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The Nardò Ring, originally known as Pista di prova di Nardò della Fiat (Fiat's Nardò test track) when it was built in 1975, is a high speed test track located at more than 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of the town of Nardò, Italy, in the southern region of Apulia, in the Province of Lecce. It was acquired by Porsche Engineering in 2012 from its former owners, Prototipo SpA.[1] Porsche now calls the site Nardò Technical Center.

Space photograph of Nardò Ring. The image was taken from the ISS at an angle making it appear elliptical.
Space photograph of Nardò Ring. The image was taken from the ISS at an angle making it appear elliptical.

Description


The track is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) long[2] and is round, has four lanes for cars and motorcycles totaling 16 metres (52 ft) in width and has a separate inner ring for trucks at a width of 9 metres (30 ft). In the cars/motorcycle ring the lanes are banked at such a degree that a driver in the outer most lane doesn't need to turn the wheel while driving at speeds of up to 240 km/h (149 mph). In essence, at the so-called neutral speed which is different for the four lanes, one can drive as if in a straight lane. However extremely fast cars still require the steering wheel to be turned when going faster than the maximum neutral speed. For example the Koenigsegg CCR which set a speed record for a production car at the Nardò Ring did so with the steering wheel at a 30° angle. This speed record has since been beaten by the Bugatti Veyron at Volkswagen Group's private Ehra-Lessien straight line test track in Germany, and hence the CCR only holds the speed record for the Nardò Ring. In the process of fighting a turn as needed when going faster than the neutral speed quite a bit of potential top speed is lost and hence a fast car will go faster in a straight line than what is possible on the Nardò Ring. Even at the neutral speed, in a banked turn a car runs a bit heavier than it would in a straight line, since the downforce created by the banking increases the rolling resistance on the tires. There has been one fatality at the ring.[clarification needed]

The neutral speed for the four car/motorcycle lanes are respectively:[3]

During regular weekly working activity the maximum speed allowed on the circular track is 240 km/h (149 mph). Higher speeds are only allowed at times when a client gets the track for its exclusive use.

The neutral speed for the truck ring is between 80 km/h (50 mph) and 140 km/h (87 mph) over the width of the track, highest in the outer most part of the lane.

The plant also includes other tracks; the most important is 6.222 km handling circuit, completely inside the circular one. It is characterized by a long main straight and sixteen curves of different radius and variable lateral slope. It can provide useful results for durability, reliability, vehicle dynamics and tire tests of both cars and motorbikes.[4]

The track was featured in British TV series Top Gear in 1992, showing footage of the Jaguar XJ220, driven by Martin Brundle on a top speed test. It was again featured in the series 18 opener of the 2002 reboot format of Top Gear, when the then presenters of the show Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May drove in a Lamborghini Aventador, a Noble M600 and a McLaren MP4-12C, respectively, to see who could reach the highest speed. The rough surface of the track figured prominently in the latter episode, and it was resurfaced shortly afterwards in 2018.[5]


Records set on the Nardò Ring


The Mercedes-Benz C111-IV that set the speed record in 1979
The Mercedes-Benz C111-IV that set the speed record in 1979
The Volkswagen Nardò that set the record on the Nardò ring. The record is still unbeaten today.
The Volkswagen Nardò that set the record on the Nardò ring. The record is still unbeaten today.

Near the track there is a board showing some of the world records that have been established on the ring.


Loris Bicocchi accident in the Bugatti Veyron prototype


During one of the first secret speed tests on a Bugatti Veyron prototype, driven by Loris Bicocchi, one of the wheels exploded carrying the fender with it. The fender raised and brought the front hood with it which collapsed and smashed the windshield, causing the car to lose control and slamming into the guard rail at a speed of 398 km/h.

Although the car's brakes failed, Bicocchi managed to slow the car by scraping along the guardrail, escaping with only minor injuries.

Bicocchi received an invoice from the Nardò Technical Center where they said he damaged 1800 meters of guardrail. Bugatti then took charge of the expenditure.[19]


See also



References


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  2. "Porsche buys Nardo test track". Top Gear. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "The Rich Get Richer: Porsche Acquires the Nardo Ring". Automotive. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. "Handling Track - Nardò Technical Center". www.porscheengineering.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14.
  5. "Legendary Nardo Ring Test Track Has Been Resurfaced". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. "Storia - Nardò Technical Center". Home - Nardò Technical Center (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  7. "Mercedes Remembers the 190 E 2.3-16's 1983 Nardò Reliability Records [w/Video]". 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. "Long forgotten: The crazy experimental bikes Elf built". Motorsport Retro. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. "World speed records in Nardò with an Audi 200 quattro in 1988". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  10. "In vendita la Honda NR del record di Capirossi". lastampa.it (in Italian). 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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  12. "002 Lamborghini Murcielago 2LA12026 Nardo Record holder Giorgio Sanna driving". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  13. "W12 Record | Italdesign Giugiaro". 2011-07-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  14. Magazin, Sia (2019-04-26). "Eliica 640HP 8t-Wheeled Electric Super Car Concept". Sia Magazin. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  15. ""ELIICA" – THE 370KM/H MAXIMUM SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE". ResearchGate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Koenigsegg CCR Breaks World Speed Record for Production Cars". newatlas.com. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  17. "Il nuovo Mercedes-Benz Actros nel Guinness dei Primati: l'autocarro di serie con i consumi più bassi al mondo". Il nuovo Mercedes-Benz Actros nel Guinness dei Primati: l'autocarro di serie con i consumi più bassi al mondo (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  18. "Taycan Prototype Convinces at Endurance Run in Nardò". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  19. Davide Cironi (2017-07-17), L'incidente a 400 km/h sulla Veyron: Loris lo racconta a Davide - Drive Experience (SUBS), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-07-06




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