Last last year it was announced that German motorsport legend Walter Röhrl would be making his return to the Nürburgring 24 hour race after a 17 year absence. However, a back injury has forced the 63-year-old to withdraw from the event. Simon Patrick will replace Röhrl in the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. He will share […]
So, Ferrari say their 599XX was the first “production-derived” sportscar to break the 7 minute barrier around the 20.832km Nürburgring Nordschleife. But, what does that term “production-derived” actually mean? Who cares if the car is based off the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599XX cannot be driven on public roads and it comes delivered with racing […]
A preliminary entry list for the 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race has been published by race officials. You can download a PDF of the entries HERE (1mb). I have highlighted the teams featuring Australian and New Zealand drivers and a text based list of these teams can also be seen after the jump.
Australian endurance racing stalwart Mal Rose will be back at the Ring for his seventh straight 24 hour race. This time, though, he won’t be behind the familiar Lion badge of his Holden Commodore, but behind the Pleiades stars of a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Mal will be driving for the Rimmer Motorsport from the […]
Forty-three year old German driver Leo Löwenstein lost his life in an accident during yesterday’s VLN race. The incident took place on lap 22 after Löwenstein’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4 collided with two other cars forcing his car into the air. The car over turned and hit the arcmo at the Bergwerk section of the […]
Williams F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg has driven the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid around the Nürburgring Nordschleife ahead of the third round in the VLN championship. It was the first time “The Hulk” had driven around the Ring in a tin top racecar and speaking after his drive he said, “This circuit is unique—you can’t […]
Below is a full onboard lap of the Ferrari 599XX setting its super fast lap time of 6 minute 58.16 seconds around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. As you can see a track map and inset footage of the driver can be seen throughout the entire lap. It’s pretty clean lap and it is very, very fast. […]
