News 2003

The concept of the 24h-Race on the Nürburgring 2004 was presented on the Essener Motorshow. As the organizers confirmed, regulations will only be changed marginally and the organisation ought to be optimised further on. The manufacturer teams of Opel and Audi will definitely join the race, which is a major assumption for a thrilling race in... 

Prices On The Same Level As 2003!

The organizer of the 24h-race - ADAC Nordrhein - announced, that the prices for tickets and accomodation will be the same as last event.

The advance sale will start at the "Motorshow Essen", the world trade fair for tuning, motorsport and classics, at November 28th, 2003. You will find the stand in hall 2A.... 

The OPC Team Phoenix – winner of the 24h-Race 2003 – took the opportunity to test a new endurance-version of the Opel Astra wich could participate at the 24h-Race 2004 on the Nordschleife. Team leader Volker Strycek and Christian Menzel won the final run of the BFGoodrich endurance championship after four hours with two minutes ahead of the... 

It was probably one of the most photographed cars at the 24h-Race 2003 on the Nürburgring. The team around brothers Juergen and Uwe Alzen let the impressive Porsche GT2-Turbo roll out again for the seventh run of the BFGoodrich Endurance-Championship (July, 27th) on the Nürburgring – coloured in black. Teamleader Jürgen Alzen still sees the car in... 

The 32. Int. ADAC Zürich 24h-Race will take place from June, 10th (Thursday) to June, 13th (Sunday) on the Nürburgring. The program to the event will be released in course of the Essener Motorshow. The Essener Motorshow takes place from 27.11. to 07.12.2003. Public days start at the 28th of November.

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The Charlet Racing Team (announcement: Rheydter Club für Motorsport e.V., #53) combined their participation at the 24h-Race on the Nürburgring 2003 with a special campaign – and the appearance of a special car.

60 Euro For Each Completed Lap

Teamleader Wolfgang Wolfsgruber had convinced airbrush-artist Knud Tiroch to design the outfit of his BMW... 

The Recaro-Raeder Team had in deed been scared when heavy rain set in on Saturday afternoon before the 24h-Race. To say “well, in this case we are simply going to race in wet conditions” was no definite prove of a relaxed mood. However, after the rain the Recaro-Porsche was able to reach 12th position in qualifying, which was a bit more than the... 

Dear friends of the motor sport,

From BMW´s point of view, the legendary 24-hour race at the Nurburgring proved that a tiny mistake can rob you of the chance of victory. Using dry ice for cooling purposes, which finally led to the gearbox problems, had of course been tested by BMW in the run-up to the race. Unfortunately, different preconditions... 

How Does Volker Strycek, director of Opel motorsport, look upon the significance of the 24h-Race on the Nürburgring?

Volker Strycek: It was a historic victory at the hardest race in the world because Opel has never won the whole event, which started in 1970, before. The competition was extremely tough and BMW, Audi and Porsche made a lot of... 

After the first unfortunate runs of the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship in 2003, the team around Johannes Scheid could celebrate an enormous success at the 24-Hours Race on the Nürburgring. 6th place over all and second place in the A7-class also mean, the famous “Eifelblitz” was the best BMW on the Nürburgring.

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