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2023 is a special year for the BILSTER BERG. Because 10 years ago, on 1 June 2013, the BILSTER BERG was officially opened after an almost seven-year planning and approval phase and after a construction period of just under 20 months. The first new circuit in western Germany for over 80 years. In these 10 years, the BILSTER BERG has established and developed itself as a test and presentation track in Europe. The medium-sized company continues to focus on sustainable development for the near future, e.g. through photovoltaic systems and the expansion of renewable energies.
"It has not always been an easy road and the BILSTER BERG has had to overcome many hurdles. We have managed to make the BILSTER BERG internationally known. It is now one of the leading companies in the field of test, event and presentation tracks, which is regularly used for the development of new drive technologies," says Managing Director Hans-Jürgen von Glasenapp.
We are proud to be able to say after 10 years that we were there from the beginning. It all started for us on 11 February 2012 with a walk-through of the construction site - at that time still without an asphalt strip, but with snow. Only 15 months later, we were able to organise the first trackday on the Bilster Berg, even before the official opening date.
Instructor and webmaster Felix Aretz still remembers the event well: "The Bilster Berg has a lot of crests, so you don't see right away where you have to go. After a few laps you get used to it, but at that time the track was new for all participants. So we had the idea to put pylons all over the track to mark the turn-in and apex points. The only problem was that we didn't know exactly where these points were, because we weren't allowed on the track ourselves before the day of the event. So we went out on the track in the morning, before the participants arrived, and were able to gain our first experiences. During the drivers' briefing, the pylons were positioned so that we were ready at the last minute.
