So, Ferrari say their 599XX was the first “production-derived” sportscar to break the 7 minute barrier around the 20.832km Nürburgring Nordschleife. But, what does that term “production-derived” actually mean? Who cares if the car is based off the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599XX cannot be driven on public roads and it comes delivered with racing [...]

Williams F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg has driven the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid around the Nürburgring Nordschleife ahead of the third round in the VLN championship. It was the first time “The Hulk” had driven around the Ring in a tin top racecar and speaking after his drive he said, “This circuit is unique—you can’t [...]

In the lead up to next month’s 24 hour race the Manthey Racing team is well on track to defending its 24 hour title by claiming victory during a VLN race yesterday. It was the second win of the season for the team’s 911 GT3 R. Manthey Racing is also managing the racing debut of [...]

Official confirmation of Walter Röhrl’s teammates for his drive in this year’s 24 hour race has finally come through. As expected Röhrl will be joined by Evo scribe Chris Harris (35), Sport Auto stalwart Horst von Saurma (55) and also former German Touring Car ace Roland Asch (59). They will form a very capable team [...]

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 [...]

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 May and it will be his first N24 since 1993. There’s not much else around [...]

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 the work of the D:SF camera crew. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that these clips [...]

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 minutes and 56 seconds. That puts it three seconds ahead of the Cadillac CTS-V, [...]

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 Greaves from Adrenaline Video with the support of Tony Quinn and his team. See [...]

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 RS and presumably the car with the camera is too. What is clear, though, is [...]