2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race - The Australians
May 21st, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia
The Australian presence at the Nürburgring Nordschleife this weekend will extend well beyond the Australian flag painted on the armco at the famous Karussell corner. So, as much as I can from here in Canberra, I’ll be following the fortunes of the Australian competitors at this year’s 24 hour race. Indeed, earlier today I received an email from Osborne Motorsports driver Stu Jones. I’ll be sharing that information, so keep an eye out for a new post soon.
To read of the past experiences of Aussies competing at the 24 hour race see what previous competitors Trevor Keene and Bill Sherwood had to say. You can also read how the Osborne Motorsports team fared in 2008 here and here.
If you would like to keep an eye out on the Aussies competing this weekend a list of entrants from Down Under is available after the jump. Note, there may be some last minute changes to the driver lineups as this data has been taken from a list released towards the end of April.
Australians competing at 2009 Nürbugring 24 hour race
All drivers Australian unless specified otherwise.
Car #10 – BMW E46 M3 GTS
Entrant – MSC Adenau
Class – SP 7
Drivers – Rodney Forbes, Jörg Viebahn (D), Duncan Huisman (NED), Marko Hartung (D)
Car #13 – Toyota Corolla
Entrant – Osborne Motorsport
Class – SP 3
Drivers – Colin Osborne, Stu Jones
Car #29 – Porsche 997 RSR
Entrant – VIP Petfoods Australia
Class – SP 7
Drivers – Tony Quinn, Klark Quinn, Craig Baird (NZ), Grant Denyer
Car #44 Rose – Holden Commodore
Entrant – Mal Rose Racing
Class – SP 8
Drivers – Mal Rose, Peter Leemhuis, Tony Alford
Car #48 – BMW E46 M3
Class – SP 6
Drivers – Guy Povey (GB), Graham Coomes (GB), Denis Cribbin, Alan Shepherd
Car #61 – BMW 130i
Entrant – Brunswick Automotive
Class – SP 5
Drivers – Ric Shaw, Steve Borness, Anthony Robson, Robert Rubis
Car #65 – BMW E46 M3 CSL
Entrant – Dizzy Motorsport
Class – SP 6
Drivers – Adam Sharpe (GB), George Haynes (GB), Damien Flack
Note: Not certain this entry is correct and it is not showing on the Results Database.
Car #136 – Volkswagen Golf V TDI
Class – D1T
Drivers – Eberhard Rattunde (D), Maurice O’Reilly (NZ), Wayne Moore (NZ)*, Heinrich Immig (D)
Car #170 – BMW E46 M3
Class – V5
Drivers – Richard Gartner, Ray Stubber, Paul Stubber
*Wayne Moore is classed as an honorary Aussie on account of him being a loyal AUSringers reader!
If you’d like to keep an eye on other Kiwi teams take note of the following:
- Car #11 – Audi RS4 – Class SP 8
- Car #192 – Honda Civic Type R – Class N2
- Car #193 – Honda Civic Type R – Class N2
8 Responses to “2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race - The Australians”
By M@ on May 22, 2009
I am really interested to see how the Aussies go.
C’mon the Thunder from Down Under!
By John Mac on May 23, 2009
Go son-in-law Stuart Jones and the Osborne Motorsport team- best of luck.
By Liam on May 23, 2009
Great to have you guys online again John!
By Andrew on May 23, 2009
You have forgot to mention that Rodney Forbes is also racing in the 24 hour.
By Liam on May 24, 2009
Thanks Andrew, I’ve just updated the list now.
By Damien Flack on Jun 22, 2009
Hi Guys this is Damien Flack, Well as far as the Nurburg ring 24hr goes i ended up driving in the release of the new BMW m3 GTR.
This is an unbelivable vechile, for the first qualifyiing Thursday night which was raining we positioned in 5th out right. and set to move forwards.
Then it all went down hill from there.
Next Qual we didn’t start
Started the race from 52nd by the end of the first lap we where in 21st out right, lap 5 15th outright
then the thing broke down again.
Just a few new car bugs.
I have ended up with a factory supported ride and seat # 2 in the car.
I are back oversea’s shortly to continue on the development and do the 12hr at Hungaro, and boy do we have a big surprise for the Dubui 24hr