I hope you enjoy this old article about the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race. It was written by Australian journalist Peter McKay for Wheels magazine. McKay teamed up with Andreas Rottstedt, Andreas Reichmann and, fellow Australian, Chris Smith to tackle the Green Hell behind the wheel of an EK Honda Civic VTEC. After following the [...]

More Nürburgring material from the vault—there will be more to come—this time some footage of the 1969 German Grand Prix. Almost 40 years old, this material has great aerial shots and pretty good audio quality as well. The race was won by pole sitter Jacky Ickx, from Belgium, driving a Brabham BT26 Ford. Jackie Stewart, [...]

Here are a few images from the 1936 German Grand Prix, held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The race was won by Bernd Rosemeyer driving an Auto Union Type C (pictured above).  It was a one-two victory for the Auto Unions, with Hans Stuck, father of Hans-Joachim Stuck, claiming second place. The final podium position was [...]

I hope you enjoy looking at this old Nürburgring map. The dark line is the Nordschleife (North Loop), note the Steilstrecke section (above the Karussel) which was used for steep gradient tests. The lighter circuit below is the 7.7 kilometre Südschleife (South Loop) which was lost when the Grand Prix track was redeveloped in the [...]

This is the third and final part of the Born on the Nürburgring film. I hope you’ve enjoyed the series. And if you have, well, here comes the treat I’ve been promising…

Here is the second part of the Born on the Nürburgring film. I’ll need to look into the detail a bit more, but it appears this short movie was produced as part of a promotional piece for the BMW X5 into the North Amercian market. Remember to keep an eye out for part 3 when [...]

If you’re reading this site it’s probably safe to assume you have a bit of an idea what the Nürburgring Nordschleife is all about. If you don’t, or even if you do, this three part series will be of great interest to you. It is a short film produced by BMWUSA called Born on the [...]

I like finding old photos of the Nürburgring Nordschleife and I stumbled across these examples courtesy of sebbbl on the Fastlane forum. While the exact identity of these images is unconfirmed it is believed they were taken on 5 August 1953, just after the German Grand Prix. The cars are thought to be Lancias in [...]

Following on from part 1 of this Niki Lauda special, below is a 13 page feature from an unknown German magazine. Some of the images contained within are quite graphic with a clearly bloodied and burnt Lauda captured on film. Also captured is the brave work of fellow drivers Brett Lunger, Arturo Merzario, Guy Edwards [...]

It’s now over 30 years since Niki Lauda‘s horrific accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring. In a recent article for the TimesOnline Austrian journalist Helmut Zwickl recounts the events. It is a moving article that truly brings home the dangers of motor racing, especially from an era where safety was [...]