Our daily twitter rounds landed us this cracking link to a YouTube video of the entire 1973 German Grand Prix. That’s right, all two hours and seven minutes of footage. So far we’ve only watched the first half hour or so and it’s an astonishing piece of film that is worth checking out. The race [...]

Here is a short film compilation bringing you highlights from the last VLN race of 2010. It focuses on Chris Harris and his mates, Chris Cooper and Guy Spurr, who were guest drivers for Porsche at the four hour mini-enduro. They did alright, too, coming home fifth in class and fifteenth outright. Filmmaker Tim Hahne [...]

Here is a fantastic highlights package of the final VLN race for 2010. The race was won by Arno Klasen, Marc Lieb and Lucas Luhr driving a Porsche 911 GTR for the always competitive Manthey-Racing team. This well produced footage really captures the magic of the Nordschleife. The beauty and awe of the track is [...]

Last weekend this radical looking Audi TT RS, prepared by Raeder Motorsport, made its race debut during the VLN round held at the Nürburgring. It was entered in the SP 4T class and a trouble-free run saw it win the class, while achieving eighth place outright. A brief statement has been released bu Audi Motorsport: [...]

It’s pretty fair to say that you cannot compare any racetrack with the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. But here in Australia, Mount Panorama in Bathurst is the closest we have to anything like the Ring. The Bathurst circuit is only 6.2km long and a fair portion of the track consists of undulating straights. However, the climb [...]

One of the most spectacular looking road-to-racecar transformations will take place around the Nordschleife this weekend when Mercedes debuts its SLS AMG GT3 in a VLN endurance event. Five-time DTM winner Bernd Schneider and Thomas Jäger will be at the wheel. Both men have been testing the car for several months and will be mixing [...]

Click THIS LINK to see a fascinating clip from the 1957 Nürburgring 1000km race. It was just the third running of the race and victory was claimed by Tony Brooks and Noel Cunningham-Reid driving an Aston Martin DBR1. Of course, it is amazing to see how much the scenery at the track has changed over [...]

A few days ago BMW celebrated the 25th anniversary of the mighty M3. They did so with a press release and a gallery of photos. Perhaps this video of a race -prepped E30 M3 lapping the Ring in under 7 minutes 40 seconds might have been a more fitting tribute. [Thanks to Chris for the [...]

Forty-three year old German driver Leo Löwenstein lost his life in an accident during yesterday’s VLN race. The incident took place on lap 22 after Löwenstein’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4 collided with two other cars forcing his car into the air. The car over turned and hit the arcmo at the Bergwerk section of the [...]

In the lead up to next month’s 24 hour race the Manthey Racing team is well on track to defending its 24 hour title by claiming victory during a VLN race yesterday. It was the second win of the season for the team’s 911 GT3 R. Manthey Racing is also managing the racing debut of [...]