Drive is a new YouTube channel. In their own words: “Drive celebrates the culture of cars. On the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios—to the places you can’t go.” We get the feeling revheads are going to like what they produce. Kicking off his first contribution for the channel is Leo [...]
Our earlier tip off with the dates for the 2012 Nürburgring 24 hour race have now been confirmed by the official race website. Clear your diaries for the weekend of 17–20 May 2012 and be ready to enjoy more N24 action. [Thanks to Obi & Marcel for the tips]
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]
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 [...]
Good news for fans of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 with confirmation the Dörr Motorsport team will be racing a pair of these cars in the VLN series next year. Of course, those shorter enduro races will be preparation for the main game, the 2012 Nürburgring 24 hour race. We’ll be watching very closely! [Thanks to [...]
The Ring1tv YouTube channel brings us a superb highlights package of the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race. We trust you will enjoy the clip above as you relive the journey that saw Manthey Racing return to the winner’s circle. [Thanks to Obi for the tip]
Falken Tyres brings us this fascinating footage filmed inside their Porsche 911 GT3 R during the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Strap yourself in for 9 minutes 55 seconds of the most daunting motorsport footage you’re ever likely to see. It’s enough to try and master the ‘Green Hell’ on a clear sunny day; in [...]
Apologies for such a long break between drinks as far as Nürburgring 24 hour race post mortems go. Sister site AUSmotive has been demanding our attention during the Australian International Motor Show. To help get us back on track here’s a short highlights clip from Aston Martin. Incidentally, they have just announced they will be [...]
Good news for fans of motorsport action captured on film. The very clever chaps at Stereoscreen are making a feature-length film about this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race. It will be titled 24hours. One team. One target. You may remember their short film from last year, 24 hours in 19500 frames. Great work indeed. Again, [...]
BMW Motorsport came to the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race as defending champions. Again they pinned their hopes on the M3 GT which has been impressive since its introduction. This year, though, it wasn’t to be and they had to make do with an honourable second place. Despite finishing within 4 minutes 23 seconds of [...]
