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Sand not tarmac- Christian Abt in the Volkswagen Race Touareg
01.09.2007 |
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New territory for Christian Abt: On Thursday, the DTM racer and the Volkswagen factory driver Giniel de Villiers swapped cars – an Audi A4 DTM for a Volkswagen Race Touareg.
After a few laps on offroad terrain Abt enthused: "The Race Touareg impressed me. A great foretaste,” said the Bavarian who will have real sand under his wheels in September. The Audi factory driver will accompany the Volkswagen team for tests in Tunisia – a gift from Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen for his 40th birthday. Giniel de Villiers relished the drive in the Audi as well. "It's fun to sit in a touring car again for a change – especially if it's a fast one like the Audi A4 DTM," said the South African who is also driving Audi's DTM racing taxi this weekend.
Desert pros in the Eifel: Annie Seel and Mark Miller in the Polo Cup
"That's a completely different world,” said an astonished rally princess Annie Seel after her first laps in the Racing Polo. Normally, the petite Swede contests desert rallies on two wheels, and she has brought along a massive KTM-Enduro with her to the Eifel region. Volkswagen factory driver Mark Miller was extremely impressed with the "talent school” as well. "The Polo Cup demands utmost precision at the wheel. A very good training ground for young talent – and a great diversion for rally drivers like myself,” said the American.
Success story: historic Formula 3 racers in the paddock
Seven championship wins in Germany, 55 international titles: Volkswagen has a long and successful history in Formula 3. On the occasion of its comeback to the most important racing category for young drivers the manufacturer from Wolfsburg is showcasing two historic "monoposti” at the Nürburgring paddock: for one, an Ralt RT30-Volkswagen in which Kris Nissen – today Volkswagen Motorsport Director – won the German Formula 3 Championship in 1986. For the other, an Ralt RT30, in which Joachim Winkelhock, German Formula 3 Champion with Volkswagen in 1988, was fighting for points in his younger years.
Volkswagen with complete motorsport line-up at the Nürburgring
Volkswagen is showing its complete motorsport line-up in the Eifel: In addition to the races of the Formula 3 Euro Series – in which the Wolfsburg manufacturer is making its comeback – and the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup, the other racing projects are represented at the Nürburgring as well. Both, the Golf GTI, which clinched class victory and the spectacular eighth place overall in the 24h-race in June, and the Race Touareg, which will be fielded by Volkswagen in January in the 2008 Dakar Rally, are on display. |
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