SkiddMark’s Top Twenty of the Nürburgring 24 Hours
This year’s 47th running of the Nürburgring 24 hours was memorable for reasons that had little to do with the weather (for a change),…
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This weekend’s 24 Hours of Spa could be the championship decider – Photo Preview
Like its German neighbour, the Total 24 Hours of Spa has become one of the biggest endurance races on the calendar and this weekend’s…
Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey joins Porsche at Le Mans (w/VIDEO)
Hollywood star Patrick Dempsey is at the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR this weekend, as he joins team mates Joe Foster and…
Caterham faces up against Alpine at the Le Mans 24 Hours
They say ‘competition improves the breed’, well if that’s the case then the partnership between Caterham and Renault’s Alpine brand has just received an…
Porsche agree Martini Racing livery for the 918 Spyder
Picture the race livery of a factory Porsche from the ’70s or 80’s and chances are you’ll either think of the blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil, or the red and blue stripes of Martini Racing. So it makes an evocative statement to see those Martini colours on Porsche’s 918 Spyder prototype, a road car which might just make an appearance in competition during the next few years.
Behind-the-scenes with Michelin and Audi at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
In the build up to this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race, Michelin has interviewed various members of the Audi Motorsport team to get an insight on what it takes to win at the world’s most prestigious endurance race, which takes place this weekend (16-17 June).
Jaguar adds another 24 Hour race win to its list of achievements with a ‘diesel’ XF S
With Audi, BMW, Lexus and Aston Martin competing for the limelight, you’d be forgiven for not realising that another premium brand – Jaguar, has a story to tell about last weekend’s Nurburgring 24 Hour race.
Pole position for GT Academy graduate at the British GT Nürburgring race
GT Academy – it’s the automotive equivalent of X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent, but is proving rather more successful at finding ‘real’ talent. Inaugural champ, Lucas Ordoñez will drive for Nissan at Le Mans this year, whilst last year’s academy winner will start today’s British GT race from Nürburgring on pole position.
Countdown to the Nürburgring 24H: Focus – BMW Z4 GT3
With just over a week to go until the Nürburgring 24h-Race (May 17th to 20th), we’ve chosen to focus on some of the star attractions taking part. And there are few more exciting contenders than BMW’s Z4 GT3, which has been dominant in the first few rounds of the 2012 FIA GT1 series, in the hands of Michael Bartels and Yelmer Buurman.
Brundle, Father and Son, take on Le Mans with Nissan
Ex-Formula One driver and BBC F1 presenter, Martin Brundle, will join his son Alex at the wheel of the Nissan-powered Greaves Motorsport LMP2 prototype at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 16-17).
Image of the Day: Audi R18 TDI meets R8C at Silverstone (w/DOWNLOAD)
I love this image. It’s from last weekend’s Intercontinental Le Mans Challenge (ILMC) 6-hour race at Silverstone and depicts a meeting of two generations of Le Mans Audis – the current R18 TDI and R8C from 1999.
Four-part Feature Film: Audi Sport triumphant at the Spa 24 Hours
I’m a great believer in the power of online video, for telling a story but also in reaching an audience beyond that which the written word can achieve. Consider how moving pictures can transcend the language barrier – even without subtitles, but we’ve also been observing the levels of engagement on SkiddPlayer of less-obvious viewers, such as women and 50-70 year olds.