Thanks to Stu Jones who was quick to send in a brief report from free practice. You can read his comments after the jump. [Pic from 2008]

AUSringers has a few mates taking part at the 24 hour race this weekend. They’re all part of the Osborne Motorsports team. They’ll be competing in car #13, a Toyota Corolla, with just two drivers sharing the load. A last minute scheduling issue means that Colin Osborne and Stu Jones will be getting more laps [...]

The Australian presence at the Nürburgring Nordschleife this weekend will extend well beyond the Australian flag painted on the armco at the famous Karussell corner. So, as much as I can from here in Canberra, I’ll be following the fortunes of the Australian competitors at this year’s 24 hour race. Indeed, earlier today I received [...]

As of the end of last moth there were still places remaining on the very affordable Dutton Rally Ultimate Nürburgring Tour for 2009. The tour will run from 23-27 July all you need to do is get yourself to Frankfurt on the morning of 23 July. For full details check out the Dutton website.

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 V8 Supercar at their disposal drivers Mal Rose, Peter Leemhuis and Tony Alford will be [...]

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 experience was a full bells and whistles affair and included a taste of some [...]

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 24 hour race. Mal and his team recently competed at the Dubai 24 hour and [...]

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 wrong. I want to scream simply for the experiences they have lived. Today was one [...]

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 by a GM engineer, not a professional racing driver, and looking at a list of [...]

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 here they are for you to see. I’ve also included Ben’s entry below, to help [...]