1998 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Following on from Peter McKay's report on his experience at the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race is his report from the 1998 race. First published in the September 1998 issue of Australia's Wheels magazine, it's actually a very good read ...
Bend it like Schumacher?
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Ferrari, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Since retiring from full time racing seven time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher has been keeping his toe in the water by taking on a testing and development role with Ferrari's road car program. The Italian manufacturer recently hired the ...
Audi expects R8 V10 to trump GT-R and ZR1 lap times
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Audi, GM, Nissan | No Comments »It seems as though Audi is the first German manufacturer to set its sights on reclaiming bragging rights at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Following the much hyped times of the Nissan GT-R (7:29) and the Corvette ZR1 (7:26) Audi reckons their ...
Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Speedster - pictures and video
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Mercedes-Benz | 1 Comment »If you've not seen, read or, most impressively, heard about this car before then here's a best of the web gathering of information. As you can see from bridgetogantry's photo this Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Speedster is a pretty wild looking ...
Renault Megane R26.R claims fastest FWD Nürburgring time
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Renault, Video | 1 Comment »I hope you enjoy this video of the new Renault Megane R26.R—claimed, by Renault, to be the fastest front wheel drive production car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Its time of 8 minutes 16.9 seconds is certainly very tidy when compared ...
1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Honda, Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Sabine Schmitz | 3 Comments »I hope you enjoy this old article about the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race. It was written by Australian journalist Peter McKay for Wheels magazine. McKay teamed up with Andreas Rottstedt, Andreas Reichmann and, fellow Australian, Chris Smith to tackle ...
Sabine Schmitz racing at Nürburgring
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Porsche, Sabine Schmitz, Video | No Comments »This is some on board footage of Sabine Schmitz behind the wheel of her 997 Porsche RSR during a recent VLN race. Apologies for the watermark text, but you can see a clean version at the www.ring1.de website, including the ...
Corvette ZR1 7:26 Nürburgring Nordschleife video
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in GM, Track guides, Video | 5 Comments »General Motors have just released their footage of the Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nürburgring in 7:26.4—that's fast! How fast? Well, top speed is 179mph (288km/h) under the bridge into Tiergarten. Perhaps more impressive is topping 170mph (273km/h) into Schwedenkreuz. The ...
Ultima GTR720 sets sights on Nürburgring Nordschleife record
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Ultima Sports | No Comments »If you're behind the big desk at Ultima Sports Ltd and your car, the GTR720, holds the world record for accelerating from rest to 100mph and braking to a standstill—9.4 seconds, by the way—then what record do you think you ...
Undercover Police keeping Ringers honest
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring news | No Comments »Yes, that's right, even at the Nürburgring you can be under scrutiny from the boys in blue, or green actually, I think. Of course, like always, if you're well behaved you'll have nothing to hide. Still, the chance of a ...
1969 German Grand Prix
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Video | 1 Comment »More Nürburgring material from the vault—there will be more to come—this time some footage of the 1969 German Grand Prix. Almost 40 years old, this material has great aerial shots and pretty good audio quality as well. The race was ...
1936 German Grand Prix
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Photography | No Comments »Here are a few images from the 1936 German Grand Prix, held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The race was won by Bernd Rosemeyer driving an Auto Union Type C (pictured above). It was a one-two victory for the Auto Unions, ...
CARmagazineTV at the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Video | No Comments »Here is another highlights package of the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race, including a brief interview with Carlos Sainz. Enjoy!
