24h Nürburgring 2008

[rich07]

Originally Posted by minimangler

Nissan 350z...has to be a GT500 from Japan, right?

No, I don't know much about the Falken car but it definitely is not a GT500 car. I don't think a GT500 racer would be allowed to race in the 24hr.

[broadrun96]

GT500s are tubeframe silhouette cars, correct? Doesn't strike me as the VLN type cars, unless they open it up to bring DTM cars in as well. I'd rather see LMP3 or something like that over tube frame GTs, would be hard to mix with the lower classes though. When is(or was) the 24Hr?

[Japanese Samurai]

Yes, GT500 car is a tubeframed car except a cabin.
I think Falken use this car.
http://www.nismo.co.jp/en/products/c...RS/380rsc.html

[rich07]

Yes that would be closer to the car Falken use.

[Dead-Eye]

Originally Posted by minimangler

Nissan 350z...has to be a GT500 from Japan, right?

No, but the car I mentioned above (not the Falken one) apparently has a GT500 engine in it...haven't been able to confirm that though.

[spookyt_de]

At the second VLN Race yesterday at Nurburgring, Team HISAQ-Competition won the race after the favorite teams of Manthey and Zakspeed hat to quit due to technical problems.
This was the second race the team took part at all!
Kissling-Motorsport scored 6th with the Corvette C6, also racing for the second this with the car.

[Spyderman]

A good week end for Porsche!

[spookyt_de]

The new Alzen Porsche 997 Turbo 4WD:

http://www.juergen-alzen-motorsport....s/bsh_1622.jpg

and

http://www.album.juergen-alzen-motor...bo1/index.html

Unfortunately there was some fire at the back of the car and they had to stop...

[Spyderman]

Wow! Thanks spooky!
Did they compete last week?

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Spyderman

Wow! Thanks spooky!
Did they compete last week?

Dunno, if you can call it "compete". Heavy fire in the back on the first lap, smoking almost from the start.
Prodrive Aston GT3 car lost control on the oil of the Alzen-Porsche and hit the Armco. Their race was over as well.

Not a good debut, but I hope they'll improve. Alzen is probably my favourite VLN team.

[Spyderman]

Thanks Speed King.
What a shame!
Was the car fast in practice or qualifying? (or did they not even do that!)

[Dead-Eye]

14th place, 8:36:8. Not spectacular, but alright for the first outing I'd say.

[minimangler]

seems alright.

what kind of times was the Cayman doing? Have they been forced to cancel that project, like that GT4 team was?

[Dead-Eye]

Exactly a year ago it did an 8:28:2 in qualifying, placing it 5th.

I think they pretty much gave up on the Cayman when it became clear they couldn't fit the Carrera GT V10 into it.

[Spyderman]

I also heard that Porsche have vehemently discouraged the use of the Cayman for racing purposes.

[minimangler]

Originally Posted by Spyderman

I also heard that Porsche have vehemently discouraged the use of the Cayman for racing purposes.

for the same reason they won't fit the best engines into the road cars- they don't want it beating the 997...

[Dead-Eye]

Originally Posted by Spyderman

I also heard that Porsche have vehemently discouraged the use of the Cayman for racing purposes.

I don't think that influenced Alzen, though. His original turbo was developed withouth assistance from Porsche too.

[Mr Pink]

If I recall right Porsche didn't want them to race the Cayman but their respons was something like them not caring because Porsche have never helped them.

[AX lover]

The VW Scirocco

[Speed-King]

Does anybody know who builts those cars? VW in-house developement? Abt? someone else?

[Dead-Eye]

http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com...&st=21&id=1906

Die Rennversion wurde von unseren Technikern in Rekordzeit entwickelt und aufgebaut

"The racing version was built and developed by our technicians in record time.", according to Kris Nissen.

Sounds like it's done in-house, I'm sure Abt would get an honorable mention.

[minimangler]

mate, that scirroco is the sex.

someone get me a 1280x800 pix for my desktop please???

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by minimangler

mate, that scirroco is the sex.

someone get me a 1280x800 pix for my desktop please???

It looks like a FIAT/Alfa

The front of the concept car lookes much better.

[cmk]

If by better you mean ugly gaping maw like a fish out of water, gasping for breath, then yes. In general that concept car looks like a puddle of vomit on a floor, and not just because of the colour...

The N24 car, however, is lovely-looking.

[minimangler]

cmk, mate, where are your eyes?! the scirocco concept is the best looking nearly car for ages. shame they went all conservative with the prod model.

the N24 is ok, but all astons look silly next to a dbr9 these days!