Osborne Motorsports - Friday-Sunday update
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Toyota | 7 Comments »After the last update it was all happy smiles at Osborne Motorsports as their car, after arriving in Germany over a day late, had been rushed to the track in time for the race. The first qualifying session had been ...
2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - race updates
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »If you missed all the action, or even just some of the action, from this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race, fear not. The Radio Le Mans website has their commentary of the race on archive, just follow the links to ...
Pictures from the Osborne Motorsports pit
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | No Comments »While the final result may not have been what the Osborne Motorsports wanted, they actually did a bloody good job considering the adversity they faced prior to and during the event. Here are a few images from the crew from ...
2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - Australian placings
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 3 Comments »The 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race has just finished, and here are the results to hand for crews with Australian drivers. Unfortunately the Osborne Motorsports team had brake troubles with just over an hour of racing to go and ...
#1 Manthey Racing Porsche wins 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Porsche | 4 Comments »The #1 Manthey Racing Porsche (yellow/green) overcame first lap dramas to take it's third consecutive Nürburgring 24 hour title. In second place, crossing the line in formation, was the #23 Manthey Racing Porsche and completing the podium was the #121 ...
Nürburgring 24 hour - Australian update (hour 17)
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 1 Comment »The 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race is in it's 17th hour and below is a current list of all Australian entries. You can keep up to date with live placings HERE. 37th overall – 16:25:49.029 elapsed time – 88 laps ...
2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - LIVE streaming
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »The 36th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race has just begun. LIVE streaming is now available on the official ADAC website. A live video feed is also available on the Radio Le Mans website. High drama has already engulfed the ...
Osborne Motorsports - Monday-Thursday update
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Toyota | 5 Comments »That row of pics above may look innocent enough, but I can tell you they almost didn't happen. Since the Osborne Motorsports team arrived in Germany to take part in the Nürburgring 24 hour race I have had a couple ...
Race Scirocco promotional video
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Video, Volkswagen | No Comments »There has been plenty of coverage of Volkswagen's Race Scirocco on AUSringers, and here's a new tasty morsel to get you by. I trust you will enjoy this promo clip and that it will whet your appetite for this weekend's ...
Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 world premiere
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Volkswagen have revealed the Scirocco GT24 at the 2008 Wörthersee event, held annually in Austria. AUSringers readers will already be familiar with the race version of the car which will be making it's competition debut at this weekend's 24 hour ...
2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - LIVE internet coverage
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »The 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race is now just days away so this is a good time to start discussing gaining access to live internet coverage. Especially for those of us in the southern hemisphere. There are a couple ...
Osborne Motorsports - Team update
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Toyota | 4 Comments »Osborne Motorsports team driver Stu Jones has been in touch to give a travel update as the lads get ready to depart for their journey to the Nürburgring for the 24 hour race. The race will take place next weekend ...
Aussie V8 ready to excite Nürburgring locals
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | No Comments »Around this time next week the 36th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race will be nearing completion. German website GT-Eins has a few snippets of news in the lead up to the race and Australia's Mal Rose has been ...
Aston Martin DBRS9 to make Nürburgring debut
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Aston Martin, Motorsports | No Comments »Aston Martin recently confirmed their car and driver line up for the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race. The marque will be sending a DBRS9 and two Vantage N24s, which will compete in the SP 8 class for cars with engines ...
2009 Cadillac CTS-V Nürburgring video
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in GM, Video | 1 Comment »As mentioned previously, here is the clip of the Cadillac CTS-V lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in sub 8 minutes. A time GM claims is a Nordschleife record for a production based 4-door saloon.
