It's become an institution. Sit back and watch the movie!

Peter and the FALKEN BMW M6 GT3 crew finished in 8th place at the ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24-hour race (May 27-28). Despite a disappointing qualifying session (they started 37th) and with only a couple of issues during the race, the car was the third-placed BMW and engaged in close battles for position right until the chequered flag. The race was dry and warm until four laps from the end when rain started to fall and many positions in the top 10 changed hands in the closing minutes.

This was Peter’s 10th “N24” with FALKEN and his 14th overall, coming just two weeks after Peter set the production car lap record of the Ring. This year, Peter switched from the FALKEN Porsche 911 GT3 R to the team's brand new BMW M6 GT3 and was joined by team mates Alexandre Imperatori, Marco Seefried and Stef Dusseldorp. Watch out for Peter and FALKEN as they continue racing in selected VLN races in the rest of the year.

In the build up to the race, FALKEN made much of the competition between its Porsche and BMW. In the early hours of the race, the Porsche was unfortunately irreparably damaged in a collision with another car, effectively handing the Team FALKEN victory to Peter and the BMW crew. Here are some funny videos of the pre-race competitions between Peter and Raggi (Porsche driver, Martin Ragginger).  

Round 1: fitness

Round 2: colouring in while drifting 

Round 3: remote control cars

Round 4: Bobby car racing

Peter has helped the NIO EP9 electric sports car set a new lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, achieving a lap time of 6m 45.900s. As NIO's selected Nordschleife specialist driver, Peter achieved the lap record for an electric vehicle back in October 7m 05.12s, making it the fastest electric car in the world. The EP9’s new lap record is 19.22 seconds faster than its previous lap time.

Click this link to read the official NIO press release.

It's been good practice for Peter who will be back at the Ring for his 12th Nürburgring 24 hour race next week (May 27-28), this time in the FALKEN BMW M6 GT3.

FALKEN has announced at the Geneva Motorshow today that it will be entering two cars in this year's VLN races and the ​Nürburgring 24 hours in May. Peter will be back with the FALKEN crew for his 12th year and 11th Nürburgring 24 hour race. He'll be switching from the Porsche 911 GT3 R to the team's brand new BMW M6 GT3 and will be joined by team mates Alexandre Imperatori, Marco Seefried and Stef Dusseldorp. Pre-season training has already started - scroll down to watch a video of the two cars in action at Portimao.

It's official (FALKEN press release)
In the new racing season, FALKEN will line up on the grid with not one, but two racing cars from premium German manufacturers. Last year saw the debut of the FALKEN Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 991), which simultaneously scooped the title of fastest Porsche in the 24h-Race on Nürburgring and ended up in 9th place overall. This season, it will be joined by team-mate FALKEN BMW M6 GT3 – the first time the tyre manufacturer has fielded two vehicles in motorsports challenges. FALKEN will enter both cars in various VLN endurance races as well as the legendary 24h-Race on Nürburgring. The situation of a team competing with two different but current GT3 vehicle marques is unusual, but serves to confirm the depth of experience of Falken's tyre engineers and the broadly based performance of the tyres. FALKEN's long-term partner, Schnabl Engineering, will supervise and support the two vehicles throughout the season. The BMW will be in the hands of the two FALKEN racers Peter Dumbreck – this year celebrating ten (!) years as part of the FALKEN team – and Alexandre Imperatori. The team will be supported by Marco Seefried and Stef Dusseldorp on the BMW factory side. Battling it out for top place at the wheel of the Porsche will be FALKEN driver Martin Ragginger plus Porsche works drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Dirk Werner and Laurens Vanthoor. BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt says: “We are very happy to be working with FALKEN Motorsport and have this well-established team compete with a BMW M6 GT3. In 2016, the race car was able to prove its great potential on the Nürburgring Nordschleife and it is clear that this is a very appealing model for our customers. Team Falken tested the car itself in the VLN Endurance Championship at the end of last year, which proved positive. We hope that we can celebrate success together this season in the 'Green Hell'." “To keep pace with the ongoing development and advancement of the FALKEN brand, our next milestone will be our partnership with two iconic sports car manufacturers in the toughest race in the world. In tests, our tyres have already demonstrated their superb performance on both vehicles. Now we're adding the element of competition by fielding the two cars in motorsports events, and look forward to exciting clashes between Porsche and BMW – both fitted with virtually identical Falken tyres", explains Stephan Cimbal, Head of Marketing at Falken Tyre Europe. “In our campaign, entitled 'Masters of Excitement', we will activate the media attraction of this FALKEN battle by launching TV commercials, social media and influencer integration activities, as well as a variety of PR operations on FALKEN markets throughout the world."

The calendar
VLN Endurance Races and 24h-Race at Nürburgring: 25 March 2017 08 April 2017 08 July 2017 19 August 2017 23 September 2017 21 October 2017 22 April 2017 – 24h Qualifying Race 25 May 2017 –

FALKEN 24h race facts and figures:
Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 991) Engine: Naturally aspirated engine 4.0L Max. power: 504 hp at 8,750 1/min Max. revs: 9,500 1/min Max. speed 298 km/h 0-100: 2.7 seconds Fuel: Superplus unleaded (E20) Rims/tyres: Front axle: One-piece BBS rims 12x18“ ET 17 with central locking FALKEN Slicks; tyre size 300/660-18 Rear axle: One-piece BBS rims 13.0x18“ ET 37.5 with central locking FALKEN Slicks; tyre size 330/710-18 BMW M6 GT3 Engine: V8 M TwinPower Turbo 4.4L Max. power: Up to 585 hp depending on BoP classification Max. revs: 6,500 1/min Max. Depending on BoP classification Fuel: Superplus unleaded (E20) Rims/tyres: BBS rims, 13“x18“ front and rear axle FALKEN Slicks; tyre size 330/710 18

Further to the previous post Dumbreck pilots NextEV NIO EP9 to take Nürburgring Nordschleife electric lap record, NextEV has released a full video of the birth of the EP9 electric supercar.

Here is a link to an article published by the BBC Business website on January 13th: "Is that fitness tracker you're using a waste of money?"