New BMW M2CS Nordschleife lap record pushes the limits of ‘compact’ definition

Another day, another record in the official Nürburgring laptime table. But it’s not the performance of this car that had me reaching for my keyboard, no. It’s the sheer absurdity……

GTI Turns 50, still bullied by its younger cousins

Volkswagen has just celebrated the Golf GTI’s 50th birthday in the most Nürburgring way possible — by releasing the Golf GTI Edition 50, and sending certified badman/madman Benny Leuchter out……

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra goes 7:04 at the Nürburgring

Vincent Radermecker just set a new benchmark for electric executive saloons at the Nürburgring, driving the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra to a scorching 7:04.957. That makes it the fastest “Oberklasse EV”……

Is Tesla’s new Nordschleife “lap record” legitimate?

It was just after midnight in Germany when Tesla’s twitter-happy CEO Elon Musk fired off his latest Nuerburgring-related Twitter salvo. He claimed that the Model S Plaid, in “completely standard”……

The Art of Racing (motorcycles) in the Rain (at the Nordschleife)

This week I was blessed with a wonderful surprise; an unexpected outing at the Doc Scholl motorcycle training school as a last-minute instructor. After the usual COVID-19 travel problems, the……

Watch this Volvo wagon go sub-8 at the Nürburgring!

This week we’ve enjoyed not one, but TWO BTG/Circuit Days exclusive open-pitlane trackdays. And one of the many things I was looking forward to was meeting Emiel’s awesome Volvo 850R……

The “Cayenne” claims 7m38s; official Nürburgring lap records just got dodgy again

Before we begin, let me admit something. I have a cynical world-view, based on decades inside the industry. I believe *nearly* every single manufacturer cheats at Nürburgring laptimes, in the……

VIDEO: Still my favourite N24 SuperPole lap!

Nowadays Kevin Estre is a household name* for his aggressive GT3 driving style, and impressive results. But back in 2014 he was more of an up-and-coming GT driver, noted for………

The Nürburgring Nordschleife Experience in a nutshell

A former colleague of mine, a professional driver, and BMW M3 CSL aficionado just commented on my latest #ringtool video, and I had to share his words here. (The video……

A treasure-trove of old VLN and N24 onboards just dropped on to Youtube

Before Manthey-Raeder there was Raeder Motorsport. Before that, there was the Raeder brothers and Breuer Rennsport-Technik. And there was a Mitsubishi Evo VIII running slicks, carrying big aero and pushing……