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For no particular reason other than photos of the Falken Porsche from the 2014 Nurburgring 24 hours apparently have the ability to catch one’s attention when poking through the archives, a brief look back in time is warranted.  The Falken 997 Porsche is known as a regular and fan-favorite competitor in the Nurburgring 24 hours.  Falken always has a distinctive paint scheme and does a ton of on-site marketing support.  As you might have seen on this blog or elsewhere, the 997

With thanks to Dailysportscar.com for the pointer, the Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) that has raced thousands of kilometers is now for sale.  The team is moving to the 991 platform for 2016, so they have put their 997 up for sale.  Interested?  Check out the listing on Mobile.de with a €500,000 asking price.  The car finished on the podium at the 2015 Nurburgring 24 hours – the team’s best ever result.  In honor of the team and the car, here is a gallery of shots

Have you ever wanted to enter the Nurburgring 24 Hours?  Good news!  The entry form for the 2016 event has now been posted and is available here.  Interestingly enough, it is in English!  There are interesting gems for those who are interested in the race. Initial entry deadline is April 5, 2016 which gets you the reduced entry fee in excess of €6000  (which includes an irrevocable fee for armco and crash damage).  Need a little more time?  Final entry deadline is April 21, 2

After proposals were made in August, the improvements that are expected to enable racing at the Nurburgring for the next three years without speed limits.  Most changes will affect spectator safety, but some spots on the track will be “smoothed” .  The changes are subject to final FIA approval, but presumably they would not be announced unless the track had a good sense that approval will be granted. For those that can read German, the announcement is posted on the Nurburgrin

Oh yes, the Los Angeles connection.  In September 2005, the Yellowbird was refreshed (including a new coat of paint) and brought to the US for Road & Track magazine’s use and a few car shows.  It was on display at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, north of Los Angeles near Santa Barbara at a Porsche focused weekend event “The Ventura Show”.   The show was an annual event, but ceased sometime around 2011 or 2012.  It was great to see the actual Yellowbird in person.  From humble

Still a long way from race day in May 2016, but preparations are underway.  Jim Glickenhaus expects to bring at least two SCG 003 entries as well as the P 4/5 which ran previously (just for sport).  The team has experienced some recent good results in the VLN and gains strength with more track time.  Meanwhile, Jurgen Alzen expects to enter a Ford Mustang in all rounds of the 2016 VLN championship. Story at Sportscar-Info.de (in german). #Glickenhaus #Nurburgring #SCG003

The scariest thing I could think of is racing during the Nurburgring 24 hours – at night – in the wet.  Boo! #Audi #Bentley #Mercedes #Nurburgring