit despite the fact it's manufacturers were at the forefront of automobile development and, as a nation, Germany already had a strong tradition of success.

That success actually began in 1903 when Camille Jenatzy wan the Gordon Bennett trophy in a 90 horse power Mercedes, as a result of that win, Germany was obliged to host the 1904 Gordon Bennett race and did so with full backing of Kaiser Wilhelm ll. The success and popularity of that first event led to the introduction in 1907 of Germany's own Kaiserpreis race series.

Around the same time the suggestion of a permanent testing facility for the German manufacturers was first tabled. There was serious discussion of the idea and the venue in the Eifel mountains was even put forward, in the end, though, nothing came of the idea and a few years later, people had other things on their mind as Europe was plunged into war. At the end of the conflict, Germany was in a perilous state and so it was not until 1921 when the idea reemerged.

To begin with, a section of new Autobahn outside Berlin was used for national races and AVUS, as it was known, staged, the first German Grand Prix in 1926. In 1925 public rounds around Stuttgart were used to create the solitude circuit on a temporary basis, although the narrow track was more suitable for motorcycles, despite these attampts, Germany still did not have a dedicated and purpose built track to match ge likes of Monza, Brooklands or Monthery.

Still in progress..