A lap of the Nordschleife with Sabine Schmitz
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Porsche, Sabine Schmitz | 2 Comments »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 ...
Walter Rohrl returns to 24 hour race
Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Porsche, Walter Rohrl | No Comments »Porsche test driver, dual world rally champion and all round motor racing legend Walter Rohrl will be driving a Porsche 911 GT3 RS at the 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race. Rohrl will be 63 when the race takes place in ...
Nissan GT-R v Porsche 911 Turbo
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Porsche | No Comments »Below you can see two great clips featuring the Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 Turbo being thrashed around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Well, great if you speak German that is. Otherwise you'll just have to enjoy the pretty pictures and enjoy ...
Porsche claims a Ring record after all
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Porsche | No Comments »Figuring they can't win the PR battle with the Japanese, Porsche has gone after an altogether softer target. The Americans. And, this time, they've won! News from last month tells us that the Panamera Turbo has lapped the Nordschleife in 7 ...
TV alert: VIP Petfoods Porsche RSR at N24
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Australia, Porsche | 1 Comment »Apologies for the late notice, but you'd better plan to park yourself on the couch this afternoon. Switch your telly to SBS TV's Speedweek program which starts at 1pm (check local guides). This is a one-hour TV doco shot by Stuart ...
A lap of the Nordschleife in a GT3 RS
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Porsche, Video | 3 Comments »This video is a couple of years old now, but it's one of the better TF videos around. There's not much detail about the car or driver. All we know is that the car in front is a 997 GT3 ...
Porsche wins fourth successive N24 race
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi, Porsche | No Comments »In front of over 230,000 fans it was the Manthey Racing #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) that won the race. Team boss, Olaf Manthey was a ...
#1 Manthey Racing Porsche wins 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in 24 hour race, Audi, Porsche | 5 Comments »In an amazing result of endurance racing consistency the Manthey Racing team #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR has won the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race. This is the fourth consecutive win for Olaf Manthey's team. Good weather also helped the ...
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 still can’t match Godzilla
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Posted in Nissan, Porsche | 8 Comments »Unofficially, at least, the new Porsche 911 GT3 still can't match the Nissan GT-R in a hot lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. According to reports on the internetz Porsche über driver Walter Rohrl recently took the GT3 around the Ring ...
Hans-Joachim Stuck talks to AUSringers
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in BMW, Interviews, Motorsports, Porsche, Volkswagen | 8 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. ...
