SHAKEDOWN host Leo Parente looks at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. See what really happens at the world's most grueling and epic sportscar endurance race.

A quick recap of the 2011 race:

It was one of the most exciting and dramatic 24 hour races at the Nürburgring. And it finished with a triumph for Porsche: In front of 220,000 spectators lining the legendary Nordschleife, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) won the 39th running of the long distance classic in the Eifel with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and relegated their strong opponents from BMW, Mercedes and Audi to finish down the field.

For Porsche and the Porsche Team Manthey, this marked the fifth victory at the traditional race in the last six years – likewise for Timo Bernhard.

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Cool vid, I was there with a friend spectating the 2009 race

 

great video..excited for the next episode