Nordring (Fuglau)
The permanent motorsport racetrack Nordring is located about 750 meters north of the town of Fuglau in the municipality of Altenburg in the Horn district ( Lower Austria ) in Austria . The facility is mainly used for racing events such as rallycross , autocross and supermoto competitions, as well as rally evaluation tests. It is also suitable for driver training courses, as a rally training site and as a training and test track for motor sports enthusiasts with their vehicles. Also for other sports or club events, tent festivals, motorcycle meetings and all other events that require a lot of space.
Since 2003, the Nordring has also been a starting point for the Waldviertel rally . The Superspezial Nordring , which is driven in this rally, has been one of its highlights since 2006 . A completely new bridge was even built in the interior of the line. It is a very fast special stage that also includes spectacular jumps. In the fastest section of the route, speeds of more than 150 km / h are achieved.
Routes
Super special north ring of the Waldviertel rally
- Length: 2300 meters
- Width: 10-14 meters (bridge passage however only 3.2 m)
- Track surface: alternating gravel and asphalt
Rallycross track
- Length: 1150 meters
- Width: 10-14 meters
- Track surface: alternating gravel (60%) and asphalt (40%)
Rallycross track record
- The rallycross track record is held by the Norwegian Ludvig Hunsbedt, who completed a qualifying run over three laps in 2:04:28 minutes in the 1997 European Championship race with his 500 hp Ford Escort RS2000 T16 4 × 4. Hunsbedt was also able to secure the European title in the same year.
history
In February 1974 the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the fourth permanent motorsport race track in Austria, after the then Österreichring , the Salzburgring and the then Leruring . The racetrack, initially called Muckgrubenring , got its name from the terrain depression with a pond between Fuglau , Mahrersdorf and Gobelsdorf , which was made available by the Altenburg community. The MSC Waldviertel with its 150 members and its chairman Franz Zögl acted as the client. Obstetrics were not only provided by the ZV Grenzland , including Franz Wurz , but also by an uncle from his larger group of relatives, who provided material and construction machinery at favorable conditions. The Fuglau restaurateur and mayor Franz Eisenhauer, whose son Franz junior played a decisive role in the realization of the project. still operates as a route operator today.
The first rallycross race on the now Britaxring (named after the sponsor , the seat belt manufacturer Britax ) took place on May 1, 1974, the first autocross event on July 14 of the same year. The first race in the history of the European Autocross Championship was held here in 1976; the European Rallycross Championship first stopped in Fuglau on October 23, 1977. The route was later renamed Nordring and operated for several years under the sponsor name Schlüsselklinik-Nordring . Between 1977 and 1997, a total of 12 races for the FIA European Rallycross Championships for drivers were held on the Nordring, which were attended by up to 10,000 spectators.
The world record attempt - 50,237 km non-stop in 31 days
Nine MSC Horn drivers started a record attempt on March 1, 1987 in a 90 hp VW Golf Syncro on the 1150 meter long rallycross track. The top speed was over 120 km / h. The service crew, themselves active in a record-breaking manner, changed 268 tires, refueled 7000 liters of petrol and 100 liters of engine oil. 600 tons of gravel were put on the route to make it passable after winter damage. Up to 1500 spectators came to the Nordring on each of the weekends and believed in the team's success. Adolf Steininger acted as chief mechanic, Erhard Zlabinger and Gerhard Buchta as tire consultants, while Fritz Zimmermann and Richard Ponzauer formed the service team. The drivers in action were: Gerald Asenbaum, Hermann Dunkler, Franz Eisenhauer jun., Ernst Hauer, Gerhard Hofer, Willi Kettinger, Franz Steiner, Gerhard Stoifl and Ronald Seunig.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′ 19.72 " N , 15 ° 32 ′ 52.07" E