On April 16 the Porsche 911 GT3 RS set another benchmark for road-approved sports cars at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany: Porsche works race driver Kévin Estre set a lap time in 6:56.4 minutes with the 520-hp GT3 RS. The Frenchman’s lap time was 24 seconds faster than the best time achieved with the previous GT3 RS model. [...]

Regardless of its real-world importance or relevance, kudos to Porsche for continuing to blow minds with each generation and subsequent iteration of its sportscars.

Don't miss the short prologue video either.

Ride along with Pirelli test driver Marco Mapelli as he clocks a heroic 6:59 around the Nürburgring behind the wheel of Lamborghini's latest V12 rocketship, the Aventator LP 750-4 SV.

Talk about commitment.

16 glorious minutes of BMW M cars being hustled around the World's Greatest Public Tollway, just as they were designed to.

As good as it is, the producers seemed to have skipped over the E34 M5, forgot to film the E12 M535i having a crack, ditto the E36 M3. Shame on you. Hearing the E46 CSL being wound out might make up for it. Just a little bit.

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Watch and learn as nine-time World Rally Championship winner Sébastien Loeb hustles his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC car around the full Nurburgring last year.

A ten minute review of the 1971 Nürburgring 1000km, where the mighty Porsche 908/3 finished 1-2-3 beating the fancied Ferrari 312s and Alfa-Romeo T33s.

This is the first lap of the 2014 Nurburgring 24h rennen, onboard Ring-Attack #303 BMW M235i Racing with the driver Jesse Krohn.

Nearly all of it at ten-tenths. So very fast.

Fernando Alosno interviewed while hustling a 'Rosso Fiorano' F12berlinetta around the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

A slow-motion video recapping the 2014 Nürburgring 24-Hour race.

Land Rover:

The fastest and most powerful production Land Rover ever, takes the ultimate test lap at the iconic Nurburgring.

Really looking forward to this, sounds incredible. JLR have been knocking it out of the park recently.

Aston Martin reflect on their 2014 Nürburgring campaign.

Ride alongside Marc Lieb as he clocks an epic 6m57s lap around the Nürburgring behind the wheel of Porsche's new 918 Spyder.

Chris Harris:

"This car is completely road legal. It has indicators, fog lights, even an electric handbrake. And it also has a laminated letter from the Ford Motor Company explaining as much, wedged down inside the chassis - just in case you get stopped by the Polizei."

That laminated letter sure must come in handy.