Strange Machines Lapping the Nurburgring Are All About the Giggles

After all, when we come across a Ford Galaxy lapping the infamous German circuit while trying to impersonate the Mystery Machine (Scooby Doo, anybody?), we can't help but get a few giggles ourselves.

And this is just one example that lets you know what to expect from the piece of footage at the bottom of the page. The clip shows some of the wackiest contraptions to have gone from Bridge to Gantry this year - keep in mind that we're dealing with the TF configuration of the Green Hell, which doesn't include the main straight.

Of course, the kind of Nordschleife action seen here brings other advantages besides the smiles mentioned above.

For one thing, the moderate pace used by most drivers of such machines means crashes are probably out of the question. Sure, not pushing one's vehicle on the Nurburgring might sound like defeating the purpose of visiting the place, but at least this might be a way to a avoid the dreaded fluid spill pileups.

And, as those of you tuned into our Ring tales are well aware, coolant and oil ending up on the track have caused some pretty nasty accidents this year (here are two examples: 1, 2).

While not taking their lapping action seriously, these drivers also avoid receiving a ban. The two main reasons behind being banished from the Ring have to do with either drifting or timing one's lap.

We'll remind you that the Ring management recently made efforts to reinforce the no-lap-timing rule, even spreading fliers at the track, which were printed in both English and German.