The build up to this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race has seen input from the usual crowd: Audi, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen et al. However, MINI, too has been quietly simmering away with the slow release of information, which started earlier this year. Until now, the car that MINI motorsport would be running was a mystery. [...]

BMW returns to the Ring with the M3 GT again this year hoping defend its 2010 crown. Fresh off a third place in class at Le Mans less than two weeks ago the BMW Motorsport crew are certainly keeping busy. Charly Lamm, Team Manager, informs us they are well prepared and ready for action, “It [...]

Audi Motorsport is riding high after notching up its tenth Le Mans victory a couple of weeks back. So far at the Nürburgring 24 hour race they have shown great promise with the R8 LMS but haven’t managed a race win. Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport, has his fingers crossed, “At least five [...]

In the build up to the 39th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race Porsche informs us there will be 33 of their cars taking part. Back for its second year is the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, which came so close to a fairytale debut in 2010. This year, though, race organisers have handicapped the [...]

Mal Rose has competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hour so many times now he’s almost part of the beer-sodden furniture that is found trackside during the event. But last year his trusty V8 Supercar didn’t make the trip. In 2011, though, the big pink V8 Commodore is back. It will be a hectic trip for [...]

A provisional entry list for the 2011 Nürburgring 24 hour race was released yesterday. A quick scan over the document (100kb PDF) reveals the following cars with Aussie and/or Kiwi drivers: Car #6 – Aston Martin Vantage N24 // Class SP 10 Darren Turner (GB), Shinichi Katsura (JPN), Rob Thomson (AUS) Car #10 – Porsche [...]

James Glickenhaus, wealthy American businessman, is not content with his own custom built Ferrari creation, the P4/5 by Pininfarina, so he’s making a racing version. Not just that, his new privately funded creation is designed to tackle the Nürburgring 24 hour race in June. The P4/5 Competizione, based on a Ferrari F430 Scuderia, has been [...]

British drivers Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell will draw on their Formula One and Le Mans winning experience to lead the Golf24 charge for Volkswagen Motorsport at the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. With 440hp and all-wheel drive at their command the British duo should be capable of a top 10 finish. They will [...]

The Nürburgring 24 hour race is one of motorsport’s toughest challenges. Earlier this year V8 Supercar drivers Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff got a small taste of what it might be like by driving a factory-backed Audi R8 LMS in the Bathurst 12 hour. Many Australians have competed at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Indeed, [...]

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 [...]