KRUSE MISSILES

Driving the Green Hell can be intimidating enough. But would you want to do it in the rain, or at night – or both? Welcome to the mayhem of the Nürburgring 24-hour race…

Officially it’s known as the ‘ADAC Total 24h Race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife’. Colloquially, fans just call it N24. For many years, motorsport die-hards have flocked to the legendary circuit in the Eifel mountains, carrying tents and sleeping bags and endless crates of beer, to watch a stellar cast of sporting heroes battling with the world’s scariest toll road, twice around the clock.

For the 2021 running of the event, things were a little strange… and not just because of Covid. Yes, the virus did dictate that the volume of spectators permitted was drastically reduced, but a small number of fans were able to attend. And they got absolutely bloody soaked. The Nürburgring is famed for its capricious weather and, sure enough,