GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Torpedo Run http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:19:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Torpedo Run 2008 Pre-Event Party http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/06/28/torpedo-run-2008-pre-event-party/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/06/28/torpedo-run-2008-pre-event-party/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:42:55 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/06/28/torpedo-run-2008-pre-event-party/ The start of Torpedo Run 2008 is getting closer but to make the wait easier the Torpedo Run organisators are hosting a party in Germany for participants to meet. On the 16th of August 2008 one of the most famous car-fanatics will be guest at the Torpedo Run Party. Jay Kay’s band Jamiroquai is special [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/06/28/torpedo-run-2008-pre-event-party/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2008 http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/04/08/torpedo-run-2008/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/04/08/torpedo-run-2008/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:35:17 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/04/08/torpedo-run-2008/ Today we received the first information about the Torpedo Run 2008: This years’ Torpedo Run will be held between 12th September 2008 and 14th September 2008. With the start in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf (Germany), and end in St. Tropez (France) at the Mediterranean coast, you can look forward to an extraordinary mobile party. Torpedo [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/04/08/torpedo-run-2008/feed/ 1 Torpedo Run 2007 video http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/27/torpedo-run-2007-video/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/27/torpedo-run-2007-video/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:44 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1573 Fun events, cool parties, luxury hotels and challenging racetracks: that’s the Torpedo Run! In 2007 the varied tour included several European countries and the highest pass roads of the Alps conquered by cars like Lamborghini Diablo SV, Ferrari F430, Porsche Turbo, Corvette Z06 and Mini Cooper S. Enjoy this short excellent vid, made of the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/27/torpedo-run-2007-video/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007 writeup by PX http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/15/torpedo-run-2007-writeup-by-px/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/15/torpedo-run-2007-writeup-by-px/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:41:40 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1513 20. September 2007 – Day 0 Torpedo Run Thanks to Torpedo Run organiser Christian we secured a spot on the grid of this automotive adventure. Our car of choice was a 2007 Mini Cooper S. A lot of the participants were quiet nervous, if everything would be okay…. But the Torpedo Run is different from [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/15/torpedo-run-2007-writeup-by-px/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007 compilation video http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/08/torpedo-run-2007-compilation-video/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/08/torpedo-run-2007-compilation-video/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:44:23 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1509 Team GTspirit.com had the opportunity to take part at this years Torpedo Run. We participated with a Mini Cooper S and surprised alot of the other Torpedo Runners, with its performance. It was great to meet the other car enthusiasts. To keep the memories of the Torpedo Run alive, we made this compilation video with [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/08/torpedo-run-2007-compilation-video/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007 by Christian http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/07/torpedo-run-2007-by-christian/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/07/torpedo-run-2007-by-christian/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:23:44 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1508 The success of the Torpedo Run: one man is behind this extraordinary event. Christian made the impossible possible. After long discussions with the German government, he got the official ‘go’ for the Torpedo Run. And all the work he put in this event was worth it. Now Christian shares his experiences about this exciting three [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/07/torpedo-run-2007-by-christian/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run on German TV http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/05/torpedo-run-on-german-tv/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/05/torpedo-run-on-german-tv/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:30:16 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1505 This years Torpedo Run was defenitiv one big superb event. The participants had a lot of fun together and experienced things, which they will never forget. One of the biggest German TV stations, SAT1, accompanied the event. This saturday, the 6th October 2007 at 5 pm CET, the ‘SAT1 Automagazin’ will report about the Torpedo [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/10/05/torpedo-run-on-german-tv/feed/ 1 Torpedo Run 2007 by Team NASA http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/26/torpedo-run-2007-by-team-nasa/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/26/torpedo-run-2007-by-team-nasa/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:35:47 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1497 Enjoy this great write-up by Team NASA, Natasa and Sacha, about their great time during the Torpedo Run 2007! Thanks alot to you both. Was great to meet you there! Day 0 We had to drive extremly early to the airport, because we had to fly to Hamburg. After a 300km drive with our new [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/26/torpedo-run-2007-by-team-nasa/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007 – Day 2 Writeup http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/23/torpedo-run-2007-day-2-writeup/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/23/torpedo-run-2007-day-2-writeup/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:13:43 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/23/torpedo-run-2007-day-2-writeup/ Torpedo Run Day 2: (Photos) After a great party in the ‘White’ club in Luxembourg everybody woke up a little bit late this morning. Only the Christian and Andy made it to breakfast before 8am, so the 8.30 starttime was delayed until 9.30. With all the cars safely making it out of Germany we put [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/23/torpedo-run-2007-day-2-writeup/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run – Day 2 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/22/torpedo-run-day-2/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/22/torpedo-run-day-2/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:20:24 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/22/torpedo-run-day-2/ Day 2 brings the Torpedo runners and the wonderfull grid to Switzerland. After the party of last night and the first leg of today, they can show their racing skills on a kart track in France. This promisses to be a challenge and let’s hope that our GTspirit team beats them all! For a full [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/22/torpedo-run-day-2/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007 – Day 1 Writeup http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-2007-day-1-writeup/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-2007-day-1-writeup/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:38:18 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-2007-day-1-writeup/ Day 1! (Photos) This morning we got up really early, I skipped breakfast as usual for an additional 10 minutes of sleep Then put all the gear in the car and drove to the startline at Tobit.Elements. A growing crowd gathered near the hangar and startline with the police present as special guest. We were [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-2007-day-1-writeup/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run – Day 1 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-1/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-1/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:20:54 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-1/ Today is the official start day of the 2007 Torpedo Run. Day 1 one brings the participants from Ahaus (Germany) to the checkpoint in Papenburg where from they all drive to the final destination of day 1 in Luxumbourg. Like yesterday, Des and PX, will bring updates during the day which you can follow here [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-1/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run – Day 0 Photos http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-0-photos/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-0-photos/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:14:16 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-0-photos/ The first collection of Torpedo Run photos is added to our Torpedo Run gallery. Day 0 is traditionally a day of meet & greet with other participants and registration, and at a gathering of petrolheads a very important aspect is checking out eachothers rides. One of our favourite cars at the Torpedo Run grid is [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/21/torpedo-run-day-0-photos/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run – Day 0 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/20/torpedo-run-day-0/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/20/torpedo-run-day-0/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:03:26 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/20/torpedo-run-day-0/ Tomorrow is the official start of the 2007 Torpedo Run. The start of the adventure is in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf, Germany. Our team members (Des and PX) secured a position on the grid and thanks to their efforts we will bring the hottest updates during the run. Sacha, another GTspirit member, is also providing [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/20/torpedo-run-day-0/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run preparation of Team NASA http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/18/torpedo-run-preparation-of-team-nasa/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/18/torpedo-run-preparation-of-team-nasa/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:57:25 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1482 Only 3 days to go, until the Torpedo Run (21st – 23rd September 2007) start in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf, Germany. We will do live updates and coverage of this event. GTspirit member Sacha is one of the participants of the Torpedo Run. He was so kind to share his Torpedo Run preparations with us: [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/09/18/torpedo-run-preparation-of-team-nasa/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007: the countdown has begun http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/21/torpedo-run-2007-the-countdown-has-begun/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/21/torpedo-run-2007-the-countdown-has-begun/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:06:22 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1429 So the countdown has begun, with approximately only 1 month to go until the Torpedo Run (21st – 23rd September 2007) starts in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf, in Germany. And the interst in the event is rising more and more. To tell you at once: You can win the car of a team joining the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/21/torpedo-run-2007-the-countdown-has-begun/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run: Rent an exclusive supercar http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/06/torpedo-run-rent-an-exclusive-supercar/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/06/torpedo-run-rent-an-exclusive-supercar/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:10:24 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1407 Torpedo Run belongs to one of the most spectacular automotive events. Between 21st September 2007 and 23rd September 2007 it is again time for a mobile party as it’s best, including racetracks with real banked curves and eccentric parties in Europe’s best nightclubs. The start of the Torpedo Run is in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf, [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/06/torpedo-run-rent-an-exclusive-supercar/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run: Only 9 weeks to go http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/07/17/torpedo-run-only-9-weeks-to-go/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/07/17/torpedo-run-only-9-weeks-to-go/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:29:44 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1357 Only 9 weeks to go until the Torpedo Run (21st – 23rd September 2007) starts in Ahaus, North of Düsseldorf, Germany. The Torpedo Run leads the participants across 5 European countries and will get them to know amazing racetracks. After experiencing the highest pass roads of the Alps, the Torpedo Runners can look forward to [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/07/17/torpedo-run-only-9-weeks-to-go/feed/ 0 GTspirit joins the Torpedo Run http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/27/gtspirit-joins-the-torpedo-run/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/27/gtspirit-joins-the-torpedo-run/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:16:43 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1343 Torpedo Run looks like a lot of fun. So we entered the Torpedo Run with our Mini Cooper S. We are looking forward to meet other car enthusiasts and especially the “holy” automotive proving ground of Papenburg (Germany), which is usually closed for public access. We have heard many exciting things about this area, e. [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/27/gtspirit-joins-the-torpedo-run/feed/ 0 Torpedo Run 2007: Spectacular start location http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/13/torpedo-run-2007-spectacular-start-location/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/13/torpedo-run-2007-spectacular-start-location/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:53:05 +0000 Cathy http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1325 It’s time to announce the start location of this years’ Torpedo Run (21st – 23rd September 2007). The organisators choose a real spectacular location: the first virtual airbase worldwide, the Virtual.Aero in Ahaus, Germany (North of Düsseldorf). At the sign-in participants of the Torpeo Run become a pilot and get to know what it means [...]

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