In the first issue, DTM driver Susie Stoddart will be the guest of honor, guiding visitors through the online show. In addition to offering a much needed break from current anchorwoman Tanja Bülter, Susie will furthermore look at the subject of " sporty cars and their drivers"
This Sunday will mark a sad day for fans of Bernd Schneider, as the legendary 44 year-old DTM driver has announced that next week's race in Hockenheim will be his last. The news marks the end of a 17 year racing career between Mercedes-Benz Motorsports and Bernd, during which he was able to win a total of 43 out of 226 DTM and ITC races for the team and capture both an ITC championship and five DTM championships. No DTM driver has ever been more successful.
In Hockenheim yesterday, the 2008 DTM season drew to a close, as did the championship hopes for Mercedes' Paul Di Resta. Going into the race, Di Resta had narrowed the lead between himself and points leader Timo Scheider of Audi to just two, but after a hard fought race, it would be Scheider that took the victory, giving Di Resta the runners-up position in both the race and the driver's title.
The Audi R8, fresh off its Le Mans 24 hour safety car debut, will now take on the same role in the DTM Race Series (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) and the slick R8 will make a second debut serving as a racing taxi as well.
Some photos of the exotics from the starting line of the 2007 Players Run. Murcielago LP640, CLK DTM, Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR, Maserati MC12, Ferrari Enzo, Audi R8
This weekend saw the debut of the 4th generation Audi A4 DTM at the season opener at Hockenheim and once again the Audi can celebrate another racing success with a commanding 1-2-3 finish with Mattias Ekström (the Swede BALLER) taking the flag ahead of Timo Scheider and Tom Kristensen in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
This weekend marked the tenth round of the 2008 DTM in Le Mans, and after an action-packed 41 lap race, it was Paul di Resta that took the top position for Mercedes, capturing second behind Audi's Mattias Ekstrom. As a result of the finish, Di Resta has reduced the gap between himself and points leader Timo Scheider of Audi to a mere two points, thus postponing the championship decision until the DTM season finale in Hockenheim on October 26th.
This weekend marked the seventh DTM race of the season at the Nürburgring, and after a rain-soaked qualifying session that was eventually red flagged gave Audi drivers the top three starting positions on the grid, the AMG Mercedes C-Class drivers faced an uphill battle from the onset of the event. Here's a recap of what transpired next:
To make a championship winning car even better – the Audi Sport engineers and technicians faced this delicate task when the job of developing the DTM race version of the new Audi A4 arose. From the visual aspect they certainly succeeded: The new A4 DTM, which was publicly unveiled for the first time at the Motor Show in Geneva.
Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM Cabriolet is 582 horses of pure, unadulterated driving bliss. The ability to catapult its occupant from 0-60 in a pavement-blistering 4.0 seconds; the ability to obtain an electronically limited maximum velocity of 186 mph
The CLK 63 AMG is the new official F1 safety car for 2006, and will be driven by former DTM driver Bernd Mayl\344nder. This car will replace the SLK 55 AMG that was the previous safety car.
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