An Australian view on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

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Rad am Ring 2008

Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring news, Photography | 3 Comments »

On the weekend of 23-24 August the Nürburgring was closed to 'normal' traffic for the annual Rad am Ring / Run am Ring event where participants cycle and run around the Nordschleife. There are a variety of classifications open to ...

Bringing the Karussell home

Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Photography | No Comments »

*updated pricing below* The Karussell is one of the Nordschleife's most famous corners—and not just because of the Australian flag painted on the armco! The Karussell is bumpy as all hell and you never forget the first time you take ...

1936 German Grand Prix

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Photography | No Comments »

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, ...

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 ...

Photography at the Nürburgring Nordschleife - FotoGraff.de

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in Photography | 1 Comment »

One of the many side industries associated with tourist laps of the Nürburgring Nordschleife is photography. Most photographers you see Ring-side are generally taking happy snaps for their own use, but there are some who approach their Nordschleife watching ...

Rare 1950s Nürburgring photos

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring history, Photography | 2 Comments »

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 ...

Australian flag at the Karussell

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Nurburgring news, Photography | 4 Comments »

As a fan of the Nürburgring I'm sure you will be familiar with the graffiti on the track. Lately on pictures taken at the Karussell I have noticed an Australian flag painted on the armco. Thanks to Martyn from the ...