Audi R8 LMS on front row for 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hour

Audi R8 LMS ultra #26 (Mamerow Racing) Christian Abt, Michael Ammermuller, Armin Hahne, Chris Mamerow

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Audi is starting to the Nurburgring 24 Hours from the front row. In Friday’s top 40 qualifying, Christian Mamerow in the Audi R8 LMS ultra took position two on the grid. At the 40th running of the Eifel classic, five Audi R8 LMS ultra qualified for the seven front rows. Continue reading ‘Audi R8 LMS on front row for 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hour’

N24: Marc Lieb places Team Manthey Porsche sixth on grid

Porsche 911 GT3 R, Wochenspiegel Team Manthey: Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas, Lucas Luhr, Richard Lietz

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In the newly-introduced top 40 qualifying, Porsche works driver Marc Lieb (Germany) secured a good starting position for the 40th running of the Nurburgring 24 hour race with sixth place. Lieb shares the cockpit of the 911 GT3 R (Wochenspiegel Team Manthey) with fellow factory pilots Richard Lietz (Austria) and Romain Dumas (France) as well as racing professional Lucas Luhr (Germany). The race tomorrow will start at 16.00 hours. Continue reading ‘N24: Marc Lieb places Team Manthey Porsche sixth on grid’

SKODA AUTO at the 31st Volkswagen GTI Meeting at Worthersee

SKODA Citigo Rally design concept

At the largest tuning event featuring vehicles of the Volkswagen Group, SKODA AUTO will show exciting concept cars. At an exhibition area of more than 600 m², the concept cars “SKODA Citigo Rally” and “SKODA Citigo DJ Car” will make their first appearance. In the evening, an international top DJ will perform on the center stage of the SKODA concert area. Tomorrow, seven teams will already set out from Prague with SKODA vehicles and head toward Lake Worthersee in Austria. Continue reading ‘SKODA AUTO at the 31st Volkswagen GTI Meeting at Worthersee’

One step closer for the Porsche 918 Spyder

Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype on oneighturbo.com

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has taken the driving trials of the super sports car of the future a step further with completion of the initial prototypes. The 918 Spyder will go into production at the end of September 2013 as planned, with the first customers receiving their vehicles before 2013 is out. “What we are doing with the 918 Spyder is redefining driving fun, efficiency and performance,” said Wolfgang Hatz, Member of the Executive Board Research and Development of Porsche AG. Continue reading ‘One step closer for the Porsche 918 Spyder’

John and Helen Taylor set distance record in 2012 Passat TDI SE

Mileage experts John and Helen Taylor complete 1626-mile drive in Chattanooga-built Volkswagen Passat TDI®—without stopping for fuel!

The world’s most fuel-efficient couple has done it again. John and Helen Taylor were determined to break the record for the farthest distance traveled on a single tank of fuel. They decided to attempt the record in the U.S. with a stock 2012 Volkswagen Passat SE TDI Clean Diesel vehicle equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. The previous record for the most miles covered on a single tank of diesel was 1526.6 miles, achieved with a VW Passat 1.6 BlueMotion® diesel in Europe. Continue reading ‘John and Helen Taylor set distance record in 2012 Passat TDI SE’




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SimCraft simulator systems

Quattro de Mayo: May 3-6, 2012



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