Audi offers R8 LMS experience in exchange for cash
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Audi have just announced they will be offering cashed up wannabe racing drivers a seat in an R8 LMS. Two GT3 cars will be prepared by the Joest Racing Team, the guys responsible for six of Audi's recent Le Mans ...
Audi tv looks back at 2009 24 hour race
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi | 1 Comment »Last year the Audi R8 LMS came close to winning the Nürburgring 24 hour race. The #99 Phoenix Racing Team entry held the lead position for 17 hours before driveshaft problems pushed the car down to fifth position overall. The ...
A racetrack is a magical spot
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Audi, Motorsports | No Comments »Got a spare 7 minutes or so? Then you'll enjoy this clip from Audi tv that takes a look at four of the world's most famous racetracks—Hockenheim, Spa, Mugello and, of course, the Nürburgring. Just a shame the voice over ...
Happy 100th to Bernd Rosemeyer
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Motorsports, Nurburgring history | No Comments »This post is a tribute to Bernd Rosemeyer, the first man to break the 10 minute barrier around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A feat he accomplished during the 1937 Eifel Race. Next Wednesday, 14 October, marks the 100th anniversary of Rosemeyer's ...
Audi R8 Spyder puts down a few laps
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Official confirmation of a release date for Audi's R8 Spyder is no closer to being locked away. However, the 5.2-litre V10 rag top is not shying away from Nürburgring testing, as this video shows. The sight and sound of the ...
Porsche wins fourth successive N24 race
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi, Porsche | 1 Comment »In front of over 230,000 fans it was the Manthey Racing #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) that won the race. Team boss, Olaf Manthey was a ...
Audi R8 LMS 24h Nürburgring info
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi | 1 Comment »To celebrate the debut of the Audi R8 LMS at the Nürburgring 24 hour race here are a couple of press documents for download that answer everything you ever wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask. Audi R8 LMS ...
Audi R8 LMS shows new endurance
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi | 7 Comments »Audi Motorsport went to the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year with high hopes. Four new R8 LMS GT3 category racers were entered with some of the sport's biggest names at the wheel. To subject the new racecars to such ...
#1 Manthey Racing Porsche wins 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi, Porsche | 5 Comments »In an amazing result of endurance racing consistency the Manthey Racing team #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR has won the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race. This is the fourth consecutive win for Olaf Manthey's team. Good weather also helped the ...
Audi names driver lineup for R8 LMS
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi | 2 Comments »Yesterday Audi announced the make up of the four R8 LMS racers that will take part in the Nürburgring 24 hour race (21-24 May). There will be four cars in total, split between two teams, Phoenix Racing and ABT Sportline. Fourteen ...
