Archive for December, 2011

Failed Nürburgring leisure park facing job cuts

A recent report on German TV brings word that up to 140 jobs the Nürburgring leisure park will be cut, due to poor visitors numbers and ongoing financial losses. It’s a continuing tale of woe and, really, a time machine is probably the only way to undo this horrible mess. Merry Christmas everyone.

Mercedes C63 AMG Black laps Ring in 7:46

The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series is the latest high profile sports car to get the Sport Auto treatment. That means some serious track time at the Nürburgring where it posted a best time of 7 minutes 46 seconds. Interestingly, the Benz was bettered by Sport Auto in a new 991 Porsche 911 Carrera S […]

VIDEO: Jaguar XJ220 v XKRS

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Chris Harris brings our attention to this brief but very entertaining video of him driving a Jaguar XKRS in pursuit of an XJ220 on the Nordschleife. At the wheel of the classic 1990s supercar is John Nielsen, the same man who 20 years earlier drove the XJ220 to a new production car record at the […]