2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race: The Australians
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 2 Comments »With a little over a week to go until the running of the 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race I thought I would list all the Australians entered in the event, as sourced from the official entry list. Some of ...
Mal Rose Racing set to thunder around Nordschleife
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 2 Comments »Sydney's Mal Rose, from The Supercar Experience, is all set to, once again, lead an Australian contingent to the Nürburgring 24 hour race (May 22-25). This will Rose's fifth consecutive appearance at the German enduro event and this year he ...
TV documentary: Mal’s Big Green Hell
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Sabine Schmitz | 4 Comments »Attention to all Sydney readers: AUSSIES IN NURBURGRING DOCUMENTARY TO AIR ON TVS Mal's Big Green Hell, the adventures of a group of Australian racers, featuring Aussie Nürburgring pioneer Mal Rose, at Germany's famous 'Green Hell' race circuit, will be telecast ...
AUSringers heads to Targa Tasmania
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Site news | No Comments »Read more at our sister site AUSmotive.com.
Osborne Motorsports heading to the Nürburgring
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Toyota | 11 Comments »Colin Osborne, current CAMS president, and keen racer in his own right, has just packed up his trusty Osborne Motorsports Toyota Corolla to the brim and sent it off to Germany for the 36th Nürburgring 24 hour race, to be ...
Ultimate Nürburgring Tour places filling fast!
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring news, Organised tours | No Comments »Dutton Rally's Ultimate Nürburgring Tour is getting closer. Well, actually, the dates have been pushed back about a month from previous advice, but this awesome looking tour is still getting nearer to emptying the wallets of those who can ...
R56 MINI Challenge makes worldwide racing debut in Australia
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 4 Comments »This weekend saw the world racing debut of the new R56 MINI Challenge cars. The 2008 Australian series kicked off at Sydney's Eastern Creek and Neil McFadyen from the M3 Motorsports team has taken the round win. McFadyen claimed the ...
MINI Challenge inspires Jason Bargwanna
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 3 Comments »The Australian debut of the 2008 MINI Challenge series is just days away, with the Eastern Creek round being held this weekend. This morning's emails revealed the following press release from BMW which on the surface sounds quite good, but ...
MINI Challenge cars spotted in Sydney
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Thank you to AUSringers reader Paul who sent me this image of the MINI Challenge cars captured in a Sydney storage facility. The opening race of the 2008 series is under three weeks away, with the first round being held ...
MINI Challenge taken up by Neil McFadyen
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 2 Comments »Signs of the 2008 Australian MINI Challenge becoming one step closer have advanced with the news that Neil McFadyen will lead the charge for the M3 Motorsports team. The 24 year old McFadyen has an impressive CV that includes three ...
MINI Challenge secures great TV package
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Australia, MINI, Motorsports | 3 Comments »This is one of those rare articles on AUSringers that has a solely Australian focus. In some great news for MINI fans, the 2008 Australian MINI Challenge has secured a superb free to air TV package with Channel 7. There ...
Australian flag at the Karussell
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring news, Photography | 4 Comments »As a fan of the Nürburgring I'm sure you will be familiar with the graffiti on the track. Lately on pictures taken at the Karussell I have noticed an Australian flag painted on the armco. Thanks to Martyn from the ...
Ultimate Nürburgring Tour - dates announced
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring news, Organised tours | 1 Comment »The organisers of Australia's Dutton Rally have just announced the dates for their Ultimate Nürburgring Tour. If you're interested in going the first thing you need is a lazy 12 grand or so. If you are a wealthy janitor and do ...
FoxSports1 - History of Nürburgring
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring history, Video | 1 Comment »Australian subscribers to Foxtel are in for a real treat this Sunday night (3 February 2008). At 9pm AEDT they will be broadcasting a 1 hour special titled History of Nürburgring. I'm sure it will be well worth watching and ...
Nürburgring 24 hour race: An Australian story
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Interviews, Motorsports, Nurburgring news, Toyota | 8 Comments »By chance, I recently discovered a connection to Trevor Keene who took part in the 2006 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Naturally, I was eager to learn more about the Sydney-sider's experience in this demanding event. So after a few brief ...
