MINI CHALLENGE in car footage
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Motorsports, Video | No Comments »Here's some great in car footage from the MINI CHALLENGE car of HBPO Racing's Steve Kirsch, filmed during the Nürburgring 24 hour race weekend held during May. For more on the Australian MINI CHALLENGE, make sure you check out AUSmotive.com. (Thanks to ...
BMW E30 M3 DTM at the Nordschleife
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Motorsports, Video | No Comments »The BMW E30 M3 is a true racing classic. Here's some awesome early 90s footage of the M3 at the Ring (you can download this clip, and many others at www.rennfotos.de). For more on the E30 M3, check out AUSmotive.com.
BMW X5 M in testing
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in BMW, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »A short clip from BMW-web.tv showing the X5 M being put through its paces around the Nürburgring. It doesn't show a lot, but there's some in-car footage, with commentary, at Klostertal and the Karussell.
Caterham coolness
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in Caterham, Track guides, Video | No Comments »I reckon the Caterhams are pretty ugly cars, but by hell I'd love to drive one around the Nordschleife. What they lack in looks they make up for in driving purity. They're awesome cars! I hope you enjoy this lap ...
Drivers Republic takes Megane R26.R to the Ring
Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in Renault, Video | No Comments »The Renaultsport Mégane R26.R shouts Nürburgring with its factory fitted decals, but is it actually any good around the Green Hell? This earlier video from Renault says it is, with a lap time of 8:16.9 to its credit. That's pretty ...
Drive the track, then buy the T shirt
Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring news | No Comments »Spotted via Jalopnik is this Nordschleife T shirt. It's kinda cool, I guess, but not really my cup of tea. (Being a graphic designer tends to make one fussy when judging the design work of other I guess, haha.) If ...
Mazda3 MPS around the Nurburgring - part 3
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Mazda | 1 Comment »The final video clip in this Mazda3 MPS series answers a few questions. In May 2007 Mazda UK sent three cars to the Ring to see how the hot hatch, in full factory trim, would handle the Nordschleife. Sent over ...
2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race dates confirmed
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in 24 hour race, Nurburgring news | 4 Comments »A case of better late than never with this news. The 37th Nürburgring 24 hour race will be held over the dates 21–24 May, 2009. If you're considering entering the event, the regulations and ongoing updates are available from the official ...
Mazda3 MPS around the Nurburgring - part 2
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in Mazda, Video | 1 Comment »We've seen the Mazda 3 MPS lapping the Ring on a Touristenfahrten day in part 1 of this series, but what about a full flying lap? 8 minutes, 39 seconds—very respectable indeed. The lap was set late in the afternoon ...
Formula 1 - Nurburgring won’t pick up Hockenheim slack
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Nurburgring news | No Comments »News has surfaced that Hockenheim won't renew their Formula One contract after their current agreement expires in 2010, without significant government funding. Facing a loss of €5.3 million from this year's race the thoughts of race organisers are clear, "Without grants ...
