On our recent trips to the legendary Nurburgring , I was most fascinated by the culture surrounding the Nordschleife - the raw purity of the car culture there is cool! There are so many car enthusiasts out there DRIVING their cars and having fun . After all, isn't that the whole point of owning a car? Exactly. Since we we had plans to stay at Nurburgring

It's about 10pm in Germany right now. As I write this, I'm sitting inside Pistenklause , a legendary restaurant in the quaint-yet-amazing town of Nurburg, Germany. The restaurant itself, and the hotel we're staying at, Hotel Am Tiergarten , sits within the actual Nurburgring Nordschleife course. The hotel is owned by the Schmitz family of

The DTM is a German based Touring Car Championship, currently featuring rear wheel driver 480bhp V8 powered Mercedes and Audi 'silhouette' racecars. Although its called a Touring Car Championship, in reality, its closer to F1 or ALMS/LMS with carbon chassis and huge budgets. Most rounds take place in Germany, but the series also visits Zandvoort