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Schumacher gets his own turn in the 'Ring
What better way to immortalize one of the most prolific drivers in F1's history, than to name a fast, left-right hander in the man's home country? That's exactly what's going to happen before the German Grand Prix opens this July, where seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher will have his name appended to a set of curves to be dubbed the "Schumacher S."The corners are located on the Nurburgring's Grand Prix course, not to be confused with the Green Hell of folklore and fantasy.
This honor is partially due to Schumacher's German heritage, but also because the former Ferrari F1 pilot has the most wins at the Eifelland circuit, taking the pole in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004 and during his last race there in 2006.
[Source: BBC Sport]
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Ford Mustang 9:08AM (3/26/2007)
Good for him. He's done more than enough to deserve it.
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villainy 10:02AM (3/26/2007)
I totally agree that he deserves this. He's got a real evil genius look going in that picture though, what's he hiding in the bunker underneath that track?
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Alpha2Omega 10:47AM (3/26/2007)
I've driven that corner so many times on the xbox...tricky little thing, always catches me out!
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tcc3 12:49PM (3/26/2007)
I feel your pain, Alpha. Although I belive its the 11-12 that always trips me. I dont think ive ever hit it right, I usually end up cutting the corner over some sand.
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why not the LS2LS7? 12:56PM (3/26/2007)
Formerly known as the Audi-S...
http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/Europe/Germany/nurburgring.html
It bugs me when tracks rename corners.
To the two above, I drive that sequence in lots of games, I don't find the Audi-S all that startling. Only underperforming cars need to lift at all. Fast street cars have to lift, but slower street cars or tracks cars with downforce go through just fine. The next two are the tougher ones, as tcc3 says. You have so much speed in those curves, yet you must carry speed into the next section because it is so long.
The last curves, the NGK chicane is a toughy, and annoyingly, most people cut it. It is the fact that games like PGR3 don't penalize people for intentionally cutting corners that makes online play unrewarding.
TOCA2 penalizes people for cutting corners, but it has no online portion.
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DPC car videos 2:38PM (3/26/2007)
If anyone deserved this honor, it defiantly is him.
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Matt 4:23PM (3/26/2007)
run on that track with an m3 on gt4 all the time and yes that turn is tough. always end up in the dirt at the other end of the turn.
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