Archive for November, 2008

Pontiac G8 GXP sets Nürburgring lap time

A Holden Commodore SS, or more correctly, a Pontiac G8 GXP has been spotted testing at the Ring. The Aussie derived saloon, sporting Victorian number plates, has set a lap time of 8 minutes 30 seconds. The time was set by a GM engineer, not a professional racing driver, and looking at a list of […]

Snow forces temporary closure of Nordschleife

Those who tend to keep an eye on the Nürburgring webcam will have noticed a bit of snow over the last few days. According to a post by Dale Lomas on the Ringers forum the Nordschleife has been closed until the snow clears. Above is a photo taken from the webcam logs on Jules Perry’s […]

Audi R8 GT3 wet weather testing

Audi’s awesome R8 GT3 has recently been spotted in wet weather testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Despite the presence of the small quattro badge on the front grille, GT3 racing regulations stipulate the car must be rear-wheel drive only and the purpose-built customer racecar is expected to produce at least 375kW (500bhp). The car is […]

Supercar shootout – Das ist gut, ja?

I have bugger all idea what is being said, but I know I would love to have been at the Nordschleife when this footage was shot… and preferably behind the wheel! The video features the following: Maserati MC12 Ferrari Enzo Porsche Carrera GT Pagani Zonda F Clubsport  Source: autoblog UK

Ben’s story

AUSringers reader Ben recently shared his Nürburgring experience in the Your Story section of the site—an area for all readers, especially Australians, to share their tales. Ben was also kind enough to send through some images of his trip and here they are for you to see. I’ve also included Ben’s entry below, to help […]

Drifting with Dale

Hope you enjoy this footage of Dale Lomas of bridgetoganrty.com and RSR Nürburg fame taking one of RSR’s Alfa 75 rentals for a full lap of a very wet Nürburgring. I give my highest points for his efforts through Adenauer Forst and the right-hander at Pflantzgarten, but deduct a few for not attempting to drfit […]

Nissan GT-R V-Spec just around the corner?

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Nissan’s Nordschleife-busting R35 GT-R is about to get better. The upcoming V-Spec has been confirmed by Nissan and speculation suggests February 2009 for an official release, although nothing has been officially announced. It has been suggested, though, that the GT-R V-Spec could be revealed at the 12th annual Nismo Festival to be held at the […]