Weisse Hlle: A Cool Video

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Where is global warming when we need it? Europe has been hit by a gigantic blizzard, and the Grüne Hölle of the Nürburgring has been converted into the Weisse Hölle. What happens when hell freezes over shows this clip by Spiegel TV.


Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • 56BelAire 56BelAire on Feb 13, 2012

    Anyone who has ever owned and driven a Corvair knows they were good in the snow.

  • Claytori Claytori on Feb 13, 2012

    While drifting on pavement is slow and consumes copious quantities of rubber, it is a fact that it is necessary to drive fast on loose, low friction surfaces such a snow or dirt/gravel. The surface is ejected to the outside of the turn, thus generating a centripetal force vector. This applies whether front, rear, or all wheels are driven.

  • GiddyHitch GiddyHitch on Feb 14, 2012

    "Where is global warming when we need it? Europe has been hit by a gigantic blizzard, and the Grüne Hölle of the Nürburgring has been converted into the Weisse Hölle." Isn't that what the computer models predicted would happen in An Inconvenient Truth?

  • Fred Fred on Feb 14, 2012

    You guys are no fun anymore!

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