I've been. Twice. I've never tried to be quick round there on a bike, and nor would I. I'm a whizz on GT4, though, and I fancy giving it a go in a car. To be honest it's dangerous enough for my comfort level on four wheels.

It is NOT like a trackday. If you fall off on a UK trackday you would be very, very unlucky to die - it's safer than riding quickly on the road by far. The Nurburgring IS a road. A very twisty road with challenging corners and no run-off except very solid armco. And 90% of the people on there are going to be travelling faster than you. Much, much, much faster. And 10% are going to be dawdling around like they are on a Sunday drive. A certain small percentage of them may be upside down, on fire, in the middle of the track when you come round a corner.

If you crash on the ring, there is a very high chance of dying or suffering a life-changing injury.

Read this.

http://bridgetogantry.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=30

And then consider that from my perspective it is somewhat over optimistic. I've been twice, ten years apart, and both times the circuit was closed during the brief time I happened to be there for an extended period to clear up fatalities.

But on the flip side, it's a serious buzz...