BMW M experience at Nürburgring

Augusto Farfus, BMW's DTM driver taking it easy.

Legendary is an understatement

The winners of the Castrol Edge Nurburgring experience contest

Breathalyzer tests every morning before any driving activity.

Pick your suit for the day

Some of the cars you get to drive at the Castrol Experience

BMW instructors give you instructions before each exercise

The slalom course. The M3 is phenomenal here.

The emergency lane change manoeuvre

More lane change manoeuvres

... and that is how you go sideways.

Taxi rides at the Nurburgring GP circuit in a BMW M3 GT4

M550d with 381bhp and an M5 with 552bhp Need we say more?

... and that is how you go sideways. That's Augusto Farfus on the left and Dirk Werner on the right. Both are DTM drivers.

Pick a suit one size bigger, so you can hope to fit into it.

The legendary Nordschleiffe in a BMW M5.

The Carousel. Named after Rudolph Caracciola because he used to hook the inside wheels in the drain to get the max speed through this corner.

Can you think of a better wake up call?

Teaching people how to drift was easier said than done

When it's wet, the paint on the track gets slippery and can catch you out.

Augusto Farfus with the 2012 BMW DTM car.

Everyone seemed very happy at the Nurburgring.

'Watch out for this bit.. the Armco is really close and gives you no second chances.'

The Devil's Diner just outside the Nordscheiffe

The Pistenklause restaurant is to the Nurburgring what Ristorante Cavallino is to Maranello