Word comes through this morning that Bruton Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports in the United States, is having discussions to build an exact duplicate of the “Newboogring”. In a radio interview Smith said, “we’re being asked by Germans and what not to build, or duplicate if you would, the Nürburgring.” The location would most likely […]
One of the support races for the Nürburgring 24 hour race this weekend is the Porsche Carrera World Cup event. There’s going to be more than 100 cars taking part with around 25 countries represented. One of the main attractions is Kiwi, and Australian resident, Craig Baird. It may surprise a few to learn that […]
Australian endurance racing stalwart Mal Rose will be back at the Ring for his seventh straight 24 hour race. This time, though, he won’t be behind the familiar Lion badge of his Holden Commodore, but behind the Pleiades stars of a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Mal will be driving for the Rimmer Motorsport from the […]
The snow is back! Whenever I see the Nordschleife covered by a fresh white blanket a couple of thoughts come to mind. The first is this YouTube clip which has to be one of the best motoring videos around. The other is a story of a chap who went to the Ring on Christmas last […]
Whenever I see snow at the Ring on the webcam it always reminds me of this video. It’s one of my most favourite clips from the Nürburgring. The Nordschleife to yourself. A Porsche 911 Carrera at your disposal. Could life get any better?! (The snow drifting starts about 1 minute into the clip.)
One of the many side industries associated with tourist laps of the Nürburgring Nordschleife is photography. Most photographers you see Ring-side are generally taking happy snaps for their own use, but there are some who approach their Nordschleife watching with a bit more seriousness. One such photographer is Rene Graff, who has been kind enough […]
A new first for AUSringers, a trip report from an Aussie living overseas. This kind of interaction is one of the reasons I wanted to start the site and it is something I’m keen to see more of. This article grew out of discussions on the Your Story page and, well, here is the story […]
