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Multi-car-club trackday
5-6 may 2009 The main purpose of this trackday - the first Nürburgring event of 2009 - was to bring the Audi 200 20V and the Alfa Romeo 166 3-litre to the Nordschleife. The Scuderia didn't quite succeed, because the Audi suffered a burnt turbo, and had to return on a limp to the Scuderia Garages in Denmark. But Gert Sterner was there - as expected - in the black Alfa Romeo 145Q. This time on Toyo 888 R-tires, and he fair and square tied with the 230 bhp Alfa leviathan. Racing semi-slicks have definetly shown their worth. The event was supporting this spring's Scuderia Hanseat Fahrer-Lehrgang, and as usual a bunch of danish petrol-heads met up and had a lot of fun. Michael Ryhl passengered and even tried to hire a Suzuki Swift - of former Norup fame - but had to settle for the right seat in as many cars as possible. The Swifts were all taken that week. |
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| Scuderia Participants:
Gert Sterner - Alfa Romeo 145 Q - best lap time 9:27 BTG Per Einarsson - Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 24V - best lap time 9:30 BTG Søren Bærholm - Audi 200 20V - did not participate Michael Ryhl - passenger and video filming |
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| The team manager arrives at the Scuderia works and loads race-stuff into the Alfa Romeo 166 | Alfa Romeo 166, Audi 200 and Alfa Romeo 145 lined up in the rain on departure from Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
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| The very elegant and powerful Audi Quattro at rest at a Shell station en-route to the ring | Søren Bærholm has located a fault in the turbo-charger and prepares for a slow journey home | ||||||||||||||||
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| Søren Bærholm calls the Turbo-retrofit company for instructions before leaving the redders at Osnabrück | The Alfa Romeos - arrived at Petrol-ED in the afternoon and ready for the first laps in the rain | ||||||||||||||||
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| The rain tricked some ringers like this Ukrainian Ferraristo who bashed in the rear of his F430 | The survival is celebrated with the other danes at Pistenklause restaurant in the evening | ||||||||||||||||
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| The famous team manager sleeps tight early in the morning at Gasthaus Gilles in Müllenbach | Gert Sterner holds up his Ring-card while Per Einarsson browses the ring sickers at Petrol-ED | ||||||||||||||||
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| The black Alfa Romeo 145Q of Gert Sterner caught on camera in Hatzenbach | The elegant Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 of Per Einarsson in the same section | ||||||||||||||||
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| The sound machine gets a tattoo on the right buttock | Christian Norby hitches a hike around the ring with Gert Sterner in the ITR Alfa Romeo 145Q | ||||||||||||||||
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| Christian Norby tries the route himself in his blue Alfa Romeo 155 TS | Kenneth Klinge in the smoothly driven Alfa Romeo 156 TS at Quiddelbacher Höhe | ||||||||||||||||
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| A front-grille that signals 'move over' is the Ring-Mini with Honda power-train | Stefan Svastrup in the brutal Alfa Romeo 156 GTA negotiates the bumpy Karussell | ||||||||||||||||
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| One of many Ferrari 430's | An Enzo-engined 599 GT Berlinetta shoots out of the Karussell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Christian Lysholm is a true ring-hero and drove his very potent Porsche 993 until it suffered gear-damage | Lars Nissen in his beautiful Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 on a fast lap | ||||||||||||||||
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| A Corvette in the Karusell ditch | One of two Ford GT's takes to the track and flies over Quiddelbacher Höhe in fine style | ||||||||||||||||
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| Peter Dyrelund in the nimble-and-powerful supercharged Alfa Romeo Alfasud with a passenger | Elvi Nissen in the cute Lancia Ypsilon came along with her brother and really enjoyed the experience | ||||||||||||||||
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| A crashed-out BMW is collected by the Abschleppdienst | An ambulance was sent for when a Porsche crashed late in the afternoon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Beamer-race through the Karussell | Stefan Svastrup's Alfa Romeo 156 GTA gets fancy dress company in the paddock | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Alfa Romeo 156 TS of Kenneth Klinge parked among vivid-livery sports racers | Unlike previous years this year saw quite a few Mercedes high-power sportscars | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Rally-plaque from the ITR Bertone GT is still in place in the control office | The ringers takes a pizza-break in Adenau and checks out video | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gert Sterner tries in vain to establish the condition of his brake pads | The Alfa Romeo 145Q is taken to Ron Simon's RSR workshop for retrofitting of front pads | ||||||||||||||||
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| Thank god - the inner pads where all gone | For the home journey Kenneth Klinge and Christian Norby joined the ITR caravan | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Alfa Romeo 166 streches it's long slim legs and maxes out at 250 kph on the Autobahn | Hogh tech ice cream softener | ||||||||||||||||
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| Farewell-eat at Macdougals as usual ... | |||||||||||||||||
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