Nurburgring 24hr 2008

[Whiplash]

Its just about time for the biggest Motor race in the world - the ADAC Zurich 24HR. 280 cars across multiple classes with Porsche, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW down to VW, Fiat all fighting it out on the worlds greatest track

from my count there is around 7 Australian (out of the 280) entries, everything from 997RSR porsche's (VIP petfoods & Juniper) down to mitsubishi Mirage's. Ric Shaw is back again in the RX7 who finished in the top 50 last year

The new Lexus LF-A will make its track debut with a full factory backed team and all the test drivers (who have been doing countless laps of the track). It will be interesting to see if the test times are able to be reproduced especially as it will be running the higher down force package

non of the nissan faithful have upgraded to the new GTR yet and will still be running 350Z's this year. The faulken team has a new GTR chassis that they are working, and want plenty of testing ect before taking it to the track for a long hard endurance race

I'll post up some live stream and timing when they are released.

Entry List

[JAS-25T]

44 Rose, Mal Leemhuis, Peter Alford, Anthony AUS Commodore SP 8 Holden

Go donut king!

[phunky_monkey]

I'll put my money on these guys

1 Manthey Racing

Bernhard, Timo

Lieb, Marc

Dumas, Romain

Thiemann, Marcel

D - Dittweiler

D - Ludwigsburg

CH - Basel

MC - Monte Carlo

SP 7

911 GT3 R

[Marlin]

Wishing luck to all the Aussie teams!

My normal tarmac rallying driver is in the second VIP car

99 VIP Petfoods

Taplin, Andrew

Grant, Dean

Fitzgerald, Peter

Kelly, Paul

AUS - Glenelg

AUS - Beiguton

AUS - Warranoyte

AUS - Christchurch

SP 7

996

[PHaT MR30]

I would rather this be televised than an entire season of AFL

[Whiplash]

Wishing luck to all the Aussie teams!

My normal tarmac rallying driver is in the second VIP car

99 VIP Petfoods

Taplin, Andrew

Grant, Dean

Fitzgerald, Peter

Kelly, Paul

AUS - Glenelg

AUS - Beiguton

AUS - Warranoyte

AUS - Christchurch

SP 7

996

yeah i noticed dean was driving the GT3

[tacker]

Its a great event to watch! i have watched the past 2 in Dubai run by the same company that run the 24hr series.

And i could even enter the old crap box i call a race car as they have a local section in the dubai event, but sadly will be driving our evo project car which will be lots of fun i reckon.

[Kel]

44 Rose, Mal Leemhuis, Peter Alford, Anthony AUS Commodore SP 8 Holden

Go donut king!

Go Pete!

Will be watching these guys with interest- Pete certainly knows how to steer and is a bloody nice guy on top of all of that. Deserves to get a good result because he has the right approach to racing. He defintely had the mindset of an enduro driver so expect these guys to do well.

[Jezza-gtR]

I would rather this be televised than an entire season of AFL

I 100% agree

[Whiplash]

well i now have even more respect for the Alzen boys who are competing at the Carrera cup round at the Monaco GP and the 24Hr on the same weekend.

Flying between the 2 tracks would be a bitch little own being in the middle of a 24Hr race at the toughest track in the world.

[Beer Baron]

little own? let alone...

anyway, good to see a few aussies in there having a crack. best of luck to them all.

[Whiplash]

woops

VW's new factory effort

[phunky_monkey]

Wow, that looks awesome!

Any details on it?

[Beer Baron]

that VW looks very nice. I am a bit of a closet fan of the peoples wagon. no idea why though?!

[phunky_monkey]

Me too... shhhhhhhhhhhh

[Whiplash]

The car is powered by the same 224kW 2.0 TFSI engine as used in last year’s class winning Golf GTi hatch entry and features a DSG gearbox with steering wheel mounted shift paddles.

I agree i love the look of the car, should be good over the 24Hr period

Edited May 8, 2008 by Whiplash

[PORTS]

I think Steve Borness and co in the RX7 will be ones to watch, Borness is a wily old fox.

[benm]

I'm entering the Hiace, soon as the LPG, cruise control and dvd screen are fitted i'll fill in the rego forms - just need a couple of drivers?

Won't have to stop for tyres or brakes just a couple of tanks of LPG and maybe an aircon regas to keep cabin temps icy cold

I guarantee I won't come last!

[Marlin]

Anyone know the link for live streaming/updates so I can follow it?

Thanks in advance

[Whiplash]

they won't come out to just before the race if its like last year