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Posted
Nov 09 2009, 10:14 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 8 comment(s)
Our man in Germany Alok Paleri just send me this link via MSN. It showcases some in-car drift action from the last round of the German IDS series... Enjoy!
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Posted
Oct 08 2009, 03:16 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 34 comment(s)
I'm sure that most people who live in and around Germany don't necessary think of the Autobahn as a Temple of Speed. It's just a highway system that interconnects German cities. But for people who live further afield, a chance to drive flat out on the world's only unrestricted freeways sounds like an impossible fantasy. And having recently spent a day driving on these famous roads, I thought I'd commit a few of these experiences to paper (as it were) before the experience completely...
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Posted
Sep 22 2009, 07:20 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 16 comment(s)
I'm obsessed with the Group 5 era of racing, I know... but since we are well into our month of celebrating all things BMW, I thought it would be cool for us to have a quick look at the German DRM series. This championship ran to Group 5 specs from 1977 into the early 1980s and was one of the most popular race series in Germany in its time. The DRM or Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (to use its full name) had two separate races per race weekend, one for cars under 2L and one for those over. The...
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Posted
Sep 03 2009, 08:20 AM
by
Kevve
with 24 comment(s)
Here's some event coverage straight from the country where it all started, Germany... BMW Syndikat Race Wars is the biggest BMW event in the country and takes place over the course of three days. Unfortunately, this year's event was hit by poor weather which also affected turn out. You'll see a lot of mud on the pictures because it rained all day long at Saturday. This edition would be better to have been called BMW mud wars!
The e30 on the picture above is a tubbed dragster with +800HP!...
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Posted
Jul 28 2009, 12:22 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
A lot of the Retrospective articles we put together for Speedhunters tend to focus on lost golden eras of motorsports -- brief moments in racing history when the conditions were ripe for some truly wild race cars to hit the track. Perhaps it was the eras that burned short but sweet which resonate the most with us race fans... It's a bit like James Dean -- it seems a life cut short helps in the creation of legend. This rings true for the DTM Class1 era from 1993 to 1996. For four breathtaking...
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Posted
Jun 23 2009, 10:24 AM
by
Kevve
with 21 comment(s)
Recaro Days is one of the best outdoor events of Germany, each year Nurburgring can welcome thousands of visitors for this event. Loads of attractions and events are available at Recaro Days. You can drive your own car at the famous Nordschleife, Take a 'Ring-Taxi', watch the 1/8 mile sprints, watch drifting or walk around at the show & shine zone. The Vw Scirocco you see above is not a real police car but a demo car for 'tune it! safe!' An organisation who wants to notify the...
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Posted
Oct 09 2008, 11:28 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
In my opinion, VW's new Scirocco quite a looker straight off the showroom floor, but there is always room for improvement right? How about this Scirocco from by the German tuning company Oettinger? The car improves on the Scirocco's already wide stance with subtle aero work and a set of ultra wide 20" wheels and tires pushed out to the corners of the car. Performance-wise, the Oettinger-tuned Sciorccos offer power outputs of up to 240hp with even more aggressive engine tuning in the works. Of course upgraded brakes and adjustbable suspension help to balance out the extra power while adding to the the car's aggressive stance....
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Posted
Oct 01 2008, 07:15 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 2 comment(s)
By now our readers have probably seen the great video footage that Rod shot at Porschewerks Leipzig for the 911 RS vs 911 GT2 feature on Speedhunters. While you all are capable of Googling the specs and numbers on the Porsche 911 GT2, I wanted to talk for a minute about how the car felt when I was driving it. The GT2 I drove was actually a Clubsport edition GT2 - an instructor car from Porsche's Sport Driving School at Leipzig. The Clubsport designation means it comes equipped with a bolt-in...
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Posted
Sep 18 2008, 09:03 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 8 comment(s)
One of the cooler things we did while on we were on the Speedhunters Euro Trip was visit the Porsche Leipzig facility and test track in Germany. Driving through the German countryside, I was amazed at the things I saw - gorgeous green rolling hills, lots of modern looking white windmills, and pre- World War II brick buildings. I was even more amazed when I realized we were driving roughly 200km/h on the Autobahn in our hybrid Lexus SUV bumping NWA out of Rod's iPod. Hilarious!!! For those of...
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Posted
Aug 29 2008, 05:30 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 16 comment(s)
On our recent trips to the legendary Nurburgring , I was most fascinated by the culture surrounding the Nordschleife - the raw purity of the car culture there is cool! There are so many car enthusiasts out there DRIVING their cars and having fun . After all, isn't that the whole point of owning a car? Exactly. Since we we had plans to stay at Nurburgring overnight, my fellow Speedhunters Rod Chong and veteran motorsports sharpshooter Sir John Brooks thought we should go to Pistenklause for dinner...
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Posted
Jul 30 2008, 12:48 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 14 comment(s)
It's about 10pm in Germany right now. As I write this, I'm sitting inside Pistenklause , a legendary restaurant in the quaint-yet-amazing town of Nurburg, Germany. The restaurant itself, and the hotel we're staying at, Hotel Am Tiergarten , sits within the actual Nurburgring Nordschleife course. The hotel is owned by the Schmitz family of Nurburg - in case you haven't heard, Sabine Schmitz , the daughter of the hotel owners, is pretty well known in these parts - she is an accomplished...
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Posted
Jul 29 2008, 04:40 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 23 comment(s)
As some of you may or may not know, certain members of our international Speedhunters team are currently traveling through Europe. While we have been keeping ourselves extremely busy tailgating people around the Autobahn, meeting new friends, eating at new places, visiting legendary race tracks, driving cool cars, and searching for drinks that actually have ice in them... We realize that we still have a responsibility to update the site with photos of our adventures. Tonight after dinner, I somehow...
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Posted
Jul 28 2008, 09:30 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 19 comment(s)
Today, John Brooks, Rod Chong and I passed our time blasting through the Autobahn at top speed, in the air conditioned comfort of our hired Lexus, as we watched the German countryside pass quickly through the side windows of the car. As we bumped Rod's custom "1971" mix of funk and soul music out of the Lexus/Mark Levinson speakers, John called out the names of the artists, and made comments to the likes of "I remember when this song was new" or "Thumbs down! Rod, this...
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Posted
May 29 2008, 07:00 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 9 comment(s)
The DTM is a German based Touring Car Championship, currently featuring rear wheel driver 480bhp V8 powered Mercedes and Audi 'silhouette' racecars. Although its called a Touring Car Championship, in reality, its closer to F1 or ALMS/LMS with carbon chassis and huge budgets. Most rounds take place in Germany, but the series also visits Zandvoort (Holland), Brands Hatch (UK), Mugello (Italy) and Barcelona (I shouldnt need to tell you where that is!!!). As you can see, the most obvious feature...
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