24 Hours of the Nurburgring, race highlights stories, Chapter 2

Night falls at the Nurburgring, and the long, hard grind of the race, continues.  Here's the second set of highlights from the race.

With eight hours remaining, and nearly 100 laps, 1,600 miles, completed, Adam Christodoulou has the No. 4 Black Falcon Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 out front.

Christodoulou Out Front With Eight Hours to Go
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We saw an onboard lap with Kelvin van der Linde in Chapter 1.  But now, from third place, it could be game over for van der Linde and Land Motorsports, the defending champions of this motor race.  He has crashed from third, limping the Audi R8 to pit lane, with merely five hours to go.

Van der Linde Crashes in Hour 19
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The race leading Manthey Porsche, #912, has been dinged by the marshals, for speeding in a Code 60 slow zone.

Leading Porsche Hit with Penalty
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As the #4 Black Falcon Mercedes continues to lead, the Nurburgring 24 Hours has been red flagged in the closing hours, for fog at the Nordschleife.

Nurburgring 24 Red-Flagged for Fog
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The fog lifts, and now, it's crunch time at the Nurburgring.  24 hour races can sometimes come down to a major scrap in the last minutes, and that is what we have here, in the 48th renewal of the Nurburgring 24 Hours.  Let the battle begin, between two titans of German motoring, Mercedes Benz AMG, and Porsche. 

Race Resumes; Mercedes-AMG, Porsche Battle for Win
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Porsche wins at The Green Hell!  Manthey Porsche, and their all-star driver lineup of Fred Makowiecki, Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet, and Richard Lietz, are triumphant in the 48th Nurburgring 24 Hours!

Manthey Wins Wet, Wild Nurburgring 24
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Makowiecki: It Was "Win or Nothing"
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This is the first overall win for Porsche at the Nurburgring in seven years, since they last won in 2011.  Here's video of the race highlights.  Hope to have a written highlight report as well.  Stay tuned for that.

Auf wiedersehen from the Nurburgring, everyone.  Stay tuned.  Trust me, there will be a full race report on Endurance... The Sports Car Racing Blog, very soon.