Unofficially, at least, the new Porsche 911 GT3 still can’t match the Nissan GT-R in a hot lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. According to reports on the internetz Porsche über driver Walter Rohrl recently took the GT3 around the Ring in an open session, shared with other manufacturers, and posted a best lap time of [...]
Yesterday Audi announced the make up of the four R8 LMS racers that will take part in the Nürburgring 24 hour race (21-24 May). There will be four cars in total, split between two teams, Phoenix Racing and ABT Sportline. Fourteen drivers in all will take the wheel of the R8 GT3 sports car. Reigning [...]
A pair of prototype Lexus LF-A racers will be entered into this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race. Lexus will treat the race as a development experience. You can be assured that 24 hours around the Nordschleife will be a stern test of the car’s 5.0 litre V10. The full list of drivers and plenty more [...]
In one of the coolest stories to come across the AUSringers news desk this year old skool Group A DTM touring cars (1988-93) will be returning to the Ring, including the Nordschleife, in a revival festival to be held on the first two days in May. As well as the footage above, you can enjoy [...]
The awesome sound of a race-prepped Aussie V8 will be heard through the Eifel region once again, with the Mal Rose Racing V8 Commodore returning for the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race. With a fully rebuilt 6.0 litre VY Commodore V8 Supercar at their disposal drivers Mal Rose, Peter Leemhuis and Tony Alford will be [...]
Subaru will be taking an STi factory team to the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year (21-24 May). They will be running a single Impreza WRX STi, to be driven by Kazuo Shimizu, Toshihiro Yoshida, Naoki Hattori and Koji Matsuda. The car will run a few STi suspension and tuning tweaks, but will essentially be [...]
Volkswagen will be launching a five-strong Scirocco attack on the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. Returning to defend its title is the familiar Scirocco GT24, which will hit the track with a three car team. The new kid on the block, though, is the Scirocco GT24 CNG. That’s right, a Scirocco racer fuelled by [...]
Hot off the presses, Nissan is claiming a new Nürburgring Nordschleife record for the GT-R. The new time is 7 minutes 27.56 seconds. The new time was set almost one year to the day after the previous best time of 7 minutes 29.03 seconds. With Nissan planning another assault in the next 24 hours, there [...]
The BMW M3 GT4 will make its competition debut at the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race this May. Although not an official works team, BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus (BR), Jörg Müller (DE) and Andy Priaulx (GB) will don their race suits for Schubert Motorsport. BMW Motorsport Director, Mario Theissen, says: “Although we will not [...]
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is well underway with preparations for a return to the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Volkswagen Motorsport will be hoping for another excellent showing, which last year saw the team claim a 1-2 class victory. The team had a shoot out in the four hour VLN event last weekend. It’s fair to [...]
Last weekend the Audi R8 LMS racer designed for GT3 competition was circulating at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 4 hour VLN race. The drivers? None other than Hans-Joachim Stuck, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela. The talented and experienced trio were competing for Team Phoenix Racing. Hans-Joachim Stuck set the third fastest time in qualifying [...]
Hans-Joachim Stuck is a man who has a rich Nürburgring heritage. He has been racing on the Nordschleife since the late 1960s. In that time he has secured numerous victories, including three outright wins in the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Of course, Hans Stuck’s career has extended well beyond the Eifel track, to Formula One, [...]
Is this the new über Golf GTI ‘R’ being tested at the Ring? One thing is sure to be certain, it is unlikely to be a 2.0 TDI as the rear badges suggest. For one, the centre mount twin exhaust hint at a far more potent powerplant. While not likely to be final, the extended [...]
