2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours

[Bram Hengeveld]

Oh the epic Manta is still driving

 

[Roy Magnes]

They are having a higher drop-out rate than we had on our 24h event here earlier this year
I don't like this accident-frequenzy though, feels like they come harder and more frequent now than when they had even 50 more cars in the field...

 

[James Johnson]

They are having a higher drop-out rate than we had on our 24h event here earlier this year
I don't like this accident-frequenzy though, feels like they come harder and more frequent now than when they had even 50 more cars in the field...

100 more cars? I got the feeling some rain will affect this 24 hour event before the race is over.

http://www.wunderground.com/wunderm...09&sat.gtt2=108&sat.type=IR4&riv=0&mm=0&hur=0

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Oh the epic Manta is still driving

yep, last time i watched they were still in contention, actually racing. way better than last years at any rate. go manta go! (it's an iconic car in germany for the kind of proletarian wannabe bad guy who is nothing but a show off, hardly any around any more on the streets)

 

[Rui F. Martins]

some time ago i sae the fox tail in the Manta's anttena, i hadn't saw it earlier, it's really funny.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

I was hoping the S2000s would do well, but it's really nice to have a Manta in the race. And it was actually leading its group earlier and now it is 2nd it seems (or am I reading the timing incorrectly?)

 

[Rui F. Martins]

it's really nice to have a Manta in the race. And it was actually leading its group earlier and now it is 2nd it seems (or am I reading the timing incorrectly?)

i didn't knew they were doing so well

 

[Roy Magnes]

Rain out on the Nordschleife at the moment, several accidents reported.
The Manthey-Porsche #11 came in with some damage to the front left, I suspect he found the water first...

 

[Lars Brugman]

Where can i watch this?

Edit: Found

 

[Thilo Falkenberg]

Good morning from the wet Green Hell. Laptimes are down in the 10min10 region for the GT3s. After 100laps the #22 ROWE Mercedes SLS is leading, infront of #3 Phoenix Audi R8 and the #20 Schubert BMW Z4. #9 Raeder Audi R8, #11 Wochenspiegel Manthey Porsche, #26 Mamerow Audi R8 and the #65 & #66 Hankook Team Heico Mercedes SLS. These Top-9 all on the lead lap. 8h25min to go.

EDIT: fits here as well

A message by Audi.

To bad we don't know what car it was because in the place of the Chelsea logo there would have been the starting number.

I loved how John Hindhaugh was trying to figure out what car the onboard came from. He came to the conclusion it must be a Sauber.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Nice battle for the lead now.

 

[Roy Magnes]

So after a long night and morning of racing we are there again that we have an Audi and a Mercedes pushin each other to the limit, and the Manthey-Porsche is sneaking along in the shadows waiting for the cars ahead to push each other into more trouble

Sounds like one of Mantheys usual scripts for the race

 

[Rui F. Martins]

does anybody knows what happended to #17 BMW? that car is way down on the live timing and it was on the top20 when i stopped watching

 

[James Johnson]

Whats going on in the sky at the moment.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/radar/eurodwdd.htm

http://www.accuweather.com/en/de/national/weather-radar

http://meteox.de/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=loop1uur

 

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does anybody knows what happended to #17 BMW? that car is way down on the live timing and it was on the top20 when i stopped watching

Copied from the official website:
"Sonntag, 20.05.12
# 17 (Lauda / Kechele / van der Ende / Lamy) BMW Z4 GT3
(03:43 Uhr) Unfall im Bereich Schwalbenschwanz"

-->Crash at 03:34 on track part "Schwalbenschwanz"

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

down to two cars still in one lap, both of them audis, pity the bmws folded, both are down 5 laps, also the mercedes and porsche each and everyone ran into some problem over the last 12 hours, so more than last years it is a matter of just making it through without delay. absolutely great entertainment, best event of the year.

 

[Tom]

#2 and #3 are 1 lap down by now, AUDI R8 leading with 12 minutes to go. Come on...make it happen Basseng, Haase, Stippler, Winkelhock!

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Lots of action in final lap! Poor Porsche! And well done to Audi Team Phoenix.

 

[Dave Simmons]

You just can not make this up.. what a finish!

 

[Thilo Falkenberg]

What a bizzar 24h race... I even had the feeling it was more of a crashfest then last year though less cars were on track. And so many twists. And the finish... I mean the Clio, I somehow can understand that after 24h you are not used to catch up to a Porsche. In an interview it was stated that the Porsche wanted to wait at the start/finish-line since they were 1 lap short on fuel.
First ever win for Audi at the Nürburgring 24h. Third time a Winkelhock won.