Thursday, April 28, 2011

Driver squad for the Golf24 for 24-hour race is

If the Volkswagen Golf to the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife (June 23 to 26) returns, in addition to the famous Volkswagen drivers such as René Rast and Peter Terting, the former Formula 1 drivers Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell and DTM driver Edoardo Mortara used. The Golf24 with 324 kW / 440 hp and four-wheel drive is already celebrating this weekend at the Long Distance Championship Nürburgring his racing debut in the "Green Hell".

Besides the three Golf24, Volkswagen factory two Scirocco GT24-CNG one, with the Wolfsburg celebrated the last year a triple victory in the class for cars with alternative powertrains. Sitting at the wheel: Volkswagen board member Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, who is responsible for technical development, ex-DTM-driver Vanina Ickx and journalist Peter Wyss (Automobil Revue), Bernd Ostmann (auto, motor und sport).

The cockpit of the second Scirocco GT24-CNG biomethane with eco-drive share the "Dakar" winner Giniel de Villiers (winner 2009) and Nasser Al-Attiyah (2011) with former DTM drivers Klaus Niedzwiedz. Volkswagen is the 24-hour race in June, using three copies of the Golf24. The control of the car with the number 35 take René Rast, Volkswagen junior and winner of the Porsche Supercup 2010, Nicki Thiim, son of former DTM champion Kurt Thiim and Volkswagen in the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring last successful, and the Former DTM and WM-driver Peter Terting, also an integral part of the Volkswagen 24-hour call-up.

The vehicle with the number 135 will pilot the Swede Fredrik Ekblom and the German Nordschleife expert Thomas Mutsch and Patrick Simon. The Golf24 with the number 235, piloted by the Formula 1 legends Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell and the two youngsters from the school formula Volkswagen Edoardo Mortara and Franck Mailleux.

His racing debut, the Volkswagen Golf24 next Saturday (April 30) the second season running the Endurance Championship (VLN) give. For use with the 4-hour race coming Fredrik Ekblom, Franck Mailleux and Peter Terting. Further testing duties with changing crews are also planned for the following two rounds of the Endurance Championship.

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