Golf GTI ‘R’ tested on the Nordschleife
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Manufacturer testing, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Is this the new über Golf GTI 'R' being tested at the Ring? One thing is sure to be certain, it is unlikely to be a 2.0 TDI as the rear badges suggest. For one, the centre mount twin exhaust ...
Hans-Joachim Stuck prefers to drive the Nürburgring in a GTI
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Volkswagen | No Comments »This was the revelation contained in today's press release from Volkswagen announcing details of the production ready Mk6 Golf GTI. Hans-Joachim Stuck's full quote reads, "We always had a GTI in the family, from the first to the sixth. The Pirelli ...
A lap of the Nordschleife in JD Engineering’s Golf V GTI
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Video, Volkswagen | No Comments »Here's an interesting lap from Netherlands based company JD Engineering. Filmed in October 2007 it shows their 376hp (280kW) Mk5 Golf GTI completing a bridge to gantry time of around 8 minutes 18 seconds. The footage itself is not so ...
Wayne Moore shares his story
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Trip reports, Volkswagen | 19 Comments »Sometimes I get emails from readers of AUSringers that make me want to scream. I mean this in the nicest possible way, of course. I don't want to scream because they have frustrated me, or because they have done anything ...
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 ...
1998 Nürburgring 24 hour race
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Australia, Motorsports, Nurburgring history, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Following on from Peter McKay's report on his experience at the 1997 Nürburgring 24 hour race is his report from the 1998 race. First published in the September 1998 issue of Australia's Wheels magazine, it's actually a very good read ...
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 - part 2
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in 24 hour race, Motorsports, Photography, Volkswagen | 3 Comments »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 24 hour race, Motorsports, Photography, Volkswagen | 8 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 ...
Race Scirocco promotional video
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Video, Volkswagen | No Comments »There has been plenty of coverage of Volkswagen's Race Scirocco on AUSringers, and here's a new tasty morsel to get you by. I trust you will enjoy this promo clip and that it will whet your appetite for this weekend's ...
Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 world premiere
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Volkswagen | 3 Comments »Volkswagen have revealed the Scirocco GT24 at the 2008 Wörthersee event, held annually in Austria. AUSringers readers will already be familiar with the race version of the car which will be making it's competition debut at this weekend's 24 hour ...
