The quotes from Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen and the eleven drivers about the class one-two with the new Scirocco GT24 in the 24-hour race around the Nürburgring:
Click to view galleryKris Nissen, Volkswagen Motorsport Director: “In simple words I’m just proud and happy. Only a fantastic team like the one from Volkswagen Motorsport could actually manage to implement such an ambitious project as bringing the new Scirocco to the grid and guiding it successfully to win in such a short space of time. A lot of people helped – a big thanks to everyone.”
Continue reading ‘24hr Nürburgring: Volkswagen, Stuck, Sainz and Co. celebrate one-two’
The new Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 celebrated its race premiere with a one-two in its class at a well attended 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
Click to view galleryIn front of a crowd of about 200,000 spectators the brace of 325 hp Sport-Coupés driven by Jimmy Johansson (S), Florian Gruber (D), Thomas Mutsch (D) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) and Carlos Sainz (E), Giniel de Villiers (RSA), Dieter Depping (D) and again Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) claimed first and second positions in the well-represented class for cars with two-litre turbo engines.
Continue reading ‘Perfect premiere: One-two for new Scirocco GT24′
The new Scirocco GT24 continues to lead the class for cars with two-litre turbo engines and is eleventh overall in the field of 219 cars after three-quarters of the 24-hour race around the Nürburgring.
Click to view galleryAfter 18 hours of hard fought racing in the well represented class, Jimmy Johansson (S), Florian Gruber (D), Thomas Mutsch (D) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) led the sister car of rally aces Carlos Sainz (E), Giniel de Villiers (RSA), Dieter Depping (D) and again Hans-Joachim Stuck (A), who were 17th overall. The third Scirocco driven by Dr Ulrich Hackenberg (D), Volkswagen Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand with responsibility for Development, and the journalists Bernd Ostmann (D) and Matthias Malmedie (D) and Nürburgring specialist Altfrid Heger occupied fifth position and 38th overall at this time.
Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 maintain one-two over night’
or so we believe its around 17hrs…
A few minutes ago the #118 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 was showing 10th overall. It’s now saying 12th.
The #117 is showing 17th overall and #116 is showing 24th overall.
In the SP3T class they are running 1st, 2nd and 5th. Running 3rd and 4th are a pair of Seat Leon Supercopa’s.
The #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is now back in the lead after some early problems. It shows what a strong will and staying to a game plan does during a 24hr!
We have tons of pics ready for editing and uploading. We need a bit of sleep first!
The #118 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 sits in 13th overall!!
Dream start for the new Scirocco GT24: The race version of the Volkswagen Sport Coupé controlled proceedings in the class for cars with two-litre turbo engines (SP3T) during the first five hours of the 24-hour race around the Nürburgring.
The 325 hp Scirocco with the start number 118 and driven by Jimmy Johansson (S), Florian Gruber (D), Thomas Mutsch (D) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) led its class after 29 laps and held an incredible 18th place overall. Carlos Sainz (E), Giniel de Villiers (RSA), Dieter Depping (D) and again Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) in the sister car with the start number 117 was second in class and 20th overall at 8:00 p.m. The third Scirocco of Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Volkswagen Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand with responsibility for Development, the two journalists Bernd Ostmann and Matthias Malmedie and Nordschleif campaigner Altfrid Heger, who replaced François Verbist who was taken ill, was fourth in class and 27th overall.
Continue reading ‘One-two lead for Scirocco GT24 after five hours’
With 2:15hrs into the race, the Scirocco GT24’s are doing great!
The times posted below are accurate at the time of pasting but may be different by the time this is posted.
Right now this is how they stand overall:
- 26th - #118 - VW Scirocco - Johansson Jimmy , Gruber Florian , Mutsch Thomas , Stuck Hans Joachim
- 27th - 117 - VW Scirocco - Sainz Carlos , De Villiers Giniel , Depping Dieter , Stuck Hans Joachim
- 36th - 116 - VW Scirocco - Dr. Hackenberg Ulrich , Ostmann Bernd , Heger Alfrid , Malmedie Matthias
Continue reading ‘LIVE: 24hr of Nurburgring updates’
Published May 24, 2008
in Racing.
Late start getting this to you all. They are roughly 2:15 into it.
Official (has tickers and news plus video): http://adac.24h-rennen.de/en/live/streaming.html
High Quality Video version
We have this link playing in QuickTime (copy+paste)
http://www.wige-iptv.com/cms/livecast/24h/live7-8.asx
Test list updates:
http://adac.24h-rennen.de/en/live/database.html
Here is a great piece using Google maps to display car locations on the complete circuit!
http://events002.gps-explorer.de/ If you click on a car it will locate it on the map in blue. At the bottom there is a button “weitere” to display more cars.
and good ol’ Radio Le Mans http://www.radiolemans.com/
Positions one, two and four for the new Volkswagen Scirocco GT24: In qualifying for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring the race version of the Sport-Coupé set the pace in the class for cars with two-litre turbo engines (SP3T).
Click image to view galleryThe Scirocco with start number 117 of Carlos Sainz (E), Giniel de Villiers (RSA), Dieter Depping (D) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (A) set the fastest time of 9:26.549 minutes and claimed the 28th grid position overall in the field of 220 cars. Jimmy Johansson (S), Florian Gruber (D), Thomas Mutsch (D) and again Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) in the 325 hp Scirocco with the start number 118 recorded second place in the class and 30th overall. Dr Ulrich Hackenberg (D), Bernd Ostmann (D), Matthias Malmedie (D) and François Verbist (B) rounded off the Wolfsburg team’s impressive result with fourth position in class.
Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 sets the pace’
Published May 23, 2008
in Racing.
It has been a bit tough to get the info as the official site gives the option for “English” but as you click it goes to German even though the url says /en.
The official home page has live tickers if you want to travel over there.
*Edit: Just got this translation on the Audi R8
23/05/08 10:36 # 41 (Düchting / Saurma) Audi R8
in slower ride in GP course on the road - smoke from the engine compartment
1st Qualifying
- Pos. - Nr. - Marke - Runde - Zeit
- 1 - 1 - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - 5 - 8:26.730
- 2 - 4 - Porsche 911 - 5 - 8:29.838
- 3 - 2 - Dodge Viper GTSR - 6 - 8:31.132
- 4 - 3 - Porsche GT3 RSR - 6 - 8:39.495
- 5 - 24 - Porsche 911 GT3 - 7 - 8:43.082
- 6 - 6 - Aston Martin DBRS 9 - 3 - 8:49.880
- 7 - 23 - Porsche 911 GT3-MR - 5 - 8:50.968
- 8 - 10 - BMW M3 E46 GTS - 5 - 8:53.076
- 9 - 5 - BMW Z4 M-Coupe - 5 - 8:56.825
- 10 - 69 - BMW Z4 Coupe - 6 - 8:57.506
- 11 - 25 - Porsche 911 GT3 - 3 - 9:00.828
- 12 - 26 - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup - 6 - 9:01.098
- 13 - 31 - Porsche 997 RSR - 3 - 9:02.344
- 14 - 90 - Lamborghini Gallardo - 1 - 9:02.749
- 15 - 64 - BMW Z4 M - 5 - 9:05.735
1st Training
Pos. - Nr. - Marke - Runde - Zeit
- 24 - 118 - VW Scirocco - 7 - 9:28.355
- 31 - 117 - VW Scirocco - 6 - 9:36.295
- 56 - 122 - VW Golf GTI - 7 - 9:53.026
- 85 - 116 - VW Scirocco - 6 - 10:11.442
- 41 - Audi R8 - no time
