The 1974 German Grand Prix was the third formula one race I attended at the Nürburgring. Each time, I explored the track for sections where the cars went airborne. On Saturday, August 3rd I spent the morning between Brunchen and Pflanzgarten. In the Pflanzgarten section a drop in elevation caused the cars to fly.
Approaching the Pflanzgarten section
A Grand Reopening for the Portland International Raceway was held on a rare clear day this past February. The event was organized by Friends of PIR , Pro Drive and the Porsche Club to celebrate a $2 million dollar repaving project. In addition to the repaving, turns 6 and 7 were reprofiled.
After opening remarks by Mark Wigginton, Track Manager, and others there was a ribbon cutting ceremony and the track was opened for the spectators to take a walking lap of the track. After lunch sponsored by Friends of PIR, the track was available for pace laps to anyone making a $10 donation to Friends of PIR. On Sunday the Oregon Region of the Porsche Club of America sponsored a track day.
