Corvette ZR1 latest to claim Nürburgring headlines
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »According to the blog of Corvette's Chief Engineer, Tadge J Juechter, the ZR1 is the latest car to claim the headlines with a full Nordschleife lap of 7:26.4. That is almost three seconds faster than the much hyped Nissan GT-R ...
“Mal’s Big Green Hell” to air in Melbourne
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Australia, GM, Motorsports | No Comments »The documentary 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 during the 2006 Nürburgring 24 hour race, will be telecast on Channel 31 ...
Mal Rose Racing Commodore at 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in Australia, GM, Motorsports | 2 Comments »Congratulations to Mal Rose and his team for bringing their VY Commodore V8 Supercar home in the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race. The Mal Rose Racing Commodore finished 31st outright from the 230 entries and was the highest placed of ...
2009 Cadillac CTS-V Nürburgring video
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in GM, Video | No Comments »As mentioned previously, here is the clip of the Cadillac CTS-V lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in sub 8 minutes. A time GM claims is a Nordschleife record for a production based 4-door saloon.
2009 Cadillac CTS-V claims Nürburgring Nordschleife record
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | 1 Comment »American car. Nordschleife. Record. Hmm, okay, this is not a joke, a 2009 model Cadiallc CTS-V with GM Performance Division's John Heinricy behind the wheel has reportedly lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under 8 minutes, or 7:59.32 to be precise. ...
Aussie engineered Camaro spied at Nürburgring
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in GM, Manufacturer testing | No Comments »Autoblog recently published a story about the new Chevrolet Camaro being tested at the Nürburgring. While clearly designed for the North American market, much of the engineering of this car has been undertaken at Australia's Holden facilities, a fact highlighted ...
