Aston Martin squeezes in an extra race for the V12 Zagato at the Nürburgring

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato at the Nürburgring - Click above for high-res image gallery​

There are plenty of things to admire about a company like Aston Martin, and not the least of them is that it loves racing as much as it loves making sports cars.

Take its latest product, for example. After its debut at the Villa d'Este concours, Aston announced that it would take the V12 Zagato for a short race at the Nürburgring and then a full 24-hour assault later this month. The first one already took place, and the second one hasn't rolled around yet, but Aston has already found time to fit in an extra race in between.

After the solitary entry failed to finish the last round of the VLN series it contested at the 'Ring, Aston will now field two entries at this weekend's race. One team will be headed by the company's CEO, Dr. Ulrich Bez, the other by Chris Porritt (the chief engineer on the One-77 project, along with Evo magazine's Richard Meaden).

The race will take place over four hours from noon local time on Saturday, which you can follow on the company's Twitter feed. But for a closer look right now, you can check out the gallery of images of the V12 Zagato from its previous encounter with the Green Hell, along with the press release after the jump.Continue reading Aston Martin squeezes in an extra race for the V12 Zagato at the Nürburgring

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