BMW may not have won the 2013 Nürburgring 24 hour race but along Maxime Martin they provided some of its best highlights. The 27-year-old Belgian was the fastest man on track after the restart on Monday morning and then in the closing stages was brutal in chase for a podium position. Yet, with 19 overall [...]
The BMW M135i has been winning the hearts and minds of the world’s motoring press since its release. Now, German mag Sport Auto has used the 235kW/450Nm offered in the M135i to good effect by lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 8 minutes 18 seconds. It’s understood the car used by Sport Auto was fitted with [...]
BMW DTM driver Augusto Farfus recently took his wife, Liri, for a drive around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a company M3. For our amusement BMW fitted the car with a few cameras to make sure we didn’t miss any of the action.
Nick and Tim Hahne from Stereoscreen once again followed the fortunes of the lead BMWs at this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race. Despite showing great pace the BMW Team Schubert Z4 GT3s couldn’t quite get the job done in 2012. A few mechanical gremlins put paid to that. However, the Hahne brothers have definitely succeeded [...]
Nick Hahne and his brother Tim have become well known for their short films, mostly to do with BMW, the Nürburgring and motorsport. Their highlights package of BMW’s 2010 win in the 24 hour race is well worth a revisit. Nick has been in touch with AUSringers to let us know they’ll have a 15 [...]
After claiming pole position and showing a clean pair of heels at the start of the race the factory-backed #19 BMW Team Schubert entry could have been forgiven for thinking they were on track to register BMW’s 20th win in the Nürburgring 24 hour. However, a dodgy driveshaft after three hours of action soon ended [...]
Uwe Alzen set the fastest time in the Top 40 shoot out in the #19 BMW Z4 GT3 and will start tomorrow’s Nürburgring 24 hour race from pole position. His time was 8:18.832, that’s an average speed of almost 187km/h over the 25.9km combined Grand Prix track–Nordschleife course. After qualifying Alzen said: “I don’t know [...]
Now that the mighty M3 is back in DTM mode, BMW has thrown their eggs into the Z4 GT3 basket for the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. Indeed, it’s a shame that there’s a scheduling clash this weekend, with the DTM series heading to Brands Hatch in England. Back at the Nürburgring, two teams [...]
The short reign of the BMW M3 as the company’s Ring-Taxi of choice is officially over. Currently in between seasons, when the Ring-Taxi returns the new F10 M5 will take over, as shown above out testing in traditional Ring-Taxi livery. For now no dates or prices have been announced, but if you feed your email [...]
Strap yourself in for some awesome on-board camera footage filmed at the final VLN race for 2011. The video is from the #33 BMW Alpina B6 GT3 and provides a great insight into the start of a big race at the Ring. After the break you can see the full opening lap, the sights and [...]
If ever you needed a reminder that the Nürburgring can bite then this pic is it. According to a German Police report eight cars were involved in this accident which included a BMW Ring-Taxi and a hired Corvette. The incident happened near the Bergwerk section of the track and the damage bill is reported to [...]
Back in June we brought news of a new documentary about the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Specifically the film follows the BMW factory team. Titled 24hours. One team. One target. the movie is screening in selected overseas cinemas now. There’s also a BluRay DVD release coming on 1 November. Above is the film’s official movie [...]
