Porsche GT3 rolls at Nürburgring Nordschleife
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Porsche, Video | 3 Comments »Ouch! This has got to hurt. Spotted recently on YouTube is this clip of a 996 Porche 911 GT3's Nordschleife adventure going very, very pear shaped. The good news is that nobody appeared to be hurt, and amazingly the windscreen ...
High quality video of Pagani Zonda F at Nürburgring
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Pagani | No Comments »Yeah, thought that headline might grab your attention! The chaps from Supercarmovies.com have delivered a stunning clip of the Pagani Zonda F Clubsport setting its 7 minute 27 second lap time from September 2007. Okay, the footage is not Blu-ray ...
Jenson Button drives Nürburgring Nordschleife
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Honda, Video | No Comments »Here are two promo clips (one above, one below) from Honda featuring Jenson Button at the Nürburgring. He is behind the wheel of Honda's current British built Civic Type R coupé. The first clip is a bit of banter before ...
Rent-RaceCar speaks to AUSringers
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Car hire, Interviews | 4 Comments »Driving the Nürburgring is a dream for many motoring enthusiasts the world over. For those of us who don't live on the right continent getting yourself to Germany is the easy part. Finding someone to let you thrash a car ...
AUSmotive.com launched
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Site news | No Comments »I've really enjoyed these last couple of months of running the AUSringers site. During this time I've found myself posting a few stories that focus on things other than the Nürburgring. Therefore, I've decided to start a new, more general, ...
Official BMW E92 M3 Nordschleife test video
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in BMW, Video | No Comments »Spotted on BimmerFile and courtesy of BMW-web.tv, I trust you will enjoy this short documentary film which gives an insight into BMW M GmbH's Nordschleife testing program. Quoting the BMW-web.tv site: All BMWs have to pass muster on the Nürburgring. Each new ...
Dirk Adorf in V8STAR Jaguar
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Track guides, Video | No Comments »Strap yourself in for two superb clips from the 2005 Nürburgring 24 hour race. I can't find a lot of detail on the car, other than it is known as the V8STAR Jaguar. If nothing else, it sounds and looks ...
BMW Z4M lapping during VLN test day
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Motorsports, Video | 2 Comments »I recently stumbled across this clip thanks to Garry on the Ringers forum. It is of a BMW Z4M lapping the full Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit during a VLN test day held on 15 March. Not sure about anyone else, but ...
Born on the Nürburgring - part 3
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Nurburgring history, Sabine Schmitz, Video | 2 Comments »This is the third and final part of the Born on the Nürburgring film. I hope you've enjoyed the series. And if you have, well, here comes the treat I've been promising...
Ultimate Nürburgring Tour places filling fast!
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring news, Organised tours | No Comments »Dutton Rally's Ultimate Nürburgring Tour is getting closer. Well, actually, the dates have been pushed back about a month from previous advice, but this awesome looking tour is still getting nearer to emptying the wallets of those who can ...
Born on the Nürburgring - part 2
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Nurburgring history, Sabine Schmitz, Video | No Comments »Here is the second part of the Born on the Nürburgring film. I'll need to look into the detail a bit more, but it appears this short movie was produced as part of a promotional piece for the BMW X5 ...
Born on the Nürburgring - part 1
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Nurburgring history, Sabine Schmitz, Video | No Comments »If you're reading this site it's probably safe to assume you have a bit of an idea what the Nürburgring Nordschleife is all about. If you don't, or even if you do, this three part series will be of great ...
Audi R8 laps the Nordschleife
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Audi, Video | No Comments »A hot lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 309kW V8 powered Audi R8. Who could resist that? Certainly not me. Perhaps one thing that would be better would be having the Gallardo's V10 behind you under that perfectly formed ...
Rare 1950s Nürburgring photos
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring history, Photography | 2 Comments »I like finding old photos of the Nürburgring Nordschleife and I stumbled across these examples courtesy of sebbbl on the Fastlane forum. While the exact identity of these images is unconfirmed it is believed they were taken on 5 August ...
edo competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS - 7 minutes 15 seconds
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Porsche, Track guides, Video | 1 Comment »It all looks so effortless. But to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 15.63 seconds it's a safe bet that the result was anything but. This is the edo competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS—a 612bhp (456kW), 1284kg animal. edo competition ...
