Time again to head to the hills of the Rhineland for the Nürburgring Nordschleife 24 hour race. The course was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The northern loop or Nordschleife has hosted everything from Formula 1 races to ill fated amateur hot laps where wrecked cars are often found with running stopwatches still inside.

Whereas most road courses of similar vintage have either succumbed to modern safety efforts or have been demolished completely, the Nordschleife survives largely unchanged since 1976 when the last F1 race was held. For over 80 years it has remained a one-way public road and can be driven by tourist for a mere 21 Euro per lap. The mystique and history of the track is relived every year during the annual 24 Hours Nürburgring where over 250 cars campaign against one another and the track dubbed the "Green Hell" by legendary driver Jackie Stewart.

News, updates and team information is available on the official site. English language coverage begins on Friday for Qualifying on Radio Le Mans and race day video will be available via the event site. Last year's Radio Le Mans coverage was excellent and a great warm up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 3 weeks.

Nürburgring 24 Hour Race on Radio Le Mans:

Live at the track on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for coverage of practice and the race:

Friday 18:00 Qualifying

Saturday 13:30 Pre-race Show

Saturday 14:00 Race Start

In the mean time here's your moment of drunkard German fan Zen.