Nurburgring 24hr
The 15th May, saw the annual Nurburgring 24hr endurance race take place in Germany. The atmosphere at the ‘ring is electric with motorsport fans everywhere you go, in good cheer. I tuned in online to follow some of the action, but the camera angles at night meant all you could see was headlights approaching the camera which was a little disappointing. I think a trip over there in the next few years is definitely on the cards.
The BMW Motorsport Team comprising of Jorg Muller, Augusto Farfus, Uwe Alzun, Pedro Lamy, finished 1st in the fantastic looking M3 GT2 with a winning 154 laps.
Perhaps the mostinteresting story of the day was Chris Harris of Evo magazine fame and team, driving their (almost stock) Porsche 911 GT3 RS to a 13th place, quite an achievement when compared with some of the heavily race prepared cars. Porsche test driver Walter Rohl had intended to drive the car but had to withdraw due to health reasons.
24 hours of track driving puts immense strain on the cars. That the cars finish at all is testament to the build quality, engineering of the cars, and the skill of the drivers to remain alert, and manage their mental state throughout the race, grabbing sleep where they can.
Roger Green (also of Evo magazine fame) driving a Lotus Exige had an ‘interesting’ race, bailing from the car as it burst into flames, and rolled into the barriers. Luckily Roger was ok, click here to read more about the incident and watch the video below.
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