Paddock radar from the ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring

• Worrying moment for Albert von Thurn und Taxis
• Germany’s biggest radio broadcaster at ADAC GT Masters
• Mathias Lauda gets unlucky on mountain bike

Lauda with scratches: Mercedes-Benz driver Mathias Lauda appeared with two big scratches on his face for his second outing in the ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring. “Unfortunately, I haven’t got an amazing story to tell – I just had a small accident on my mountain bike,” said Lauda with a chuckle.

ADAC Sports Foundation protégés come to visit: ADAC Sports Foundation protégés from the 2014 cohort visited the ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring at the invitation of the Sports Foundation. ADAC Sports Foundation CEO Dr Erhart Oehm and board members Rupert Mayer and Dieter Seibert, were on hand to welcome the protégés from the areas of single-seater racing, GT Sport, rallying, karting, motocross and motorcycle road racing. The trainee motor racing drivers gained a comprehensive impression of what the Super Sports Car League is all about on a guided tour of the paddock, the pits and the grid. They wished one ADAC GT Masters driver in particular good luck, Lennart Marioneck, who is lining up in a Corvette in his second year in the ADAC GT Masters, and belongs to the squad of protégés at the ADAC Sports Foundation.

Visit from Japan: A high-ranking manager from YOKOHAMA came to the ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring. Tetsuya Kuze, Director and Managing Corporate Officer at YOKOHAMA travelled from Japan to the Eifel and presented prizes to the ADAC GT Masters winners. Since 2012, YOKOHAMA have been exclusive tyre partners of the ADAC GT Masters.

Radio NRW pay a visit: The ADAC GT Masters welcomed around 50 editors and employees from Radio NRW to the Nürburgring. The staff of Germany’s biggest radio broadcaster had a look behind the scenes at the ADAC GT Masters, inspected the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG fielded by ROWE RACING and visited the grid on Saturday.
Alguersuari and the Nordschleife: On Friday evening, ex-Formula 1 driver Jaime Alguersuari made his first acquaintance with the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife. The Spanish driver posted a few laps in a Mercedes SLS AMG on the Nordschleife and was really impressed. “The track is simply incredible. I really hope that I get the chance one day to contest a race there.” Alguersuari uploaded short video clips of the Nordschleife in his Instagram profile which is available at http://instagram.com/alguersuarija.

Worrying moment for von Thurn und Taxis: Albert von Thurn und Taxis combined a holiday to America with an outing in a race in California at the wheel of a Lamborghini. “But I had only one burger in order to stay on top form for the ADAC GT Masters,” said the 2010 ADAC GT Masters champion. The USA trip was not without a worrying moment, as the race track near San Francisco is just a few kilometres away from the epicentre of an earthquake that shook the region last weekend.

Presenter Patrice at ROWE RACING: Maro Engel was pleased to have the support of a top celeb at the Nürburgring. Patrice Bouédibéla, former MTV presenter and one-time friend of pop star Anastasia, came as Engel’s guest.

Fan support for Götz: Mercedes-Benz driver Maximilian Götz had an extra dose of support from fans at the Nürburgring. 30 members from the Duisburg Car and Motorbike club travelled to the Eifel to support fellow club member. Götz, who is from Bavaria, joined AMC Duisburg in 2013.

European boxing champions at the Nürburgring: PIXUM Team Schubert invited three boxers from Magdeburg’s SES Boxing club to visit them at the ADAC GT Masters this weekend at the Nürburgring. Francesco Pianetta, WBO European heavyweight champion, Christina Hammer, WBO and WBF middleweight world champion and Dennis Robert, IBF cruiserweight world champion wished the BMW team good luck.