Dates for the 38th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race were announced on the race’s official website last week. Those planning on attending need to mark their calendars down for 13-16 May 2010. “We are delighted with being able to announce the Ascension-Weekend date that early,” said Peter Geishecker, the man responsible for the […]

Here is a nifty split screen clip of the Lexus LF-A lapping the Nürburgring during the 24 hour race earlier this year. If you can speak Japanese you’ll get plenty out of this as driver Takayuki Kinoshita provides commentary throughout the lap. If not, you’ll just have to make do with some quality in car […]

Here is some video footage of the Radical SR8LM from its recent Nürburgring visit. It must be stressed that this clip is understood not to be the “record” 6:48 lap. According to the comments section on YouTube Michael Vergers, the driver of said record lap, has posted that a video showcasing the wonder time will […]

Forget the Gumpert’s news, the lads from Peterborough have driven their Radical SR8LM from the UK to Germany and then gone on to smash their own four year old record. For so long the previous best time by a “road car” was held by the Radical SR8, at 6 minutes and 55 seconds, but now, […]

Last week the odd sounding, odd looking, but devastatingly effective Gumpert Apollo Speed posted a blistering lap time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A time of 7 minutes 11.57 seconds was recorded at the hands of 26 year old Florian Gruber. That is damn quick! And it looks quick, too. You can see a video of […]

Figuring they can’t win the PR battle with the Japanese, Porsche has gone after an altogether softer target. The Americans. And, this time, they’ve won! News from last month tells us that the Panamera Turbo has lapped the Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 56 seconds. That puts it three seconds ahead of the Cadillac CTS-V, […]

Respected German magazine Sport Auto has sent its chief editor, Horst von Saurma, out on the Nordschleife in a Ford Focus RS. Here is the video. So, how does Horst go in the 300bhp front-wheel drive hot hatch? And could he beat the Renault Mégane R26.R‘s Nürburgring record for the fastest FWD lap? The answer to […]