Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
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Last weekend we were treated to the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race and in just a week’s time we’ll be enthralled by another 24 hour long race, the equally arduous Nurburgring 24 Hours at the famous Nurburgring-Nordschleife in Germany’s pristine Eifel hills. The Nurburgring 24 Hours is the highlight of the VLN, a localized race series held at the German circuit each year, and is the perfect breeding ground for automakers to fine tune their designs, not only for racing but also for production cars. Participants range from amateurs in small road legal cars with...
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Onboard A Lexus LFA Racing Around The Nurburgring: VideoHere’s your chance to ride shotgun in a race-prepped Lexus LFA as it storms around the Nurburgring circuit in Germany at a recent VLN event. By watching this video you are taken directly into the cockpit of the Lexus LFA, number 111, which ended up fifth overall in the race. Behind the wheel...
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Porsche Bringing 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 To Nurburgring 24 Hours
Almost exactly one year ago Porsche took the wraps off an advanced hybrid race version of its 911 GT3, which the automaker entered in the 2010 Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race. Despite hybrid technology being a relatively new field for the sports car company from Stuttgart, the original Porsche...
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Volkswagen Golf24: 440-HP AWD Nurburgring Endurance Racer
The Volkswagen Golf isn't exactly the first car that comes to mind when you dip into the VW Group's stable of cars looking for something to take racing, but it turns out it's not a bad choice at all, if these images and specs are any indication. Based on the Golf but packing 440 horsepower, a...
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Report: Porsche Taking 918 Spyder Hybrid Supercar To 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours
Porsche is serious about the development of its hybrid technology, which for now is limited to its new Cayenne SUV and 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car. One day, however, we could be seeing the ‘green’ technology filter across more models within the German sports car company’s lineup. Before that...
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BMW Wins 2010 Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
BMW has made a successful return to the 24-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife, winning the event with its M3 GT2 race car. The winning car, with Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus, Uwe Alzen and Pedro Lamy at the wheel, crossed the finish line first after 154 laps of the 16 mile...
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During its gestation, Porsche fielded several prototypes for its 911 GT3 R Hybrid at the Nurburgring and now the automaker is sending the race car to the grueling Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race as part of its further development. For this year’s challenge, which kicks off on May 15, Porsche will return to the legendary circuit with 33 different 911 race cars spread across several teams. Expected to attract most of the attention, the much-hyped GT3 R Hybrid has been designed to be particularly conservative with fuel. Its 480 horsepower combustion engine at the rear is supplemented by...
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Porsche Sending 911 GT3 R Hybrid To Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
If there’s one automaker whose name is synonymous with the Nurburgring, it’s Porsche. The Stuttgart-based automaker has more race victories at the Green Hell than any of its rivals and its latest 911 GT2 RS is claimed to be one of the fastest production cars to lap the circuit with its...
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage To Join Rapide In Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
Aston Martin took to the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany on countless occasions during the development of most of its current lineup and now the British marque will return to the ‘Green Hell’ this weekend in order to race some of its cars. Aston Martin will once again be competing in...
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Seven Audi R8 LMS Cars To Tackle Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
More than 200 vehicles will contest the Nurburging 24 Hours endurance race this weekend, including seven Audi R8 LMS cars entered by the Audi customer teams ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. Last year, when the new GT3 race cars made their debut in the 24-hour race with support from...
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Aston Martin Rapide Competing In Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance Race
Aston Martin took the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany on countless occasions during the development of its Rapide sedan and now the British marque will return to the ‘Green Hell’ this May in order to race the car. Aston Martin will once again be competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours...
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BMW to tackle 2009 Nürburgring 24 Hours with M3 GT4
BMW will be using next month’s Nurburgring 24 hour endurance challenge to continue testing its GT4-class M3 race car, which will take place over the weekend starting on the 23rd of May. Behind the wheel will be BMW works drivers Augusto Farfus, Jörg Müller, and Andy Priaulx, all of...
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Running alongside all the high-performance race cars from major carmakers like Toyota, Volkswagen and GM at next weekend’s 36th ADAC Zürich 24-hour race at the Nurburgring will be an odd-looking supercar from Germany’s SportwagenManufaktur powered by a unique petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. The car is the Gumpert Apollo supercar and it will contest this year’s endurance challenge with former F1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Dirk Muller taking turns behind the wheel. Power comes from a unique hybrid drivetrain featuring a 3.3L twin-turbo petrol V8 mated to a 100kW...
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VW Scirocco And Gumpert Apollo Hybrid To Join LFA In Nurburgring 24 Hours
Next month’s Nurburgring 24 hour endurance challenge is shaping up to be one of the most exciting events on this year’s racing calendar with three new important models confirmed for the race. Lexus has already confirmed a preproduction race-spec version of its upcoming LFA supercar will...
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Lexus LFA Prototype Confirmed For Nürburgring 24 Hours Race
Toyota has confirmed via its Japanese press site that its upcoming Lexus LFA supercar will contest the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance challenge--dubbed the 36th ADAC Zurich 24h Race 2008--in Germany next month. This will be the first public debut of the new supercar although details about the...
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