While researching the MINI motorsport website for their WRC launch we stumbled across this teaser that indicates MINI will have an official presence at this year’s 24 hour race. The MINI motorsport website states, in part, “MINI will also be demonstrating its staying power in the 2011 motor racing season, when it faces the competition [...]

Stuart Greaves, the filmmaker behind the Mal’s Big Green Hell doco, is on the way to making another film based on the 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Thanks to regular AUSringers reader Obi for sending in this clip, in which he also features. This footage is filmed mainly at Obi’s regular vantage point, just before [...]

Volkswagen has released a brief teaser clip for their Golf24 endurance racer. At just 30 seconds it is too short, really, but hopefully we will see much more of this car at the Nürburgring 24 hour race in late June.

The iconic Golf GTI turns 35 in 2011 and boy has Volkswagen got a ripping birthday present in store. The Golf24, the scary beauty you see before you is that present. It’s Volkswagen’s latest balls out Nürburgring 24 hour race project. “With the new Golf24 we are continuing our successful commitment at the Nürburgring 24-hour [...]

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]

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 desire, dedication and a love of repetition. Read on to find out why. The Toaster [...]

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 expect the film will feature most of the Aussies who took part in the 2010 [...]

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 total brilliance. Click on the image above to load the film’s website and get ready [...]

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 Green Hell in a race with around 200 other cars. At the end of that [...]

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 the pedigree to give an outright victory a big shake. With around 500hp on offer [...]