The speed restrictions on the N-Ring Nordschleife were removed March 30, 2016. Restrictions (between 200 and 250 km/hr) were imposed March 2015 following an accident which resulted in the fatality of a bystander. Some repaving, and the addition of more protective fences, has led to a declaration that the Nordschleife …
Read More »SCG003 Shows Off Its ‘Ring Worth Just Before Traumatic Crash
A new supercar had massive ups and downs when it went to prove its track-worthiness on the Nurburgring route. The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003 was put through its paces on Nordschleife and, according to reports, put in a 6 minute and 42 second lap time—quite the incredible run! The Glickenhaus …
Read More »Is the RXC Turbo 500 being Prepped for Nurburgring?
When people think of companies that hold the current Nurburgring lap record for street-legal cars, their minds often turn to Porsche or McLaren. However, the reality is Radical is in the lead. It not only hit a 6 minute and 55 second lap time in 2005, it bumped up the …
Read More »Honda NSX Spotted Performing Test Runs at Nurbugring
Honda is certainly ramping up its Nurburgring development program! To spearhead this effort, it brought the new NSX model to the Nordschleife track to put the hybrid supercar through its paces. With a 2015 launch, the NSX will go under the name Acura NSX …
Read More »Sadly, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Fails to Lap Nurburgring in Less than 7 Minutes
Every so often, there comes a report from Nurburgring that many wish would turn out to be true, only to discover it was an unsubstantiated rumor all along. In this instance, the rumor surrounded the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, which was stated to have completed a lap time of just 6 …
Read More »Ford Shelby GT350R sets its own Nurbugring Lap Time Record!
American-made muscle cars have sometimes struggled to keep their place on the Nordschleife lap time rankings. However, a couple of models have begun to show decent promise on that front. Foremost was the Chevy Camo Z/28, which ran the lap in 7 minutes and …
Read More »Nurburgring sold to Russian billionaire!
It looks like the Nurburgring track has an entirely new owner. For years, the track has struggled to maintain profitability, with various costly construction projects and efforts to turn it into a more extravagant tourist attraction often falling flat and putting the complex into …
Read More »The Range Rover gets ‘Ring competition from the BMW X6 M
Recently, the Range Rover Sport SVR got put in the Nurburgring spotlight after an impressive—and surprising—performance in its lap around the Nordschleife track. The Range Rover currently hold the SUV lap time record at 8 minutes 14 seconds. However, BMW is already stepping up …
Read More »Did you see the 2014 Pure McLaren Driving Experience at Nurburgring?
Back on October 27th, Pure McLaren celebrated its last track day of the year by spending it at the legendary Nurbugring! The Pure McLaren Driving Experience is a unique event where McLaren drivers and their authorized guests are able to bring their vehicles to …
Read More »Contentious Prototype Claims an Insane 5,000 Horsepower!
From the instant it was revealed, the Devel Sixteen supercar, unveiled at the 2013 Dubai International Motor Show, has had people up in arms, claiming its supposed 5,000bhp and 0-60mph in 1.8 seconds is just flat out impossible. Now, before you leap into the …
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