Live thread: exclusive look at the Nürburgring 24

Colin
By Colin Wood
May 20, 2023 | Nürburgring, Nürburgring 24 Hour, Live Thread

Photography Credit: J.G. Pasterjak

On May 20 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (4:00 p.m. local time), the green flag for one of the most grueling endurance races on the planet drops, and we’ll be there to capture the action.

Follow this thread for live updates from the 2023 ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring–the highs, the lows and (perhaps most importantly) all the wonderful trackside eats.

Between now and then, however, we’ll also be giving you an exclusive look into the process of getting a license that grants you the honor of competing at the Nürburgring, a process you can read more about here.

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JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/12/23 4:21 p.m.

Hi gang!

I'll be hitting the road (well, the air) Sunday, and as you may have seen in the other thread, my week is booked solid with motorsports adventures. In addition to the licensing class I'm doing Tuesday and Wednesday, I'll also be hooking up with reps from Falken Tire and getting an inside look at their logistics and engineering operation, and of course I'll have backstage access to the Hyundai TCR effort, which I'll bring you along on. If anyone has any specific questions or wants a better look at something, just drop suggestions in this thread. 

I'm also hanging around an extra day to Spend some time with Dale Lomas at Rent4Ring and checkout their operation. Monday is also a tourist lapping day at the 'Ring, and I have a friend traveling in the area who's going to try and work it into his schedule to to get to the track for a bit. So I might get to take someone for their fist ever lap of a racetrack... on the Nurburgring. That's basically like taking someone to their first concert and it's Black Sabbath at Madison Square Garden in 1974. 

I'll check in again from the airport Sunday. 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/14/23 4:52 p.m.

Hey look who's at the airport!

flight leaves ATL at 6:30 and I'll wake up in Frankfurt, where I'll pick up a [redacted extremely cool euro-market car. You'll see tomorrow]. Monday  is kind of a day off to chill and time-acclimate, then Tuesday I clock in. 
 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/14/23 5:09 p.m.

Let's play "guess the mystery press car"

Aaron_King
Aaron_King GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/15/23 9:32 a.m.

Something French?

elinorholka1
elinorholka1
5/15/23 9:45 a.m.

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

vw?

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/15/23 11:53 a.m.

O hai

that's the VW Arteon R Shooting Brake. Golf R running gear in a wagon body. 
yes, it's awesome. 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
5/15/23 1:02 p.m.

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

I just discovered a void in my life that can only be filled by an Arteon R Shooting Brake.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/15/23 2:46 p.m.

A few pedants on Facebook were complianing that "It's not a real shooting brake" and I'm like "Whatever." The world needs more dope-ass wagons and I'll take them however I can get them.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/15/23 3:20 p.m.

Jumping all over the place here, but it looks like I might get some sit down time with Albert Biermann Friday or Saturday. Biermann was the guy poached from BMW M that pretty much put Hyundai N on the map. He's now "officially" retired but still part of Hyundai as a "special consultant."

What do you want me to ask him?

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
5/15/23 3:32 p.m.
JG Pasterjak said:

Jumping all over the place here, but it looks like I might get some sit down time with Albert Biermann Friday or Saturday. Biermann was the guy poached from BMW M that pretty much put Hyundai N on the map. He's now "officially" retired but still part of Hyundai as a "special consultant."

What do you want me to ask him?

Will the Hyundai "N"achos be making a comeback this year?

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