Audi R8 Spyder puts down a few laps
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Official confirmation of a release date for Audi's R8 Spyder is no closer to being locked away. However, the 5.2-litre V10 rag top is not shying away from Nürburgring testing, as this video shows. The sight and sound of the ...
BMW Alpina B6 GT3
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, BMW | No Comments »Alpina is a name well known when it comes to performance BMWs. At the recent Nürburgring 24 hour race they entered two B6 GT3 racers, based on the BMW 6 Series Coupé. The B6 GT3 has 530bhp and 750Nm of torque, ...
TV alert: VIP Petfoods Porsche RSR at N24
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia, Porsche | 1 Comment »Apologies for the late notice, but you'd better plan to park yourself on the couch this afternoon. Switch your telly to SBS TV's Speedweek program which starts at 1pm (check local guides). This is a one-hour TV doco shot by Stuart ...
Win a trip to the Nürburgring Nordschleife
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Australia, Car hire | No Comments »Top Gear Australia are offering up a trip for two to the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The prize includes airfares, accommodation and, the best part, driver tuition with Ron Simons from RSR Nurburg. You must be over 18 to enter, hold an ...
A lap of the Nordschleife in a GT3 RS
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Porsche, Video | 3 Comments »This video is a couple of years old now, but it's one of the better TF videos around. There's not much detail about the car or driver. All we know is that the car in front is a 997 GT3 ...
BMW Ring-Taxi from the passenger’s seat
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in BMW, Sabine Schmitz, Video | 2 Comments »Thanks to AUSringers reader Ryan for sending in this clip of his BMW Ring-Taxi experience. Ryan and his wife, in Europe on their honeymoon, were lucky enough to have Sabine Schmitz as their tour guide. You'll have to forgive Ryan's camera ...
Mal Rose Racing at Spa 12 hour
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in Australia, GM, Motorsports | No Comments »Thanks to Mathias for highlighting this image of the Mal Rose Racing Holden Commodore in action at this weekend's Spa 12 hour race. Mal and his team suffered some bad luck at the N24 a couple of weeks ago and, ...
2009 Nürburgring 24 hour TV highlights - finish
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Video | 1 Comment »The Nürburgring 24 hour race is a tremendous test of endurance for both man and machine. Imagine the relief, then, as the cars cross the line for the last time. Here you can see the four Audi R8 LMS cars ...
2009 Nürburgring 24 hour TV highlights - start
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Video | 1 Comment »There are now quite a few YouTube clips appearing from this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race. This is a clip is from the first 10 minutes or so of the 2009 N24 race. It's a good example of the staggered ...
New kid on the block chasing production car record
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in Nurburgring news | 1 Comment »This is the Devon Motor Works GTX. I'd never heard of it either. Thing is, these guys reckon they've got what it takes to break the "production car" record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The current bar sits at 7 minutes ...
