24-hour Archive

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24 Hours of Nurburgring in 19500 frames

A great video of the 24hour of Nurburgring created by Tim and Nick Hahne of a German production house called stereoscreen.de. It shows life at the ‘Ring during the 24 hour race, one of the most grueling but loved endurance race. Its a video worth watching in HD and worth every second of the 13 minutes it runs for.

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Aston Martin to race its four-door Rapide at the 24-hours Nurburgring endurance race

Endurance races are no easy task, it puts both man and machine to the ultimate test of physical and mechanical abilities. So that’s why a team needs to be in great physical shape and the car they drive needs to be even tougher. Drivers may take turns to race every two or three hours but the car has to keep going for 24-hours non-stop, that is demanding and makes the choice of race car one the most important aspects of a endurance race team. Read the rest of this entry »

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First Lotus Evora Race Machine: The Type 124 To Debut At 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour Race

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Customer deliveries of the Lotus Evora has only just begun and now Lotus introduces the first race-ready version of it’s newest model – the Type 124 Evora. Built according to FIA GT racing specs, the 124 will compete in a number of races but that will only begin once it makes its debut at the 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour race. Read the rest of this entry »

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2009 Aston Martin LeMans LMP1 Race Car

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In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its only overall win in the Franco Enduro, Aston Martin is set to tackle the 2009 24-hours of Le Mans in this – a pair of Gulf liveried LMP1 race cars. The two coupes are based on the 2008 Charouz Racing System Lola and will be powered by the same production-based V12 found in the LeMans GT1 DBR9. Development was performed by Lola, Michelin, Koni and BBS, along with Aston’s largest partner, Gulf Oil. Read the rest of this entry »

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Team Empire Motorsports Does Malaysia Proud At The Toyo Tyres 24-hour Dubai Race

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Team Empire Motorsports – a Malaysian team with a truly global reach has done the nation proud by being the first Malaysian team to compete in the Toyo Tyres 24-hour Dubai Race. A formidable driver line-up includes former driver for A1 Team Singapore – Denis Lian, local time attack hero and the man who holds the record for fastest Evo around Sepang, James Mitchell and the only Malaysian driver – Ashraff Dewal – plenty of race experience with plenty more to come. Read the rest of this entry »

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Petronas Syntium Team Grabs 1&2 Podium in 24 Hours Tokachi

new-imageAfter completing 637 laps, 1,440 minutes, 28 pit stops and more than 3,000 kilometers on the mileage dial, the PETRONAS Syntium Team have come away from the gruelling 24hours of Tokachi endurance race with a historic 1-2 finish, a first for the team. Read the rest of this entry »

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Watch the Nurburgring 24-Hour Race Live with Video Streaming

2006-24h-nbr-t-6263-600The Nurburgring 24 hour race, which is currently on going and will continue all the way to Sunday (monday morning for Malaysians) is being streamed live on the web. Coverage of the race started not too long ago and race progress and info is available at the links provided Read the rest of this entry »

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Kia Is Now Race Proven – To Participate in Nurburgring 24 Hour Endurance Race

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If you’re one of those people that don’t think very highly of Korean brands or other brands with similar brand perception, its about time you amend that opinion as one Korean manufacturer, Kia is about to prove perceptions wrong Read the rest of this entry »