Aussie V8 roaring back to the Ring
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia, GM | 2 Comments »The awesome sound of a race-prepped Aussie V8 will be heard through the Eifel region once again, with the Mal Rose Racing V8 Commodore returning for the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race. With a fully rebuilt 6.0 litre VY Commodore ...
Dutton Rally’s Ultimate Nürburgring Tour returns for 2009
Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Australia, Organised tours | No Comments »The Dutton Rally lads are back planning a return trip to the Nürburgring in 2009. Their tours are organised to provide the opportunity of a lifetime with access to one of the greatest pieces of tarmac in the world. Last year's ...
Mal Rose Racing on track for N24
Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia | 1 Comment »I know there are quite a few fans of Mal Rose Racing and their V8 Supercar among the AUSringers readership. So, you'll all be pleased to know that Mal is firing on all cylinders preparing himself for this year's Nürburgring ...
Wayne Moore shares his story
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Trip reports, Volkswagen | 19 Comments »Sometimes I get emails from readers of AUSringers that make me want to scream. I mean this in the nicest possible way, of course. I don't want to scream because they have frustrated me, or because they have done anything ...
Pontiac G8 GXP sets Nurburgring lap time
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, GM, Manufacturer testing | 1 Comment »A Holden Commodore SS, or more correctly, a Pontiac G8 GXP has been spotted testing at the Ring. The Aussie derived saloon, sporting Victorian number plates, has set a lap time of 8 minutes 30 seconds. The time was set ...
Ben’s story
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Trip reports | No Comments »AUSringers reader Ben recently shared his Nürburgring experience in the Your Story section of the site—an area for all readers, especially Australians, to share their tales. Ben was also kind enough to send through some images of his trip and ...
Alex Davison on Nürburgring podium
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Porsche | No Comments »Australia's Alex Davison and Team Felbermayr-Proton teammate Marc Lieb have claimed second position in the European Le Mans Series, held at the Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 17 August. Driving a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Davison and Lieb showed good ...
Motor magazine’s DIY Guide to the Ring
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Track guides, Trip reports, Volkswagen | No Comments »Thinking of heading over to the Ring? This DIY Guide from Australian Motor magazine (first published in February 2006) is a handy introduction. It is pretty basic but does cover as much as you can expect given the format. Written ...
1998 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Following on from Peter McKay's report on his experience at the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race is his report from the 1998 race. First published in the September 1998 issue of Australia's Wheels magazine, it's actually a very good read ...
1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Honda, Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Sabine Schmitz | 3 Comments »I hope you enjoy this old article about the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race. It was written by Australian journalist Peter McKay for Wheels magazine. McKay teamed up with Andreas Rottstedt, Andreas Reichmann and, fellow Australian, Chris Smith to tackle ...
