BMW have just announced official details of their latest track weapon, the Z4 GT3. Here is a short clip filmed from one of the car’s early release test sessions at the Ring. With much of its hardware, including a 480hp+ 4.0 litre V8, sourced from the M3 GT2, and a kerb weight of 1200kg, the [...]
Clash Production make some damn nice post-production videos of motorsport scenes. One such production is their Titan Movie project, which has been orbiting the blogosphere for a while now. So far, there’s been only been a couple of preview clips released, and a lot of the footage features racing from the Nürburgring. However, until recently, [...]
Audi have just announced they will be offering cashed up wannabe racing drivers a seat in an R8 LMS. Two GT3 cars will be prepared by the Joest Racing Team, the guys responsible for six of Audi’s recent Le Mans victories. Joest will be entering up to six VLN races at the Nürburgring this year, [...]
Sabine Schmitz is well known for her appearances on Top Gear. She’s also well known for her gig as a driver of the BMW Ring Taxi. She’s even been interviewed by AUSringers. But, ultimately, she’s a racer, so what better way to kick off 2010 than with some video footage of Sabine at the wheel [...]
Don’t you just love this old archival image from the 1969 German Grand Prix. A timely way to pay respects to Colin Chapman, who passed away 27 years ago today, the image features Graham Hill behind the wheel of a legendary Lotus 49B, possibly taken over the jump at the start of Pflantzgarten. For more [...]
Got a spare 7 minutes or so? Then you’ll enjoy this clip from Audi tv that takes a look at four of the world’s most famous racetracks—Hockenheim, Spa, Mugello and, of course, the Nürburgring. Just a shame the voice over guy sounds so uninspired! Check out the clip after the jump.
This post is a tribute to Bernd Rosemeyer, the first man to break the 10 minute barrier around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A feat he accomplished during the 1937 Eifel Race. Next Wednesday, 14 October, marks the 100th anniversary of Rosemeyer’s birth. Rosemeyer is acknowledged as one of the finest drivers of his era. He won [...]
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 have been sourced by AUSringers reader Ben. Thanks to Mal and Ben for their input [...]
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 leathers. This is what Heidfeld had to say after taking the 200hp Superbike for a [...]
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 Nürburgring track, but couldn’t hold off a fast charging Rubens Barichello who led into [...]
