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CARmagazineTV at the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Video | No Comments »

Here is another highlights package of the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race, including a brief interview with Carlos Sainz. Enjoy!

MINI CHALLENGE in-car footage - Nürburgring 2007

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Motorsports | No Comments »

Continuing the theme of the Nürburgring 24 hour race, here is some footage of the MINI CHALLENGE support category from the 2007 event. Split into four parts the in-car setup has been taken from the car of Carlo Bermes, racing ...

2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 - part 2

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Photography, Volkswagen | 1 Comment »

This is the second and final image gallery of the Volkswagen Scirocco GT24s as seen at the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race. See below for quotes from the drivers, as well as Volkswagen's press release, and, of course, more images. Remember ...

2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 - part 1

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Photography, Volkswagen | 6 Comments »

Over the next few days I'll be posting up some images from the recent 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Starting with the agressive looking Volkswagen Scirocco GT24s. The Sciroccos, running 2.0 TFSI engines and six-speed DSG transmissions achieved a 1-2 ...

2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race highlights

Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Video | No Comments »

A few days ago I received an email from German motor racing fan Obi passing on some links to in-car footage of the Tischner Motorsports BMW M3 competing at this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race. You should spend some time ...

Team Mirage breaks new ground at 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Mitsubishi, Motorsports | No Comments »

The Australian crewed Mitsubishi Mirages, that have raced at the Nürburgring 24 hour race since 2004, may appear humble enough, but their impact on Australians competing at the 'Green Hell' has been extraordinarily profound. This year, in their fifth successive ...

Drivers Republic at the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour

Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | 1 Comment »

Journailsts from the Drivers Republic website Richard Meaden and Jethro Bovingdon competed in the 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour race last month. Their report is now online (note, clicking on this link will resize your browser window). It is well worth putting ...

“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 ...

Osborne Motorsports - Friday-Sunday update

Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Toyota | 7 Comments »

After the last update it was all happy smiles at Osborne Motorsports as their car, after arriving in Germany over a day late, had been rushed to the track in time for the race. The first qualifying session had been ...

2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - race updates

Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »

If you missed all the action, or even just some of the action, from this year's Nürburgring 24 hour race, fear not. The Radio Le Mans website has their commentary of the race on archive, just follow the links to ...

Pictures from the Osborne Motorsports pit

Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | No Comments »

While the final result may not have been what the Osborne Motorsports wanted, they actually did a bloody good job considering the adversity they faced prior to and during the event. Here are a few images from the crew from ...

2008 Nürburgring 24 hour - Australian placings

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 2 Comments »

The 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race has just finished, and here are the results to hand for crews with Australian drivers. Unfortunately the Osborne Motorsports team had brake troubles with just over an hour of racing to go and ...

#1 Manthey Racing Porsche wins 2008 Nürburgring 24 hour

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Porsche | 3 Comments »

The #1 Manthey Racing Porsche (yellow/green) overcame first lap dramas to take it's third consecutive Nürburgring 24 hour title. In second place, crossing the line in formation, was the #23 Manthey Racing Porsche and completing the podium was the #121 ...

Nürburgring 24 hour - Australian update (hour 17)

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports | 1 Comment »

The 36th ADAC Zurich 24 hour race is in it's 17th hour and below is a current list of all Australian entries. You can keep up to date with live placings HERE. 37th overall – 16:25:49.029 elapsed time – 88 laps ...