Fifth Gear - Series 13, Episode 6
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Fifth Gear, Nissan, Video | 1 Comment »Episode six of the current series of Fifth Gear featured the highly anticipated Nissan GT-R and Audi RS6 (see youtube clips below). In fact, Fifth Gear claimed theirs was the world's first TV clip to review the GT-R. Jonny and ...
January-February refresher
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Site news | No Comments »The AUSringers site turned one month old on 24 February and I thought it might be worth posting up a quick refresher of what has happened during that time. My 'proper' job is also quite busy right now and that ...
Nürburgring Nordschleife: An Enthusiast’s Bend Guide
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Track guides | 3 Comments »The self produced and published Nürburgring Nordschleife: An Enthusiast’s Bend Guide contains over 60 pages of information about the ‘Green Hell’. The guide starts with a brief history of the track, which was an unexpected but very welcome introduction. The ...
Walter Röhrl entertains passengers around Nürburgring
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Video, Walter Rohrl | 2 Comments »Walter Röhrl entertains a few lucky passengers around a wet Nürburgring Nordschleife. The car? A Porsche 997 GT3 of course. This was part of a promotional event for Bilstein last July. I imagine the rides with Röhrl were highly sought ...
Sabine Schmitz driving Porsche 997 ‘Cup’
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Porsche, Sabine Schmitz, Video | No Comments »This is a great clip of Sabine Schmitz doing a complete lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a racing Porsche 997 'Cup' car at a 2005 VLN event. The clip is brought to us by renntv and if you visit ...
Radical SR8 still holds Nürburgring record
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Radical, Video | 1 Comment »This is the Radical SR8. It has 363bhp and weighs just 65okg. It produces more downforce than the combined weight of car and driver. Then there's the small matter of its Nordschleife lap time... 6 minutes 55 seconds. That time was set ...
Tasmanian shows true grit
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Trip reports | No Comments »A new first for AUSringers, a trip report from an Aussie living overseas. This kind of interaction is one of the reasons I wanted to start the site and it is something I’m keen to see more of. This article ...
Fifth Gear - Series 13, Episode 5
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Fifth Gear, Porsche, Video | No Comments »Episode five of the current series of Fifth Gear featured the much anticipated comparo between the BMW 135i and the Porsche Cayman (see two part youtube clips below). A short interview with Moto-X legend and rallying hopeful Travis Patrana showed ...
MINI Challenge cars spotted in Sydney
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Thank you to AUSringers reader Paul who sent me this image of the MINI Challenge cars captured in a Sydney storage facility. The opening race of the 2008 series is under three weeks away, with the first round being held ...
MINI Challenge taken up by Neil McFadyen
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 2 Comments »Signs of the 2008 Australian MINI Challenge becoming one step closer have advanced with the news that Neil McFadyen will lead the charge for the M3 Motorsports team. The 24 year old McFadyen has an impressive CV that includes three ...
Nissan GT-R V-spec targets Nürburgring record
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Nurburgring news, Video | 7 Comments »It seems as though the ongoing Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time battle waged by Nissan against Porsche is set for another salvo, with details surfacing of a new lightweight GT-R V-spec model. As it is, the much publicised performance of the ...
‘Loaded’ BMW M3 CSL - part 2
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Interviews, Nurburgring news | 3 Comments »Welcome to this exclusive AUSringers interview with Anders Fransson (left) and Richard Göransson (right), two of the key men behind the story of the 2003 BMW M3 CSL known as ‘Loaded’. An introduction to the car was given in part ...
MINI Challenge secures great TV package
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 3 Comments »This is one of those rare articles on AUSringers that has a solely Australian focus. In some great news for MINI fans, the 2008 Australian MINI Challenge has secured a superb free to air TV package with Channel 7. There ...
‘Loaded’ BMW M3 CSL - part 1
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Nurburgring news, Video | 8 Comments »The fastest road registered BMW around the Ring. Ever! That is a mighty claim, but it is one which this 2003 BMW M3 CSL, nicknamed 'Loaded', can boast. The new R35 Nissan GT-R gets around the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 38 ...
Aston Martin to open Nürburgring test facility
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Aston Martin, Nurburgring news | No Comments »Aston Martin have recently announced plans to build a permanent test facility near the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The new building will be located at Meuspath, and will be a conversion of an existing structure. The British icon plans to be ...
