Archive for the ‘Volkswagen’ Category

Wayne Moore shares his story

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 wrong. I want to scream simply for the experiences they have lived. Today was one [...]

Motor magazine’s DIY Guide to the Ring

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 from the perspective of flying from Australia to London and taking the road trip through [...]

1998 Nürburgring 24 hour race

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 and tells the tale of how an Australian with a bit of vision, and a [...]

2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 – part 1

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 class victory with Hans-Joachim Stuck’s #118 car claiming the bragging rights among the Volkswagen team. [...]

Race Scirocco promotional video

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 Nürburgring 24 hour race.

Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 world premiere

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 race. This GT24 version, with 239kW, looks fantastic. See below for more exterior and interior [...]

Race Scirocco in preparation for Nürburgring 24 hour

Volkswagen’s stunning purpose built race Scirocco was put through it’s paces around the Nürbirgring Nordschleife yesterday. The testing was undertaken by factory driver Dieter Depping and judging by his boss’ comments it went rather well. “The new Scirocco was in its element from its very first lap around the Nordschleife. The car also ran perfectly [...]

300hp Volkswagen Scirocco in testing for Nürburgring 24 hour race

The all new Volkswagen Scirocco has been spotted in endurance testing at Motorsport Arena in Oschersleben. Volkswagen will be taking three Sciroccos to the Nürburgring 24 hour race (22-25 May), all will be fitted with 2.0 TFSI engines coupled to DSG transmissions. Tweaks to the engine will see the cars running around 223kW (300hp). As [...]