Two guys. Four boots. Four cameras. Four miles. No car. It’s a slightly different premise from the regular Dream Drive features that we have here on Speedhunters, but for the opening story of our coverage from the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours we decided that it deserved something different – and special. A trek out to [...]
Since the 60’s, Bathurst has hosted some of the most gruelling racing ever held on Australian soil, with the Bathurst 1000 running each year, as well as 12 and 24 hour races held at various times in the past. The past few years have seen the interest in the 12 hour race reach new heights, [...]
Well Speedhunters, two-thousand-twelve is very nearly over and the remaining days on the calendar are few. Fortunately the Armageddon never came and my mind is already looking ahead at how to make 2013 even better, but before I can clear off my plate to focus on the new year there are still two more posts [...]
Super Taikyu is Japan’s second largest endurance racing series after Super GT. However, where Super GT only has two classes, Super Taikyu has six classes: from ST5, which is mostly comprised of Toyota Yaris’, to GT3, which this year has been dominated by the twin Petronas Syntium Mercedes SLS machines. Lucky for me the Petronas team are big fans [...]
Aging is a an unavoidable, albeit occasionally depressing, part of life. With age comes many great things, wisdom for starters, but somewhere along the way we often seem to forget how to have fun. Every passing year marks further separation from our former selves. But try as it might, there are some things that our [...]
George A. Romero references aside, the earth has finally turned just enough on its axis to allow the sun to shine on the Eifel region once more. For the sleep deprived, the darkness seemed to last an eternity. At 05:38AM the ball of fire poked its head about the horizon but with it came another [...]
It’s around midday here at the Nürburgring and the sun is shining once again. The 24HR cars are just completing their second qualifying sessions but I’m inside preparing for the ADAC Nürburgring Classic race which takes place in about 90 minutes times. Whilst I’m waiting for some batteries to charge, I thought I’d upload a [...]
A new season – and new surroundings. It’s been a long time since my last blog on Speedhunters, but don’t think I have been lying on the sofa since the Dubai 24 Hours back in January! I’ve been busy preparing for the start of the main racing season and also having some fun on frozen [...]
It’s now almost 7:30PM in the evening here at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. Jonathan and I are sitting here in the press center, amid piles of camera gear, cables and laptops. We haven’t had much to eat today and are generally fatigued and hungry. But we are also running dangerous levels of happiness. [...]
For those of you who are keen to follow the dramas of the upcoming Bathurst 12 Hours, we are very pleased to announce that the race will be streaming live on the internet tomorrow. Head over to the official event page to check times. With an international field of mouth watering GTs about to take [...]
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This weekend’s “Rolex 24 at Daytona” will mark the race debut of the Audi R8 GRAND AM. Two customer teams will be running the cars: APR Motorsport (pictured) and Oryx Racing. We’ll be watching their progress closely! Rolex 24 2000 Retrospective Pt1 Rolex 24 2000 Retrospective Pt2
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I thought I’d post this shot, as I turn my attention to the upcoming Daytona 24Hs, a race which has gone through many different allegiances and phases over the years. As we enjoy this photo together, let’s think back to simpler times and imagine the sound that this little GTU racer made while screaming around [...]
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Well it's just about April and that means the new motorsport season is in full swing. This upcoming weekend will kick off the Nürburgring Nordschleife's season with the 58th ADAC Westfalenfahrt, part of the VLN Endurance Championship. Among the teams running the race will be the Need for Speed Team Schubert Racing BMW 320d, driven [...]
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It seems a little hard to believe that an institution in Japanese endurance racing has finally come to an end. The eponymous RX-7 as campaigned by Isami Amemiya's RE: Amemiya Racing outfit recently ran its swansong event, the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup. The team will be back in 2011, though with a different [...]
One of the prime movers in GT300 (and the reigning champions in the class), we haven't seen a whole lot in terms of results from Racing Project Bandoh drivers Manabu Orido and Tatsuya Kataoka of late, their only major points-haul coming at the opening round of the season when the pair took third. Typically the [...]
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