The Nürburgring is a racing circuit located around the village of Nürburg, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The track today has a total of three circuit configurations: GP-Strecke, Nordschleife and combined circuit, with four closed circuits in total. The GP-Strecke is a 3,199-mile asphalt circuit with a total of 16 turns. The Nordschleife is a 20 km asphalt and concrete circuit with a total of 154 turns. The longest of the circuits being the combined circuit, it is a 16.123 mile asphalt and concrete circuit with a total of 170 turns. Each year, the Nürburgring kills between three and twelve people and is considered one of the most dangerous racing circuits ever built. Before the Nürburgring, Germany did not have a permanent racing circuit, although German car manufacturers were at the forefront of automobile development. There was talk of building a racing circuit when Camille Jenatzy won the Gordon Bennett Trophy in a 90 horsepower Mercedes in 1903. Germany had to host the 1904 edition and did so with the full support of the Emperor William II. With the success of the 1904 Gordon Bennett race in Germany and its popularity led to the introduction of Germany's own racing series, the Kaiserpreis racing series in 1907. At the same time, the Kaiserpreis racing series was introduced, there was talk of building a permanent testing facility for German car manufacturers. There was serious debate about building the test center and a location in the Eifel mountains was considered. Ultimately, the idea of ​​building a testing facility was rejected, and within a few years Europe was plunged into the First World War. After World War I, Germany was plunged into a chaotic financial situation. of paper......as the first Nürburgring legend. During World War II the circuit was held under Nazi rule and at the end of World War II in 1945 the track was returned to local control. In 1948, the track underwent reconstruction work, after the reconstruction the track was put back into service for national races. Initially, when the track was reopened, occupying forces prevented Germany from competing in international events and it was not until 1950 that the circuit was used again for Grand Prix races. Works Cited Blinkhorn, Robert. “History up to 1976.” History up to 1976. Nurburgring.org.uk, 2014. Web. April 30, 2014. “The legend of the green hell: the Nordschleife”. http://www.nuerburgring.de/en/ueberuns/the-legend-nuerburgring/nordschleife.html. http://www.nuerburgring.de/, 2013. Web. April 30. 2014.