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 looks largely unaffected. The accident happened just after the jump at Pflanzgarten I and speculation […]
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 Dirty Dancing quality, and the camera does struggle with the shadows at Bergwerk, but the […]
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 Button goes out for his first ever Nordschleife lap. The second, a hot lap, promises […]
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 around the famous Green Hell is another thing altogether. Hiring a car from a traditional […]
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, motoring blog—AUSmotive.com. The new site will have a familar look and feel and will feature […]
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 model is given its final touches in the notorious “Green Hell”, the toughest […]
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 brutal! The driver is Dirk Adorf who has had quite a lot of VLN success […]
