Nordschleife spectator guide - racetours.co.uk
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Track guides | No Comments »Watching other people lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife is almost as much fun as lapping it yourself. Almost! If you're making the trek to the Ring from Australia, or anywhere really, I highly recommend setting aside some time to just watch ...
Motor magazine’s DIY Guide to the Ring
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Track guides, Trip reports, Volkswagen | No Comments »Thinking of heading over to the Ring? This DIY Guide from Australian Motor magazine (first published in February 2006) is a handy introduction. It is pretty basic but does cover as much as you can expect given the format. Written ...
Corvette ZR1 7:26 Nürburgring Nordschleife video
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in GM, Track guides, Video | 5 Comments »General Motors have just released their footage of the Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nürburgring in 7:26.4—that's fast! How fast? Well, top speed is 179mph (288km/h) under the bridge into Tiergarten. Perhaps more impressive is topping 170mph (273km/h) into Schwedenkreuz. The ...
Vintage Nürburgring map (including Südschleife)
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Nurburgring history, Track guides | No Comments »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 ...
Another Nissan GT-R 7:29 video
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Nissan, Track guides, Video | 8 Comments »Well, this is the third clip I've posted showing the Nissan GT-R's 7:29 Nürburgring Nordschleife lap, but it is definitely the best. This one, spotted on GTRblog.com, features audio that is much better and the small Nordschleife circuit layout out ...
Dirk Adorf in V8STAR Jaguar
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Track guides, Video | No Comments »Strap yourself in for two superb clips from the 2005 Nürburgring 24 hour race. I can't find a lot of detail on the car, other than it is known as the V8STAR Jaguar. If nothing else, it sounds and looks ...
edo competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS - 7 minutes 15 seconds
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Porsche, Track guides, Video | 1 Comment »It all looks so effortless. But to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes 15.63 seconds it's a safe bet that the result was anything but. This is the edo competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS—a 612bhp (456kW), 1284kg animal. edo competition ...
Nürburgring Nordschleife aerial image poster
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in Track guides | No Comments »Following my earlier review of Nürburgring Nordschleife: An Enthusiast’s Bend Guide the author sent me a review copy of his poster, based on the one originally used to promote the publication. I received the Large size (21.3” x 32” or ...
Nürburgring Nordschleife: An Enthusiast’s Bend Guide
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Track guides | 3 Comments »The self produced and published Nürburgring Nordschleife: An Enthusiast’s Bend Guide contains over 60 pages of information about the ‘Green Hell’. The guide starts with a brief history of the track, which was an unexpected but very welcome introduction. The ...
Mazda MX-5 in sub 9 minute clip
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Track guides, Video | No Comments »I recently saw this clip on bridgetogantry.com and not only is the time very tidy for a near stock, two-week old, NC Mazda MX-5, but it is also a great reference clip. Inset into the clip are two extra images, ...
Nürburgring on Google Maps
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in Track guides | 7 Comments »Ever wanted to check out the Nurburgring on Google Maps? Well, click HERE and you can. As a special treat for AUSringers readers I have tiled together the Google Maps images to make a complete map of the Nordschleife. All images ...
The Nordschleife line: Presented by BMW GmbH
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Track guides | 1 Comment »I recently stumbled across this Nordschleife guide on the Ringers forum and it really is well worth a read. Originally published in July 2003 by Sport Auto, in conjunction with BMW GmbH, it contains comprehensive corner by corner advice on ...
Nordschleife - The Northern Loop
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Track guides | No Comments »Nordschleife translates into English as 'Northen Loop'. It is the Nordschleife that is open to the public and the 20km+ track is widely acknowledged as the toughest in the world. It was originally built as a test track for ...
