There's no denying that the Nurburgring Nordschleife is the most iconic racing circuit on the planet. Built way back in 1927, it has achieved a cult status among car fans all over the world.
It is no surprise then that the Touristenfahrten driving sessions bring people from almost all nations of the world to the Green Hell, trying to experience some of the most famous racing curves in history.
This is what the owner of an orange Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG from Sweden appears to be doing on a pretty regular basis, as he was filmed while refueling his car at the last gas station before entering the Nordschleife.
His car's bitchin' appearance is exacerbated by the orange vinyl wrap and the blackened chrome bits, while the license plate is a testament of what lies under the hood – an unholy 6.2-liter normally aspirated V8 with 457 hp and 600 Nm (442.5 lb ft) in its “lower tune” form.
From the “Ringrunners of Sweden” door panel sticker and the Nordschleife badge on the trunk we can pretty much guess that the owner is a Nurburgring regular, while the amount of dead bugs on the car's front says that he drove all the way from Sweden just to lap the Green Hell.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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