BMW Ring Taxi will soon come to an end

Looks like Nürburgring BMW ‘Ring Taxi’ services will soon be coming to an end.  The email released by the company who ran the Ring Taxi confirms they’re not running it this year. See the email below:

Dear Ring-Taxi® customer,

our preparation for season 2011 has been completed. We are looking forward to a common Ring-Taxi® season 2011. During our jubilee-season 2011 we enlarged our traditional taxi service. So enjoy with us pure driving fun. Powered by classical sportscars such as Porsche 911 GT3 (415hp) Clubsport 997 or MINI John Cooper Works (211hp). Driven by proofed and licensed pilots.

Enjoy Your favourite car as co-pilotPorsche 911 Clubsport 997 (415hp) price 349,- EURO incl. 19% VA or MINI John Cooper Works (211hp), price 195,- EURO incl. 19% VAT

On top you will enjoy our traditional services, served on the most famous race-tracks, starting with one lap Nürburgring (D) Nordschleife (20,832km) or three laps in Spa-Francorchamps (B), the Ardens Grand-Prix Circuit (21,003km) or accompanied by further attractions during the season.

Your Ring-Taxi® opportunities until May 2011 Nürburgring Nordschleife (D): 19.03.2011 / 25.03.2011 Spa-Francorchamps (B): 09.04.2011 / 10.04.2011 / 13.04.2011 / 18.04.2011 / 24.05.2011

How will you repeat your Ring-Taxi® adventure? (limited to Porsche) We can realize your individual Ring-Taxi-lap as video served on USB stick. The Ring -Taxi® video, 29.90 EURO (inkl. 19% VAT) Life pics, sounds and data of car, track and (co)-pilot.

Relevant information
Ticket can be booked only with a fixed date for ring-taxi drive.
The ring-taxi adventure is limited to one person only.
If you have further questions please contact as by telephone hot line or by mail.

Nürburgring removed all offers relating to taxi rides from the official website. This is a saddening news for the BMW community because one great legacy has come to an end. No news of a replacement service has been announced.

Source: Bridge to Gantry