Dates announced for 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race | No Comments »Dates for the 39th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race have just come through. The race will be held over the following weekend: 23–26 June 2011. [Thanks to Obi for the tip]
The Toaster - A personal account of the 24 hour race
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Kiwi Wayne Moore is a long time supporter of AUSringers and, more importantly, a long time racer at the Ring. This year marked Wayne's 17th consecutive appearance. Making the pilgrimage to the Eifel mountains each year from New Zealand takes ...
Lure of the Ring - A new 24 hour race documentary
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | 5 Comments »The team that brought us Mal's big green hell was back at the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year and after the jump you can watch a teaser of what we can expect from their next doco. As you would ...
24 hours in 19500 frames
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race | 3 Comments »Filmmakers Tim and Nick Hahne from Stereoscreen have provided race fans with a real treat. Their short film 24 hours in 19500 frames captures the essence of this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race and condenses it into 13 minutes of ...
The ultimate “run what you brung” weapon?
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Porsche | No Comments »Driving your own car to a track day and home again after a couple of hours track time is one thing. But imagine driving from Stuttgart to Nürburg where upon arrival you spend 24 hours thrashing the car around the ...
Porsche 918 Spyder set to race in 2011 24 hour
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Porsche | No Comments »The stunning Porsche 918 Spyder with hybrid drive could be racing in next year's Nürburgring 24 hour race according to various reports. After coming so close to winning the race this year with the 911 GT3R Hybrid the 918 has ...
2010 N24 - Porsche post-race press release
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Porsche | 4 Comments »Porsche was another manufacturer to suffer from poor fortune to its leading runners at the 2010 Nürbrurgring 24 hour race. The lead car, and defending champion, from got off to a flying start taking taking the lead of the race ...
2010 N24 - Audi post-race press release
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi | 2 Comments »When Audi saw they had four R8 LMS racecars filling the first four spots on the grid for the start of 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race they must have had high hopes for outright success. At various stages during the ...
2010 N24 - Peugeot post-race press release
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Peugeot | No Comments »The Peugeot RCZ won the D1T class at the 24 hour race last weekend. The French company had two 2.0 litre diesel powered cars entered in the race and it was the #201 entry that puffed its way to line ...
2010 N24 - Aston Martin post-race press release
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Aston Martin | No Comments »Aston Martin didn't manage a class win at the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. But the big four door Rapide, nicknamed 'Katie', did the next best thing by placing second in the SP8 class. 'Kermit' the V12 Vantage put ...
