Archive for April, 2011

1973 German Grand Prix

Our daily twitter rounds landed us this cracking link to a YouTube video of the entire 1973 German Grand Prix. That’s right, all two hours and seven minutes of footage. So far we’ve only watched the first half hour or so and it’s an astonishing piece of film that is worth checking out. The race [...]

BMW “M Festival” coming to Nürburgring 24 hour race

BMW is returning to the Ring this year for the 24 hour race and to celebrate they’ll be throwing a big party. Partly to honour last year’s victory and partly to flog off some M weapons the “M Festival” will run for all four days of the Nürburgring 24 hour race weekend. Tickets are €269 [...]

MINI motorsport preparing for 2011 24 hour race

While researching the MINI motorsport website for their WRC launch we stumbled across this teaser that indicates MINI will have an official presence at this year’s 24 hour race. The MINI motorsport website states, in part, “MINI will also be demonstrating its staying power in the 2011 motor racing season, when it faces the competition [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 prepares for endurance season

The racing version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG kicked off its first full season of competition at the Nürburgring last weekend. The SLS AMG GT3 finished third and fourth in the opening round of the 2011 VLN series. Before any car can race, though, it needs to meet strict safety regulations. Prior to the VLN [...]