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FALKEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES SIXTH AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS, DISAPPOINTMENT FOR OTHER BMW M6 GT3 TEAMS
The #33 FALKEN Motorsports BMW M6 GT3 was the best-placed BMW in an eventful 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER). Jens Klingmann (GER), Peter Dumbreck (GBR), Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) and Stef Dusseldorp (NED) finished sixth overall. Victory went to the #4 Audi. The #33 car was the only BMW M6 GT3 in the top category, … Continue reading
SIX BMW M6 GT3s AND COMPETITIVE DRIVERS WANT TO RECORD TOP RESULTS IN THE ‘GREEN HELL’
BMW teams are looking forward to one of the major highlights of the endurance season on 22nd/23rd June 2019: the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER). Four teams, with a total of six BMW M6 GT3s, will be in pursuit of the 20th overall win for BMW in the ‘Green Hell’. Numerous BMW works drivers … Continue reading
FALKEN MOTORSPORTS ENTERS BOTH PORSCHE AND BMW IN A FURTHER FOUR VLN ENDURANCE RACES
Falken Motorsports has confirmed it will enter both its BMW and Porsche in a further four of the seven remaining VLN races in the 2018 season. After Falken’s BMW and Porsche both finished the Nürburgring 24 Hours Race in the top 20 last month, the drivers have now set their sights on achieving more success … Continue reading
DISAPPOINTING NURBURGRING 24 HOURS FOR BMW IN THE SP9 CLASS
Augusto Farfus (BRA), Markus Palttala (FIN), Christian Krognes (NOR) and Fabian Schiller (GER) in the #102 Shell Helix BMW M6 GT3 finished 13th overall at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER), making them the best-placed BMW representative. The quartet lost time in the opening stages, following a minor collision, but then progressed without any major issues for … Continue reading
PORSCHE LOCKS OUT THE FIRST THREE GRID SLOTS AT THE EIFEL CLASSIC
Porsche customer teams have secured a triple pole in the Top 30 Qualifying for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Laurens Vanthoor planted the Porsche 911 GT3 R on pole position with a stunning time of 8:09.105 minutes. Driving for the Manthey-Racing squad, the Belgian scored the pole-setting time in his second lap at the … Continue reading
“GREEN HELL” CALLING: BMW TEAMS AND DRIVERS EAGERLY AWAITING THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
One of the highlights of the 2018 endurance season takes place this weekend: the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). Over 40 BMW race cars will be in action in the “Green Hell”, including five BMW M6 GT3s. ROWE Racing will field two cars with works support from BMW Motorsport. The third car in the field is the … Continue reading
FORTY THREE PORSCHES TAKE ON GERMANY’S BIGGEST RACE
Porsche will be represented by a large fleet of vehicles at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring: 43 Porsche 911 and Porsche Cayman race cars will tackle Germany’s biggest automobile race on the 24.38-kilometre combination of the Grand Prix circuit and the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 12-13 May. Like last year here, the Stuttgart marque is the … Continue reading
GT POWER IN THE “GREEN HELL”: BMW M6 GT3 LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR THE 24H NURBURGRING
BMW is once again represented with a strong contingent at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). The majority of those alternating at the wheel of the two BMW M6 GT3s fielded by ROWE Racing, with works support from BMW Motorsport, will be drivers from the GT works programmes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and … Continue reading
FALKEN CELEBRATES ITS 20th MOTORSPORT SEASON ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE
Falken Tyre’s 20th motorsport season contesting on the gruelling Nürburgring Nordschleife. Yet again, the Falken Motorsports team will battle it out on the notoriously challenging German circuit in the VLN Endurance Championship and world-famous ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race, competing with a new driver line-up for 2018 and two GT3 cars, the Porsche 911 GT3 and … Continue reading
FALKEN ACHIEVES TOP 10 FINISH AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
Falken Motorsports achieved eighth place overall at the 45th ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24h race with its new BMW M6 GT3. FALKEN’s car, competing at the enduro for the first time in the company’s iconic colours, was the third-best BMW home in an arduous event that witnessed plenty of drama. That included a collision on Saturday … Continue reading
