Following news earlier in the month that the Dodge Viper ACR lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a staggering 7 minutes 12.13 seconds we bring you the documentary evidence. GT racer Dominik Farnbacher was at the wheel and posted the time on 14 September 2011. The time is being claimed as a production car record; the [...]
We’ve received unconfirmed reports saying the 2012 Nürburgring 24 hour race will be held over the weekend of 19–20 May. At this stage nothing has been confirmed on the official N24 website. As soon as we hear more we will let you know. [Thanks to Marcel for the tip]
The new Porsche 911 Carrera S has reportedly posted a best lap time around the Nordschleife of 7 minutes 40 seconds. That makes the 991 model 13 seconds quicker than the 997 it replaces. It also means the new 911 Carrera S, with a 294kW 3.6 litre flat six, is as fast as the 997 [...]
Back in June we brought news of a new documentary about the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Specifically the film follows the BMW factory team. Titled 24hours. One team. One target. the movie is screening in selected overseas cinemas now. There’s also a BluRay DVD release coming on 1 November. Above is the film’s official movie [...]
Word from the Green Hell says Dodge has sent a pair impressive Viper ACRs out on the Nordschleife with the sole intent of beating the recent 7:14 lap time set by the Lexus LFA. And, it is claimed, they have done just that with a best time of 7 minutes 12 seconds. We’ll have to [...]
As promised yesterday here is the footage from Lexus showing their LFA Nürburgring package lapping the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 14.64 seconds. As is the way these days when a manufacturer sets a quick lap at the Ring a record of some sort is generally claimed. Lexus say their time is the “fastest ever recorded [...]
A couple of days ago we heard the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition lapped the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 14 seconds. That’s pretty damn quick, of course, and places the LFA ahead of other supercars such as the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (7:18), Corvette ZR1 (7:19) and Nissan GT-R (7:24) on the unofficial lap chart. The [...]
Renault Sport F1 brings us this great little video showing half a dozen Formula One drivers fooling around on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Red Bull, Lotus and Renault all use the RS27 engine and Renault Sport figured it was a good enough excuse to get Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld and [...]
Thanks to Toyota Motorsport for this excellent photo of the Aussie flag at the Karussell. We first reported on our national emblem’s appearance at the Green Hell back in 2008. Best guesses tell us the flag first appeared on the armco in 2006, or thereabouts, and it’s been claimed it was painted by local fans [...]
