Submission 2

   The Nürburgring is much more than just a race track. This 16.123 mile haven is the heart and soul of an entire town. If you live here everything revolves around the track. Perhaps one of the greatest annual races takes place on this majestic and cool asphalt. The ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen is a 24 hour race that doesn't sleep. A team of 4 drivers take 6 hour shifts driving their car through the extremes of this demanding highway. Winning this event is like taking a sip from the fountain of youth, for your name lives in eternity.
   The recaps of previous 24 hour races exploit the drivers will and determination to push themselves over the edge. These events are called Endurance Races for a reason. The pale and desperate faces of the drivers as they step out for the end of their shift, portrays the forces that are put on their bodies at every banking turn. Spectators clutter the track from the green flag in the morning, till the checkered flag at the morrow's breaking dawn. On a hairpin turn, there's a desolate silence until the cars come roaring around its bank, gripping to every last pebble of asphalt. The a feeling of peacefulness at every glance of meandering track coaxes the mind and soul. A sense of elegance and beauty are instilled, a beauty that takes the breath away from the very eye.