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Well, on a parade lap. But if you want to soak up the unique atmosphere, there's almost no better way...

Well, on a parade lap. But if you want to soak up the unique atmosphere, there's almost no better way...Once upon a time, organisers of the Nurburgring 24 Hours would seemingly let anyone and everyone line up on the grid provided they held a racing licence and coughed up an entry fee of roughly €6,500 .

Fortunately, that opportunity came during Volkswagen’s celebrations for the Golf’s 50th anniversary, which were spearheaded by the arrival of the and an entry in the experimental fuels class with an updated version of its Mk8 TCR prototype. VW also decreed that its GTI heritage cars would form a pre-race parade and offered PH a space in the conga line.

As we worked our way around the circuit, you are reminded just how different the N24 fan experience is to any other race. Marshals and spectators tend to wave, and do so again when the full field of racers come round for their parade lap.

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