Track Day Motor Sports

There will be two hybrid LMP1 Audi 80 of this issue long-term competition and will be accompanied by two diesel-powered models. Audi has won 10 of the last 11 shares.

This year Audi reinforced the team that will compete in the long term testing is famous worldwide, the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year comes to an issue that will run 80 and 16 and June 17.

To do this, Audi compete for the first time two hybrid prototypes will join two other diesel-powered prototypes.

Not the first time that Audi revolutionizes the competition by bringing a car with mechanical innovations. After the first victory with a turbocharged direct injection engine (TFSI) in 2001 and the first win with an engine turbocharged direct injection diesel (TDI) in 2006, now the German faces another technological milestone in the race to bet on the hybrid technology. Read more…

The next year the German brand will be present at major championships with the development length made to its competency model based on 911.

The German constructor Porsche continues to invest in the development of innovative technologies in the sports racing. From Stuttgart last week announced that by 2012 it will return to the slopes with an improved and more advanced of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid version.

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With this car, a real laboratory tests, Porsche hopes to gain additional experience under actual race and make the machine even more efficient hybrid of what achieved so far.With the 911 GT3 R hybrid, we have shown how they can be tested on the track important future technologies and pave the way for the success of motorsport in the future. We will continue on this path with determination and further develop hybrid technology “said Wolfgang Hatz, member of the board of research and development of Porsche. Read more…

Up to now, there were only racy small series which created famous motorsports division, NISMO Nissan for the road. That should change now: Nismo is also top sporting future versions of mass-produced vehicles create.

As a world premiere and first, by motor racing genes refined vehicle is the Nissan Juke Nismo Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show (03.12.2011 – 11.12.2011) in the spotlight, which boasts an optical character sharpness and a power boost. Read more…

Now it is the manufacturer of high quality exhaust systems with the VW Golf GTI Edition Akrapovic for the first time a step further than before. The classic compact sports rolls as a special edition with a performance-enhancing, high-volume stainless-steel exhaust system on the road and to get a significant power-Plus everything that makes a car faster.

The slight race light wheels from ATS in the 19-inch format to reduce the Kumho tires in 235/35 the unsprung masses. The result is a better driving dynamics, comfort, optimized acceleration, and a significantly improved agility. In conjunction with a specially developed ceramic brake system of MOV.IT and discs of size 370 x 35 mm and 6-piston calipers of the Gulf will become the animal at corner entry. Read more…

Sought after for their lap records at the prestigious Nurburgring-Nordschleife, the winds of 20.832 kilometers like a rollercoaster ride through the Eifel. A new record for electric vehicles won the Peugeot on 27/04/2011 EX1 with a time of 9:01,338 minutes.

With an average speed of 138.324 km / h drove the French racing driver Stephane Caillet’s 340-horsepower all-electric Roadster – despite cool and rainy weather – through the “Green Hell”. Officially, the record certified by WIGE performances that are otherwise in international racing events timekeeper. Read more…

Who is determined to master a specific mission, should participate in the Torpedo Run!

The Basic information: St. Moritz (Switzerland) – Turin (Italy) – St. Tropez (France) – Geneva (Switzerland)

Time: 24/09/2010 – 26/09/2010

New challenges, action-packed events, parties and eccentric gourmet delights prepared unforgettable hours. In the day events are fun and excitement combine to create a unique adventure. Read more…

The Opel Insignia Sports Tourer Opel OPC, the one image carrier par excellence have set the wheels: brawny, lifestyle, and with powerful vice ambitions comes the new OPC station wagon. A new promotional video shows the Insignia Sports Tourer OPC in the wild.

The Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer familiar as the OPC sedan on a 239 kW/325 hp and 435 Nm, 2.8-liter V6 turbo-power for adequate thrust.

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With biomethane into the “Green Hell” The three teams in the Volkswagen factory-loaded and prepared Scirocco GT24-CNG the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring take of 12 bis 16. to 16 Mai hoch motiviert in Angriff. May motivated to attack. 100 percent thanks to the use and alternative fuel bio-natural gas 80 percent fewer CO2 emissions – the Volkswagen team presents itself also well prepared for the legendary race on the Nordschleife. On Tuesday completed the three emergency vehicles in Oschersleben their final function and are thus ready for the motorsport marathon. At the Volkswagen squad relies on a diverse mix of riders: Peter Terting, Florian Gruber, Jimmy Johansson and Nicki Thiim the Junior Team are among the three Quartet. Vanina Ickx, Nasser Al-Attiyah, and Klaus Dieter Depping Niedzwiedz control the second vehicle. The Volkswagen Board for Technical Development, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, and the head of chassis development for the Volkswagen brand, Prof. Dr. Stefan Gies, and Bernd Ostmann and Peter Wyss pilot of the third Scirocco GT24-CNG.

“A long-distance classics like the 24-hour race on the Nordschleife requires a meticulous and perfect preparation,” said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “Before this, I’m racing highlight good things: For every action, our team plays from the routine, which has also provided for two ‘Dakar’ victories and numerous class wins at the 24-hour race. “ Now we want to prove that bring technical innovations such as the bio-natural gas drive-ideal endurance properties and on the track for the stand that distinguishes Volkswagen road vehicles for years: reliability, sportiness and innovation. ”

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Mika Hakkinen, the Formula 1 world champion from 1998 and 1999, for years the humorous testimonial of Hermes-Versand. In the new commercial of German logistics company, he now plays the lead role. Again, the Finn is once more thanks to better tactics against another sovereign by höchgerüsteten cars.

For us, much more interesting: Häkkinen commercial vehicle is a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss. THE floor of Daimler.

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BMW has good memories of this event. 18 of the 37 previously awarded victory in the Eifel went to BMW drivers. Eight times the brand even celebrated a double success. BMW leads the eternal High-score not only the triumphs in the overall classification, but is also in the class wins again. 122 successes in the various categories are to date to book.

BMW opened in 1970, the list of winners of the 24 hours from the Nurburgring, as Clemens Schick dance and the young Hans-Joachim Stuck in a BMW 2002 ti triumphed. 1998 succeeded Andreas Bovensiepen, Marc Duez, Christian Menzel and stucco with the BMW 320d the first victory for a diesel-powered vehicles at the event.

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