{"id":499599,"date":"2022-01-05T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T11:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=126572"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:37:53","slug":"the-green-hell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-green-hell-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art \u2013 Arthur Benjamins&#8217;s &#8220;The Green Hell&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">N\u00fcrburgring &#8220;The Green Hell&#8221; Artwork<\/h2>\n<p>There have seldom been races which have been held under such atrocious conditions that they remained in the imagination of many. Such one was the 1968 Grand Prix of Germany on the 14.2-mile long N\u00fcrburgring. With its 1000 feet of elevation change and 160 bends, Jackie Stewart, who would have his first world championship the following year nicknamed it, &#8220;The Green Hell&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Driving rains and thick fog caused havoc with the cars and timing recording equipment, the track&#8217;s undulations and high trees exacerbated the conditions, preventing the track from drying out. 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