Update: Yes We Should
Nurburgring's Nordschliefe hasn't seen an F1 race since 1976. But occasionally, a current team will take a car to the track just to have a little bit of fun. That's what Mercedes just did with their 2011 F1 car and an old retired man named Michael,
Bernie Ecclestone
We land in Amsterdam and Ford meets us with a brand new Fiesta ST as we start our trip to the Nürburgring 24 and Monaco, but it's at a random bar we get a message about the wildest racing we might see: The Dïrtburgring. Imagine 24 Hours of LeMons meets Sprint Cars meets Destruction Derby. Europe, you so crazy.
There is a kart track in Milton Keynes (UK) that is frequented occasionally by the odd professional driver... and luckily for us they have a Top Gear Style lap chart. They run 125cc Rotax engined karts, so some fairly serious kit. Alex Brundle (son of Martin) and Sebastien Buemi cheated though - Apparently they had…