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GT Masters: Preview Season Finale

am 30. By 30 September 2011 at 13:15 │ Comments {3}

On Saturday and Sunday start at Hockenheim, the last two races of the season this year, the GT Masters and mathematically still have 4 cars chance at the title.

On the one hand, these are of course the leader Dino Lunardi and Alex Margaritis at the Alpina BMW, Plaster Brothers with 28 points behind the leader, as well, and Christopher Mies with 31 points and Luca Louis with 42 points behind, so that only extreme outside shot at the title, while his team-mate of the first eighth Runs is a little better there, because at 25 points, which the first the leader of a race gets a little cushion, which can be used up quickly, however, have just against the stucco brothers - if have any mistakes, because they are not allowed to do, because otherwise the title may already after 1 Running his decision.

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Comments {3} | Motorsport

GT1 World Championship and the ADAC GT Masters: Sachsenring Preview

am 12. From on 12 May 2011 at 08:00 │ Comments {5}

Germany's big event is at GT this weekend, the many local drivers and teams in each race series will strive to achieve good results at the Sachsenring.

Fittingly, is also traveling a German team as championship leader in the GT1 World Championship in Hohenstein-Ernstthal: Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng are clear after the two wins at Zolder and two seventh places in Portimao (with success ballast) with 57 points ahead and may now again easily go to the start. Teammate Dominik Schwager and Nicky Pastorelli had their first useful weekend of the season, with positions 5 and 4 further accelerate →

Comments {5} | ADAC GT Masters , ATS Formula 3 Cup , GT series , GT-1 Championship

VLN: Preview and 58th season opener ADAC Westfalenfahrt + link for stream

am 31. By 31 March 2011 at 12:07 │ Comments {4}

After the last few weeks and months, the Nürburgring is well known not just by the performances of the teams and pilots who shoot here their rounds came into the headlines, it is now time to change this, as it finally begins again the racing season at the ring. After last Saturday and also unofficially held on Friday, the official test and Einstellfahrten have the VLN is now finally back in the Nurburgring Nordschleife race pace underneath the wheels.

If on Saturday at 12.00 German time clock, the first Start Group for the 58th ADAC Westphalia is sent on its journey, a promising new season begins with some very interesting cars, teams and drivers. After this year's Nurburgring 24H race by well known, quite late in June on the stage is (23.06 - 26.06), which is of course not without impact on the VLN. This means in plain language that is now already 5 race, representing half of the season before the season's highlight is the end of June across the stage during the last 5 races will be run from late July to late October. Also joins next season, the highlight of the VLN, the 6H ADAC Ruhr Cup race is now a 2nd 6H races in the calendar after it has even in the winter time even looked then as if on 10 September, a 12 hour race held held from MSC Ruhr flash.

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Comments {4} | Audi , GT2 , GT3 , motor sports , touring , VLN

The SRO GT3 Series 2010/2011: Mass with Class

am 20. From on 20 January 2011 at 08:00 │ Comments {3}

The GT1 World Championship may still be too young to be able to evaluate their success really, Stephane Ratels GT3 concept has proved in recent years, however, already a big hit for sports car racing - Review and Preview of the ADAC GT Masters, the GT3 Championship, the 24 Hours of Spa and other series.

2006 introduced the SRO, the relatively inexpensive class for private teams with professional and Amateuerfahrern and the number has increased since the series continues, the number of starters are stable to increasing. Apart from the Central European series also has a Brazilian GT3 Championship 2011 comes to an offshoot Endurance, Japan 2012 will be there and also in a U.S. edition Ratel is currently working. Even though it might be a tough job for him to convince the producers that the U.S. market needs another GT-series: the concept works. further accelerate →

Comments {3} | ADAC GT Masters , GT Series , GT3

Also-rans: The News Happen

am 1. Of on 1 September 2010, at 08:30 │ Comments {4}

# The GP of Korea is still pretty much in limbo. It is true that this week Karun Chandhok a test session with a Red Bull car turn on the track, but sources say the FIA over Adam Cooper believes that this event planned them seems inconceivable. The organizers have earlier in the week once again asked to speak with the joyful message that the route was now "completed to 90%" - what you meant by, but is not explained. In addition, a few photos were published, which will show the progress. That these are merely images of buildings, but is about the track itself, however, does not exactly confident. Sure miss the "Korean International Circuit" in any case, the period of 90 days before the race, the FIA ​​vorschriebt itself with new route for the final inspection. If the race can take place, is in any case, the issue at stake in 2011 - because the FIA rules state that also tracks that race on short notice from criminal reasons, not the following year may be driven [caution].


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Comments {4} | F1 , IRL , Motorsports , News Happen

Sports Car Preview: GT series at the Nurburgring, ALMS Mosport Park in

am 27. From 27 August 2010 at 08:00 │ Comments {2}

The Nurburgring this weekend offers a well-filled weekend full of exciting racing series that goes on the ALMS Mosport magnificent train at the start.

Edit: Link to Romain Grosjean change grudge reasons.

The array of racing series that there is to see this weekend at the Nurburgring, is daunting: lead is the FIA ​​GT1 World Mister force with their two races, along with three of the four series of the ADAC Masters Weekend are: GT Championship, Formula 3 Cup and Formula Masters, was only for the touring schedule in the Procar no more room. And then also replace the GT4 Cup and the Dutch € GT4 Championship in the same run, which will include about 30 vehicles. Eleven races are to be admired as a whole, the free exercise of the ADAC series began on Thursday

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Comments {2} | FIA GT Championship , ALMS , GT Masters , GT series , GT-1 Championship

Analysis: FIA GT Championship at Lausitz

am 16. From on 16 August 2010, at 04:40 │ Comments {2}

Neither in the rain on Saturday, even under a blue sky on Sunday was one of the competitors do anything with Peter Kox and Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis in Reiter Lamborghini.

Albert von Thurn und Taxis had taken the pole for Saturday's race, Peter Kox to moderate for the year ended Sunday, according to the Assen weekend of the troublesome success of the two weights were released initially ascend freely. In a wet race coined the prince to the poles in a leadership that the two should not make up for the end of the race. Luca Ludwig and Christopher Mies, who are in the championship, the worst persecutors of the rider duo could keep up with their heavier at 50kg Audi, at the end won Kox only because "only" just under nine seconds ahead, because he early took out the pace easily on a drying track and spared the rain tires. Next throttle →

Comments {2} | ADAC GT Masters , Masters GT , GT-Series

Sports Car Preview: LMS in Portimao, GT Masters at Assen and Grand-Am in New Jersey

am 16. From on 16 July 2010 at 17:00 │ Comments {0}

The Le Mans Series starts with strong ausgedünntem field in the Algarve in the post-Le Mans period, the festival celebrates their mountain GT Masters at the only international race in Assen and the Grand-Am occurs in New Jersey.

Since its withdrawal from Peugeot and Audi as a full-time participants in early 2008, the Le Mans Series race at some the problem is that it runs up with a very thin prototype field. "Thin" but was still mostly that so were about 40 vehicles at the start. Portimao will be reached this weekend, but a negative record 33 teams have registered for the race, they prefer the seven Formula Le Mans cars from, remain still 26 regular Entries. In the post-24 phase does not seem to want to take a lot of teams all the way to southern Portugal itself. Try one does not need more, some still suffer from the Le Mans-effects (the Ginetta chassis of Mansell is only for Budapest again be ready to start, Nigel himself first at Silverstone) and the love of money will certainly play a role. Next step on the gas →

Comments {0} | FIA GT Championship , Euro Sport , GrandAm , GT Masters , LMS