The following words are the race report sent in from Mal Rose after he and his team made their annual pilgrimage to the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the 24 hour race. Accompanying the text are some pics and video clips that have been sourced by AUSringers reader Ben. Thanks to Mal and Ben for their input [...]
Nick Heidfeld has chalked up another publicity event at the Nürburgring. Two years after driving his BMW Sauber F1.06 around the Nordschleife he has teamed up with Australian BMW Superbike rider Troy Corser to swap his race suit for some leathers. This is what Heidfeld had to say after taking the 200hp Superbike for a [...]
Everybody knows that driving on the Nürburgring Nordschleife brings with it many inherent risks. It is these risks that can make the experience so rewarding. However, things can and do go wrong. Accident damage is a regular sight at the Ring, and, sadly, loss of life is also a real possibility. Anyone who drives the [...]
We still haven’t been given a proper look at the outside of a finished SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ yet, but we can get some idea as to how the next Mercedes-Benz sportscar performs. This lap filmed by Motor Trend at a special preview day shows German touring car ace Bernd Schneider putting the SLS through its [...]
Ferrari opened its first retail store in Germany last weekend. The store forms part of the new Nürburgring complex which aims to turn the track into a year-round entertainment and business centre. The 240 square metre store was opened by Formula One drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikonnen prior to the 2009 German Grand Prix. [...]
Mark Webber has driven a magnificent race to claim his first ever Grand Prix victory. It was the first win by an Australian driver since Alan Jones won the 1981 US Grand Prix. Webber started aggressively from pole position at the Nürburgring track, but couldn’t hold off a fast charging Rubens Barichello who led into [...]
The 2009 German Formula One Grand Prix takes place on the Nürburgring GP track this weekend. In this preview from BMW-web.tv Nick Heidfeld says his three laps around the Nordschleife in his F1 car back in 2007 were better than claiming his first ever F1 pole position. Of course, his first pole was claimed at [...]
Footage of the Nissan GT-R’s most recent “record” time has now made it on to YouTube. At the wheel is Nissan Chief test driver Toshio Suzuki and you can see clearly from the clip that he had a job on his hands, fighting what appears to be some pretty savage understeer at times. Check the [...]
