Inside the Ring - A Documentary about the Evolution of the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife

Auto Addiction Nordschleife Media presents: Inside the Ring (2016) - A documentary about the evolution of the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife, also known as "The Green Hell".
In cooperation with Cry Havoc Productions & National Geographic Asia, we (Auto Addiction Media) provided some of our best footage to be featured in this Nürburgring documentary.
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[@AutoAddictionMedia]

IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THE HYUNDAI PARTS, jump to the following times whenever you see hyundai stuff (or click the onscreen links): 9:37 13:22 15:07 20:18 28:00 33:16 Best part starts here ;)

[@leonh619]

this is one of the coolest hyundai commercials ever! ;)

[@magnusbakstad3121]

Auto Addiction V

[@vaiojoe]

The Hyundai N scenes are just as entertaining

[@fridericusrex9812]

Auto Addiction Holy FUCK how many goddamn unskippable ads do you have to put in a fucking row.

[@Marauder1981]

Enough to make you finally aware that there is an innovation called adblock. It was shortly invented after the wheel. Moron.

[@Gigidag77]

75% hyundai commercial, 20% repetitive mentioning of how great the track is for testing and 5% of actual interesting visuals (like the historic clips)

[@jamaly77]

you made those numbers up because they are so wrong.

[@JesseJames83]

truth

[@espenbaklid3178]

Thank you, I was thinking just the same thing - especially about the repetition of how long, great, legendary, a challenge, a test etc. the Nurburgring is.

[@abayasugen8446]

Pretty accurate really

[@g_y.rtz420]

These stats are racist oh my god

[@123jogger123]

I'm living near to the Nurburgring. It's not only the weather itself - it is that you have very different weather conditions in *one* lap. There are many days when you have ice and snow in the first part, then a wet area where it's raining and a sunny dry one. Also the weather changes very fast due to the exponed location. Another difficulty is that you have different surfaces all the time. The Nurburgring is a real challenge for cars

[@willywonka4340]

@123jogger123 - I was there on opening week of Touristenfahrten back in March 13 of 2006. On my 1st lap coming out of the gate from under the bridge through Tiergarten all the way toward Aremberg, the weather, while track itself was a bit damp from melting ice, was nice and sunny. By the time I'm approaching Fuchsröhre the sky dimmed and it started to drizzle a bit. Then before Kesselchen I see flurries of snow. As I made my way down Hohe Acht and through the downhill squiggly turns the sun was out again and the blinding reflection from the melting snow on the side of the road was in my face and I had to slow down for the icy runoff as the back of my FF Gulf TDI rental car was stepping out LOL. Only in Nordschleife where a plowing front wheel drive front engine car could actually inadvertently have its back end break loose! Lap 2, the weather condition reversed; Lap 1 conditions no longer applied... LOL! One got to actually be there to know what I mean ROFL!

[@tenderjerky3504]

I dream of living near it your so lucky to be able to experience this one of Kind strip or tarmac, tell me. How does it feel to arrive at the track in the morning

[@Wiseguy248]

I love this track to death. There's nothing like it. The exhilarating speed, the g force, the powertrain noise screaming in your control of the throttle, the sliding you experience when your tires starting to wear, the first experience of under /over steering, and the long stretch once you made it through all the turns. It's....... It's really a beautiful experience.

[@awakenedsoul2638]

A RACING CIRCUIT THAT IS ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS OLD DESERVES TO HAVE MORE THAN A BILLION VIEWS!

[@kevinpeters9867]

I thought this was a documentary about the nordschlife, not hyundai...

[@KrustyKlown]

what I learned about Nürburgring Nordschleife: > Hyundai did not build the Nürburgring Nordschleife > Hyundai tests their family cars at Nürburgring Nordschleife > Hyundai buys expensive inspection equipment, to use in marketing videos > Hyundai has set no records at Nürburgring Nordschleife > Hyundai has not demonstrated any significant innovations at Nürburgring Nordschleife > Hyundai must have slipped the video producer some money Seriously, there is some very good history about the Nürburgring Nordschleife in this video, and Hyundai has been an amazingly successful startup .... but the Hyundai segments are crudely interjected into this video production in a way that makes the viewer angry at Hyundai for duping them into watching a commercial. Maybe only a couple Hyundai snippets, and a sponsored by Hyundai text in the credits .. would have been much more effective at selling their brand.

[@jumpercable20]

I'm sure there would be no complaints if it was a Ferrari, a Porsche, or a Lamborghini.

[@Power5]

At least some of the machine operators and computer designers are hot aisan chicks.

[@5iable]

For real I’m watching for the track not fucking Hyundai

[@mswain844]

I agree, shit doc really. i wanted some history about the circuit, some history about the racing there over the years.

[@SeverityOne]

@@jumpercable20 Those don't need to advertise (even though they do). I cannot afford a Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini. I can afford a Hyundai, though.

[@n3Cr0ManCeD]

It's amazing how many car companies forget over time that racing sells cars.

[@ADadasadasdadw]

"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday"

[@jumpercable20]

It also advances technology as well as learning how to make a tire, not slip in the rain.

[@DJGarboot]

All dislikes are from James may's multiple accounts I'm guessing

[@Ficii1]

DJGarboot BOMB IT!

[@bliglum]

What else can we expect from "Captain slow"..

[@barath4545]

There was also a dislike from an account called the Dacia Sandero Promotion Board.

[@MrKulturembargo]

wonder what he'd say if they ever built a Nürburgring version if it...

[@RealStuntPanda]

No, all the dislikes are for the annoying as fuck logo on the top.

[@dustyrusty7956]

A totally interesting and professional video. The Hyundai bit tied it all nicely together.

[@originalwolf8297]

And they never even mentioned Stefan Bellof. What a shame.

[@barath4545]

It's awesome and so on, but I would like to see a quality in-depth, full length, HD-where-new-footage documentary on the Südschleife. There is so little footage of it and it was part of the original Gesamtstrecke.

[@elikinder1506]

I have loved driving go carts to race cares all my life. I’m 67 years and would wish I could take one lap on this track. I don’t think you have lived until you drove this track but sadly it won’t happen for me. Love watching the young to the old drive it. I’m so jealous of the ones who get to drive. If I lived there I would drive it all the time.

[@spenner3529]

This is a Hyundai infomercial.

[@AutoAddictionMedia]

Someone has to pay for the bills :)

[@bliglum]

Haha!!! Good on ya for fessing up AA!

[@borivojetravica569]

no sheet :0

[@vaiojoe]

Auto Addiction 👍🏻💸💱

[@gregkaufman3515]

Nothing wrong with being honest.

[@jeremybenjamin2377]

That paint stripping story at 13:36 is a notorious myth. It has been thoroughly debunked in recent years. The story was invented by Alfred Neubauer in his autobiography in 1957. Also, Mercedes racing cars only became known as silver arrows in the 1950's. The phrase was not used in the 1930's.

[@MightyMack03]

Thank you for putting in all the Hyundai skips.

[@ARFSPRYG]

Nice documentary although quarter of it, is Hyundai "N" kind of advertisement.

[@AutoAddictionMedia]

That's the beauty of KZbin, you can skip certain parts ;)

[@ARFSPRYG]

+AA Nordschleife Media yeah, anyway thanks for sharing this epic documentary video. And thanks to CarThrottle to posted this video so I can know this video.

[@etshArk87]

even tho hyundai was advertised and most shown. I never considered buying a hyundai but after this video, after all these tests, i'm surprised at the quality standards of that brand

[@treatb09]

hyundai is not testing their cars to that level of extent i guarantee it...

[@Sicksan14]

What are you talking about Bo? They are one of the safest cars, have the best crash test ratings.. They are not just pretending to do this for the video.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

A story about the Nurburgring and instead of showcasing Porsche, BMW or Mercedes you instead focus on Hyundai? SMFH

[@olavsanchez909]

I got hyped when I saw some of your clips in the start

[@mashed9603]

The Hyundi, once rigorously tested at the ring is sure to survive the trips to the shops and back made by its new owners, Mavis and Dennis 😁

[@robgraham5016]

Awesome! Thank-you! I drove it in 1991 and also went around it in 10:00 with a semi-pro driver! So fun!

[@alexcarolan8825]

Cool video, great to see a feature of you !! Like

[@davidb4038]

Great documentary. Thanks for uploading this.

[@gorrilaunit99]

"you're fast here, you're fast everywhere" psh, not at Tsukuba

[@aarondavis673]

Keiichi knows best

[@RexorProxer]

Another Initial D fan ?

[@sagarisone]

gorrilaunit99 Tell them to drive in the Serbian highways. I wanna see how fast they could go.

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

FOH

[@sagarisone]

Johnny Knoxville, Are you gonna welcome us to Jackass?

[@alejandroalonso7465]

WWOOWW!!!! It´s amaizing!!!! RingForEver

[@Nikieplays]

I learned about the Nurburgring via Forza, definitely a place I want to visit in the future, maybe for the 24.

[@limauux]

Already watched this several times on national geographic, never get bored watching this documentary..

[@petertimowreef9085]

If you're gonna dub an asian person, instead of subtitles, why would you tell the voice-actor to put on an accent and mispronounce words?

[@Law0fRevenge]

I actually think they grabbed some asian guy from the street and made him read the text. Sounds like he learned english about two days ago.

[@konsama1315]

no?

[@zinthetic3822]

I think it's an Asian thing, Sony execs will talk Japanese when addressing a crowd, and have a junior employee translate to English. I think it has to do with them not wanting to butcher a language they don't speak fluently, so they have someone else do it.

[@Thorinbur]

It is perfectly fine to translate and not to ask a person that doesn't speak a language to try and use it. But if you are going to dub someone, why the fuck would you than ask a voice actor to put fake accent. It is stupid and wrong on so many levels....

[@CardCommander]

Maybe its a native korean with enlgish as a second language...fuckin durrr

[@Strate2]

8:19 -> what's the point of giving him a translator if the translator has the worst accent ever xD that makes no sense. but i like it

[@youBannana]

thank you

[@gturner38]

They still should have done a better job. The voice over recording would have almost certainly been done by reading a translated transcript, so it could have been done by anyone. It didn't have to be the translator.

[@randomguestobserving6071]

Or worse they 'd hired a scotsman :)

[@marcryvon]

Nag nag nag, dummy.

[@fredschriks8554]

Thanks for this upload!

[@chrissimpson9754]

The longest advert I have ever watched but still enjoyed it " I must buy Hyundai "

[@mateagoston7113]

"If you're fast here, you're fast everywhere." Not surely on the Superbike or Senior TT, haha!

[@jahbay]

That German lady borrowed her mom's car and poached the track. I love it.

[@KrazyHorseTV]

Frank Van Meel is the devil. This video captures him with red horns clearly visible to the camera lol

[@marksanders2587]

The camouflage wrap is funny...the worlds biggest copycats are worried about being copied...lol

[@writerconsidered]

I failed to see the point, it's not camouflaging anything but the paint.

[@Easterhands]

@writerconsidered It hides body lines and makes it hard to see the details of a vehicle. Super common on prototype cars.

[@MntRprznt]

No, it's not funny, you're just wrong about its purpose. They do that camo so the first official pictures of the car [its important for forming impressions] are released by the manufacturer under controlled conditions, not some paparazzis from the bushes.

[@emin86]

If you knew where the term "Made in Germany" came from, you would be surprised about your comment. In the early days, the British produced the best quality of products. The Germans (most notably the now well known Krupp group) went to England to do industrial espionage. The British then coined the term "Made in Germany" to mark inferior copies of British designs. Up until the Germans became better and the terms meaning did a 180 degrees turn, and stood for quality. Inspiration is a process of copying.

[@MrMoon-cg2yy]

Ceasar The Commentator Yes it is funny...it's a funny little car too. Besides it looks like every other little effeminate pee wee car out there.

[@frank09busa]

cant believe Ive watched this entire documentary without fast forwarding

[@ttoppa]

Wondering how big effect racing games have had to the popularity of this track.

[@bliglum]

I know I learned of it, and fell in love with it in racing sims.. And will visit the ring one day to tackle it for real!

[@ttoppa]

Yeah, that is in my to-do list also!

[@alessandrob8507]

i think the real game changer's been the Nissan with the GT-R and its massive marketing campaign

[@king-manu2758]

Toppaxxx I bought a wheel just to learn this track in hopes of one day going there in person. Assetto corsa has a really realistic experience

[@ArgueWithTheMajority]

Yeah, I love Assetto Corsa and the Nordschleife in it, too. I was shockingly proud when I did a 6:57.7 in a Ferrari 599XX Evo recently. I guess not risking your life makes things easier :D

[@tsiakkiros]

I'm just gonna say thank you for uploading this even though i haven't even watched it yet. I am so in love with the Ring. Hopefully i will buy my Audi R8 this year and visit every year from this year onwards.

[@laytonsri150]

Great documentary, best road circuit in ever built imo.

[@iby914]

3:10 That corner has gotten the best of me many many times in Gran Turismo and Project Cars.

[@brandenemmanuelwoodham6114]

ibkillah gets most people

[@asapt2078]

THE MOST LEGENDARY TRACK ON GRAN TURISMO

[@CybreSmee]

95% Hyundai shitbox promo, 5% actual rack track info.

[@SoGoMTB]

Great video and very informative.

[@FaDezZ_]

I think what the Nordschleife makes unique is the fact that it"s carved into the wild wich gives it so much

[@pg9144]

Very enjoyable, educational and well produced! Particularly like the ability to fast forward from Hyundai advertising. Great!

[@feldberg1052]

Danke an HONDA Deutschland für den geschenkten Rennfahrerlehrgang 2007 auf der Nordschleife. Unvergessen bis heute....die 8 Runden. Mit der Sabine Schmitz würde ich auch 'mal gerne eine Runde drehen.Eine tolle Rennfahrerin.

[@clemensfischer3887]

Gute Doku. Hat mir gefallen. Respekt an die Macher der Doku.

[@nodiern08]

LOL at 1:00, the A's in Auto Addiction looks like devil horns, and maybe cat ears XD

[@scottjs5207]

I'm definitely bringing my dream car here once it's built.

[@MrS13Silvia1]

27:02 - love the Kia centrecaps in the Hyundai footage!

[@toffeerado]

same company.

[@mdmd792]

thx for this documentary !!!!

[@jabmd2nd]

I have hundred thousands of hours in Nürburgring on Gran Turismo!

[@drjosephk.jonesphysph.d2883]

I just found out Hitler spent a lot of time in Nurburg during his military build up under the Versailles Treaty just recently,. His monies for the Germany turn economic turn-around after the WW1 sanctions. Very random, I know but this doc was right after that. Anyways, back to racing

[@TheDanielsliekmanis]

A bus... A.. *sigh*... A BUS!

[@someoneelse745]

Seeing dhl passing on the corner is amazing!

[@ifor_gotit]

need more....... that was awesome

[@JamesYoung61]

As a member of the British public I first went there after the Top Gear Jag under 10 mins and when I got there all the regulars said that Top Gear had wrecked the Nordschleife

[@askal857]

"Lap time is Adamant proof for sports cars, you cannot fight it. you have to do it." It's actually forbidden to make a lap time as a tourist lol.

[@mozilla2576]

Great video. Thanks for your efforts.

[@jeremeymcdude]

a lot of people are pretty hard on the Hyundai development but to me this is kind of a good video to show how teams will develop cars and how the track is used to build those cars. plus it goes through history of the track and it does a decent job in my mind.

[@Axelerateur]

Did you actually make this? This is really great man!

[@negativeonline8650]

Great, thanks!!

[@lukec1471]

I didn't realize this was 45 mins until it was too late

[@hurricane2307]

1 KM on the Nuerburgring = 30 KM on Open Road

[@xiii-Dex]

It doesn't take any more laps to learn than another track. It's just that the same number of laps takes 5x as long.

[@Penywise78]

The most beautifull track in the world. See you sunday 11/06 with my MX5 ND white ;) and many other MX5

[@greezay]

Great documentary about the Nordschleife.

[@MDDeGrande1994]

More like about Hyundai

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

Lol, that was one very sneaky car commercial. Gj Hyundai.

[@ATLRIOT]

Fantastic video, can't wait to drive it one day.

[@carlosdossantos1251]

Am I the only one who knows every corner in this track? I spent hours in this track in every single Motorsport game I played.

[@weakhandshake]

MINICARLOS S29 same but I get taken out at the carousel every time in an online race.

[@carlosdossantos1251]

Thomas Horsemanko Exactly and I just I finished race which took me 3 hours around this track

[@speralta8243]

That's why you draft until the apex finishes and pedal right past the FUCKERS!!!

[@arthurfinif3302]

If you only spent time on this track in a game I seriously doubt you know every corner, let alone being the only one. Get over yourself.

[@DanielChaves1984]

At 20 seconds an Audi TT spins out, that wing spoiler is exactly what I'm looking for, any info would be greatly appreciated.

[@FiNiTe_weeb]

This makes me want to open up PCars and my put on my DK2 :D

[@Soulvex]

pcars sucks though.

[@infirmux]

I hope you have Assetto Corsa, PCars2 and a Rift or Vive by now ;)

[@mathiaswagener9688]

At 1:56 that's the Eau rouge corner up to the Raidillon in Spa 🙈 the other legendary track 💪🏼✌🏼

[@davedaniel11]

A documentary about the Nordschleife that casually mentions it being a public road right near the end, after 20 minutes of Hyundai content. Seems legit.

[@jeremybenjamin2377]

There is very little history is this 'documentary', and some of what they include is wrong, as they repeat various myths. Most of this is a Hyundai advert, and not worth watching.

[@joshhill5932]

I still find it funny that Porsche built a car that cost almost a million dollars to go 3 sec. faster than a Dodge that costs a bit over 100,000

[@Nathan-tz8yw]

$200 000 per second faster isn't worth it. A supercharger or built motor and better tires for an ACR makes more cents to me.

[@speralta8243]

1million to 100k, doesn't matter. Porsche holds more race records than any other company. 'Nuff said.

[@toffeerado]

people who own million dollar cars dont worry about money lol. there is no telling them whats not worth what, most of the owners prob have upward of 50-200 to a billion dollars. Buggatis dont do shit on that track LOL

[@RichDunn51]

While this is in parts an ad for Hyundai, I feel the real world example is a great way to showcase NB outside of pure racing. Adds more to the story.

[@SuzukiRacer055]

Great documentary... love the track and the history... but following the development of a friggin' hatchback Hyundai 4 cylinder is like watching a following of a tee ball kids team to Yankees stadium.

[@latenightviews]

N Performance Division. Haha. I know Hyundai has paid top dollar for Peter and his European buddies from Audi and ///Motorsport. But N Performance Division? I'd think they can come up with a better name. Assuming the car under development is the Hyundai Elantra GT N. GTI and Type R fighter. Great doc Auto Addict guys. Fan of the channel.

[@ferheavymetal]

It is funny that the voice actors for the Hyundai staff have a strong Asian accent, they could have spoken normal neutral English :D

[@yakacm]

IOM TT circuit is longer at nearly 40 miles a lap, although they are closed off public roads, it's still nearly twice as long per lap thou. I have been round both circuits with my old man driving me when I was about 10-11, in a car at the Nürburgring and on a bike on the TT circuit.

[@yakacm]

The wording they choose in the video is the longest lap, they say it a couple of times, despite the TT course only being part time it is a longer lap. The roads that go to make up the TT course are maintained to race track standards despite being used very little outside of the actual race, the other thing is that the IOM doesn't have a speed limit on most of the roads that go to make up the course so you can use them full speed for free.

[@gturner38]

IOM isn't an FIA approved track because the FIA doesn't oversee motorcycle racing. Strictly speaking, the Nurburgring is a one way toll road and is policed as such when the public drives on it. It's the longest circuit still used for car racing, though.

[@Krisisawake]

Very nice video.

[@etshArk87]

awesome documentary!!!

[@wlan246]

0:55 Is it just a coincidence that the two red capital "A"s give this guy devil's horns every time he appears?

[@MeEmperra]

That's hardly a Nurburgring documentary but a nice Hyundai advertisement.

[@treatb09]

i dream of driving this track in real life. the most laps i've ever completed on sim if i remember right is 45 in a row. i was pooped at the end of it. i don't pace myself lol. i bought 8 double shot espresso to beat my record tonight. currently on lap 21.

[@boulder89984]

Not a documentary. It's a commercial.

[@smaffoo]

Anyone else notice the old clip of spa at the start after the Porsche 918?

[@tomatodamashi]

Hyundai only has a recent and peripheral relationship with the Nurburgring, so it totally makes sense to dedicate half of the documentary about the Nurburgring to this company. It feels so much like clickbait. Give us something we want to see, but splice in an informercial we have to either grimace through or skip MULTIPLE times. If it was a company that was there from the beginning, OR multiple companies were interviewed from long time users to newcomers, that would make sense.

[@Justathought81]

nice work thanks for sharing appreciate the skips, sub'd.

[@MaksimSpelko]

25.45 ''The combination of 73 corners...'' Did he mean by that just a half of the circuit? :D :D :D

[@guitarsword1]

Well done.

[@Sorarse]

Longest and most challenging track in the world! They've obviously never been to the Isle of Man TT races.

[@toml.8210]

This isn't a documetary showing the hostory of the Nurbergring. It's a 44-minute advertisement for Hyundai.

[@biohazard4411]

awesome documentary :)

[@edgeofentropy3492]

42:25 "We have defined the character of our first high performance car..." NO front wheel drive can or will be a high performance car... EVER!

[@alainchouinard9256]

First time i have tru the green hell was telling myself RESPECT respect this wonderful/crazy/fun/dangerous track

[@larrymanning5925]

I did enjoy the early BMW M3 footage in the nurburgring. I got to drive one of those in 89' and it handles and brakes very well. I also drove a Porsche 930 turbo of about the same era. The Porsche was faster but I think the BMW had better handling and definitely braking.

[@R3dRuM839]

Alot of these scenes are cut from people who are against testing road vehicles on Nordschleife

[@ElChasco_official]

1:55 is spa xD