An Australian view on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

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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 ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 24

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | 6 Comments »

Another Nürburgring 24 hour race has been run and won. To see how the Aussies and Kiwis at the race finished up just check the list below. Congratulations to the Honda Civics from New Zealand who ran a strong race to ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 23

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | No Comments »

Drama at the head of the race with the #9 Porsche GT3 R Hybrid retiring with what is believed to be a transmission fault. The #25 BMW M3 GT2 inherited the lead and is currently over 8 minutes in front ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 21

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | No Comments »

A few moments ahead of hour 21 this is where the Australians and New Zealanders sit. The first six cars in the list have been circulating with good consistency. Special mention to the two Honda Civics (cars #243 and #244) ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 18

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | No Comments »

Latest updated placings for Aussies and neighbouring Kiwis can be found below. I've got my hands on the most recent entry list (120kb PDF) thanks to Radio Le Mans, so there's a couple of changes to the entries below. This update ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 15

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | No Comments »

The sun has now risen at the Nürburgring 24 hour race and there are developments at the head of the field. The #9 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid now holds the lead over the #2 and #99 Audi R8 LMS ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 11

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | 3 Comments »

The Nürburgring 24 hour race is approaching half distance and the field is currently deep into night time racing. Sunrise is still a couple of hours away and when the sun does come up race goers will welcome a new ...

2010 N24 Australian update - hour 3

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | No Comments »

Three hours of the Nürburgring 24 hour race have elapsed and after the break you can see the placings of the teams with Australian and New Zealand drivers. It's been a bit tricky to compile this information as the live ...

Preliminary entry list for 2010 24 hour race

Sunday, April 25th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | 2 Comments »

A preliminary entry list for the 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race has been published by race officials. You can download a PDF of the entries HERE (1mb). I have highlighted the teams featuring Australian and New Zealand drivers and a ...

Big Mal eyes the stars in 2010

Sunday, April 25th, 2010 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia, Subaru | No Comments »

Australian endurance racing stalwart Mal Rose will be back at the Ring for his seventh straight 24 hour race. This time, though, he won't be behind the familiar Lion badge of his Holden Commodore, but behind the Pleiades stars of ...