Mal Rose Racing - Nürburgring 24 hour & Spa 12 hour race report
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia, Motorsports | 5 Comments »The following words are the race report sent in from Mal Rose after he and his team made their annual pilgrimage to the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the 24 hour race. Accompanying the text are some pics and video clips that ...
BMW F1 v BMW Superbike
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in BMW, Motorsports | No Comments »Nick Heidfeld has chalked up another publicity event at the Nürburgring. Two years after driving his BMW Sauber F1.06 around the Nordschleife he has teamed up with Australian BMW Superbike rider Troy Corser to swap his race suit for some ...
Mark Webber wins at the Nürburgring!
Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Renault | 1 Comment »Mark Webber has driven a magnificent race to claim his first ever Grand Prix victory. It was the first win by an Australian driver since Alan Jones won the 1981 US Grand Prix. Webber started aggressively from pole position at the ...
Mal Rose Racing at Spa 12 hour
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in Australia, GM, Motorsports | No Comments »Thanks to Mathias for highlighting this image of the Mal Rose Racing Holden Commodore in action at this weekend's Spa 12 hour race. Mal and his team suffered some bad luck at the N24 a couple of weeks ago and, ...
Dodge Viper v Porsche GT3 RS
Saturday, May 9th, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Video | 3 Comments »How would you like a lap around the Nordschleife with a Viper up your clacker? Sounds like fun to me! Looks like hard work, though. Watch to the end to see if the Viper gets his man...
DTM: They’re coming back!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Motorsports, Nurburgring news | No Comments »In one of the coolest stories to come across the AUSringers news desk this year old skool Group A DTM touring cars (1988-93) will be returning to the Ring, including the Nordschleife, in a revival festival to be held on ...
Scirocco GT24 prepares for N24 defence
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Volkswagen | No Comments »The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is well underway with preparations for a return to the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Volkswagen Motorsport will be hoping for another excellent showing, which last year saw the team claim a 1-2 class victory. The team had ...
Hans-Joachim Stuck talks to AUSringers
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in BMW, Interviews, Motorsports, Porsche, Volkswagen | 9 Comments »Hans-Joachim Stuck is a man who has a rich Nürburgring heritage. He has been racing on the Nordschleife since the late 1960s. In that time he has secured numerous victories, including three outright wins in the Nürburgring 24 hour race. ...
Derek Bell talks through a lap of the Nordschleife
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Porsche, Track guides, Video | 4 Comments »This would have to be one of the best Nurburgring Nordschleife videos on the internet. Derek Bell, five-time Le Mans winner, is behind the wheel of the awesome Porsche 956. There's not much else to say, except enjoy the racecam ...
1990s DTM highlights reel - Together we touch the sky
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Motorsports, Video | No Comments »There's not too many better clips out there that capture the excitement of the Nordschleife than this one. You get a feeling of the speed, the rise and fall of the track, some great in car action and all set ...