The Green Hell Claims Its Victims, Bailey 7th

The most insane, crazy, intense, and famous track was conquered by few on Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, but not without many bumps, bruises, and broken hearts. The Nordschleif has been the most iconic track in motorsports for decades. What better vehicle to celebrate its beauty than the Formula 1 monsters of 1978. A single lap from the best drivers in these beasts takes over six minutes as the driver makes his way through more than 150 corners over the 12.9 mile course.

Due to his pace, Bailey opted not to participate in the 10 minute qualifying session and would start at the back of the field.

"This place is called "The Green Hell" for a reason. I don't want to mop up what left of my car in the case of an incident. During qualifying I just focused on the race ahead." - Bailey

"trying not to hit the walls :o" - Nico Barclay (Featuring Nico Barclay, Ken Tarvin, and Jan Sproule)

Bailey started the pace lap in 15th of the 16 brave competitors. The race started after the closed off entrance to the well known F1 track nearby, Nurbergring. During the very first lap of the 45 minute race there was trouble ahead for Bailey. Luckily Bailey was able to narrowly dodge incidents that were occurring around him. After the first lap the race of the race was quite tame due to the fact that the competitors spread out almost evenly over the 12.9 mile course.

In the final laps of the race Bailey was put under immense pressure as Nikola Simic in 8th place came within 5 seconds of Bailey.

"I was worried. He had podium pace. I decided to run that last lap as fast as I possibly could. My Sunday drive just turned into a sprint." - Bailey

In the end Bailey's pace was only self-serving because N. Simic made a gross error in his fuel calculations, despite having the opportunity to refuel during an unexpected pit stop. N. Simic ran out of fuel with the finish line in sight and received a DNF for his efforts.

Bailey was able to wrap up then end of the surviving field by finished 7th of the 16 that started the race.

The live in-car video may be seen below. Bailey talks quite a bit in this one.