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24 hours of Nürburgring

Started by Richard T , Jun 17 2014 17:13

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#51 DracoN

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:30

WTf so many crashes

#52 krapmeister

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:33

This is a 24hr race yeah? They're driving like its a 24 lap sprint lol. Carnage everywhere

#53 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:37

WTf so many crashes

It's nutz !

Best 1 hour race seen so far this year.

What, another 23? No surely not, will be no finishers ....

#54 krapmeister

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:42

You might be right Andy - don't know what the hell that Viper was doing. Almost took out a marshalls car!

#55 DracoN

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:42

Gj Viper

#56 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:44

Can I sneak a quick beer before someone else decides to do something?

#57 krapmeister

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:45

Feel sorry for that blue Bimmer the McLaren took out but he was lucky to have only gently swiped the tyre barrier - could've been a much larger hit.

#58 krapmeister

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:46

Can I sneak a quick beer before someone else decides to do something?

I think you'll need to skull it quickly!

#59 krapmeister

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 14:51

Opel Manta with a foxtail on the aerial :lol:

#60 RosannaG

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 15:01

1 hour and so many crashes... I wonder how many cars will finish the race...

It looks like black clouds are getting closer and closer... If it rains, this is going to become madness!

#61 yasushi888

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 15:05

Just to let you know the Nismo TV youtube channel is showing this in HD and with better commentary (Radio Le Mans?) Much better coverage. :up:

Edited by yasushi888, 21 June 2014 - 15:06.

#62 OSX

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 15:21

Thanks, yasushi! :up: I was wondering about the lack of HD on the official 24 hours of Nürburgring youtube channel...

#63 DracoN

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 15:24

Hevy audi crash

#64 Sheepmachine

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 15:30

They are dropping like flys! :eek:

#65 muramasa

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 17:22

comment section of those channels are mess :lol:

#66 paulb

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:11

Just to let you know the Nismo TV youtube channel is showing this in HD and with better commentary (Radio Le Mans?) Much better coverage.

Excellent, thanks!

#67 paulb

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:21

was that an Opel Manta on track?

#68 Richard T

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:25

was that an Opel Manta on track?

well duuhh, check OP ;)

#69 paulb

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:41

well duuhh, check OP ;)

My brain was fogged by the excellent racing and the pure spectacle.

#70 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:55

Still lots of ding dong battles out there. Lovely weather too, sun going down over the hills.

With Austria this weekend it must be a weekend where I see "the most trees ever" whilst watching motorsport.

Andy

#71 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:56

ooh, there is a white VW Polo on the track !

Actually, that might be a race car.

Ahem.

#72 Option1

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 18:57

Just beautiful surroundings.

Shame the coverage so often seems to think those German commentators are the stars of the show.

Neil

#73 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 19:17

Nurburgring facts of life #1

If you get a puncture it's potentially a bloody long way back to the pits !

Andy

#74 Sheepmachine

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 19:18

Any news on the Audi driver that crashed heavily (I think it was Marc Basseng?) earlier? There was an ambulance at the scene and the commentators seemed worried.

#75 string158

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 19:20

great battle for the lead

#76 OSX

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 19:35

Great battles between GT3 cars in general.

#77 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 19:53

Wow the Audi has so much more straight line speed than the Merc, but slower on the corners. Sparks too. Not F1 pretend sparks either

#78 yasushi888

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 20:02

Sometimes I wonder if my declining interest in F1 is down to getting older, I didn't even bother watching qualifying today, unthinkable 10 years ago. But watching this race makes me re realise it not all me, its how crap F1 has become.

I can't stop watching this race... amazing circuit, great cars, good solid coverage and fantastic battles on the track. I'm starting to love motorsport again!!! :love:

Nice Onboard at the start

#79 OSX

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 20:07

Sometimes I wonder if my declining interest in F1 is down to getting older, I didn't even bother watching qualifying today, unthinkable 10 years ago. But watching this race makes me re realise it not all me, its how crap F1 has become.

I can't stop watching this race... amazing circuit, great cars, good solid coverage and fantastic battles on the track. I'm starting to love motorsport again!!!

Agree on all accounts! :up:

#80 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 20:09

nice campsite fires going and also a nice Unimog there.

Germany score....

#81 paulb

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 20:12

Agree on all accounts!

double agree here. :up: :up:

Its pure racing. Whatever pure means. lol

#82 Andy35

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 20:27

And Ghana score 2 ahem

#83 Sheepmachine

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 21:02

I'm getting déjà vu Audi are leading a 24 hour race. It's like last weekend all over again. :drunk:

I haven't been following the race for the past few hours but I have one question....... What happened to the Mclarens?

#84 OSX

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 21:35

I'm getting déjà vu Audi are leading a 24 hour race. It's like last weekend all over again. I haven't been following the race for the past few hours but I have one question....... What happened to the Mclarens?

Both have had problems. The #66 McLaren was 16th just a moment ago but is now stuck in the pits as is the #69 I think.

#85 Myrvold

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Posted 21 June 2014 - 22:09

You might be right Andy - don't know what the hell that Viper was doing. Almost took out a marshalls car!

And that's how you get disqualified from VLN and reported to the governing of German motorsport! Goodbye to that driver I guess!

#86 F1TestCatalunya

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 08:06

Doesn't Audi have something similar to the Nismo Youtube Channel?

Because the Nismo channel is (understandably) focusing on the Nissans a lot.

I'd love to watch the Audi garages and onboards instead for a while, the Nissan garage is boring :stoned:

#87 BillyWhizz

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 09:43

Maybe I'm just a bit hazy on this fine summer solstice morning, but where the hell can I find the overall standings?

This event has required no small amount of dedication to follow!

#88 OSX

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 09:53

Maybe I'm just a bit hazy on this fine summer solstice morning, but where the hell can I find the overall standings?

Go to http://www.24h-rennen.de/en/live/ scroll down and click rennen. The cheap (mostly in German) app's live timing works the best though, at least for me.

#89 AlexLangheck

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 11:02

As expected, the McLaren was fast but fragile - but the pole time is staggering 8:10.9 for the Nordschleife & GP Loop (minus the Mercedes Arena); Hindy was saying that's about 6:30 for the Nordschleife; Gp C territory...... bonkers! :eek:

Looks like everything is settled, ( if it ever can be in a 24 hour race) with the #4 Audi holding a lead of about 40 secs over the #20 BMW, which has a 1m30 stop/go coming up.

#90 OSX

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 11:16

Some nice shots from last night...

#91 krapmeister

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 11:34

Doesn't look like there is many runners left now? Lots of empty track compared to last night

#92 OSX

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 14:09

Yet another winning 24h weekend for Audi. Damn that tiny Clio for screwing the great GT3 battle for 5th...

#93 AlexLangheck

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 15:04

The #20 was baulked twice; on the penultimate lap by a Cayman & Clio at the Karusell, then on the last lap by a Clio approaching Pflanzgarten.

But, another enjoyable N24; well done to Audi on winning their second N24, and their second 24 hour race in a week. I just wish Manthey had brought their 'A' team, but with their commitments it's understandable.

#94 muramasa

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 17:07

Gazoo woohoo :up:

#95 DracoN

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 17:46

Yes gj.

Not bad for stock engine + new test engine. Next year we see RCF GT3 on track ?

#96 marclaus

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 17:56

Sometimes I wonder if my declining interest in F1 is down to getting older, I didn't even bother watching qualifying today, unthinkable 10 years ago. But watching this race makes me re realise it not all me, its how crap F1 has become.

I can't stop watching this race... amazing circuit, great cars, good solid coverage and fantastic battles on the track. I'm starting to love motorsport again!!!

yes, yes, how boring is F1...this race in Austria good for a lazy sunday afternoon sleep, the last one was the same, that one before a sleeping pill as well.........what fun to see this race with 160 cars, amazing real racing, not the stupid Ecclestone sleeping circus...

Edited by marclaus, 22 June 2014 - 17:59.

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 18:09

Phoenix Racing Audi #4 Claims Nürburgring 24 Victory
22 June 2014

Just one week after an Audi emerged victorious at Le Mans, the manufacturer has tamed the brutal Nurburgring circuit. The No. 4 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra ran a remarkable race, completing 159 total laps. René Rast, Christopher Haase, Christian Mamerow, and Markus Winkelhock are the drivers of the aforementioned Audi.

They were followed by the 2013 race winners (Black Falcon), who's No. 1 Mercedes SLS AMG finished the race three minutes adrift of the winner. The No. 22 Rowe Racing Mercedes filled out the final spot on the podium. The No. 44 Falken Motorsports team led the way for Porsche in fourth, with the No. 007 Aston Martin rounding out the top five.

The story of the winning Phoenix Racing entry's sister car was not nearly as glorious. Fortunately, the early carnage did not become a theme in the race. The most controversial incident happened when a Viper almost drilled an intervention car, but slammed into a Mini Cooper instead.

1. # 4 Phoenix Racing Audi
2. # 1 Black Falcon Mercedes
3. # 22 Rowe Racing Mercedes
4. # 44 Falken Motorsports Porsche
5. # 007 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin
6. # 20 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert BMW
7. # 15 HTP Motorsport Mercedes
8. # 28 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW
9. # 502 Audi Race Performance Audi
10. # 16 Twin Busch Motorsport Audi

http://www.motorspor...ing-24-victory/

#98 muramasa

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 18:17

Yes gj.

Not bad for stock engine + new test engine. Next year we see RCF GT3 on track ?

yeah that's currently in the middle of development, and if things go smooth, delivery will start from 2015.

Looking forward to it.

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Posted 22 June 2014 - 22:38

Phoenix Audi Wins Nurburgring 24 Hours
22 June 2014

Audi celebrated another 24-hour race win just one week after its Le Mans success, as the Phoenix team came out on top in the 42nd Nurburgring 24 Hours.

Germans Christopher Haase, Christian Mamerow, Rene Rast and Markus Winkelhock racked up a total of 159 laps of the 15.769-mile long circuit, a combination of the Nordschleife and the grand prix track, to establish a new distance record of 2507.296 miles.

It was Audi's second outright win in the Nurburgring 24 Hours after 2012, while Ernst Moser's locally-based Phoenix team scored its fourth win after earlier success with Porsche in 2000, Opel in '03 and Audi two years ago.

Only three minutes down, last year's race-winning Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 came second with Dutchman Jeroen Bleekemolen, Swede Andreas Simonsen and Germans Christian Menzel and Lance David Arnold.

Full Story: Autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114602