Opel - Comeback In Racing ~ THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD BLOG

Opel wants to polish its image with the revived activities in motor sport. Next year, the automaker will go directly to the start of two competitions.

Opel is involved again in motorsport. From season 2013 a rally of small car Adam Cup during the ADAC Rallye Masters Series Extend one-make series. In addition, 2013 is a racing version of the Astra OPC is applied for customer sport. The compact coupe is designed technically to the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nurburgring in this context and should also extend one-make series. Also participate in the 24-hour race in the Eifel is provided.

Opel looks back on over 100 years of motor racing history. Shortly after the recording of automobile production in 1899 and the first vehicles were sent to competitions. Its greatest triumphs, the brand celebrated the mid-1970s, when she and Walter Röhrl two European Rally Championship title in 1982 to import and the world title.

In the 80s and 90s were focused Rüsselsheim to the racetrack. 1994, there was the title in the DTM, 1996 and 1998. In the follow-up series ITC and STW Add 2003 a total victory came at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. After getting off the end of 2005 Opel DTM had scaled back its motorsport program to almost zero. Among the few exceptions was one of the career building project OPC Race Camp.

With this new motorsport commitment want the Rüsselsheim their image and regain fresh confidence.

Next year, we go right to the start of two competitions ...

... from the season 2013 a rally of small car Cupversion Adam during the ADAC Rallye Masters Series Extend one-make series. In addition, 2013 is a racing version of the Astra OPC is applied for customer sport.

As the ancients: the safety point is the race-Adam after the great examples of the DTM at nothing.

Opel CEO Dr. Thomas Sedran is one of the party. After getting off the end of 2005, DTM Opel retracted its motorsport program to almost zero You are now ready to return.

With the Astra OPC, it goes to the racetrack. Opel now offers him the 2013 season in a race version for customer sport.

With the Opel Ascona A rally win Walter Röhrl and co-driver Jochen Berger six of eight races and 1974 European Rally Champion.

World Rally Champion Walter Rörl in the Opel Ascona B 400 (1982).

Uwe Alzen at 300 hp Opel Vectra (1998).

Opel Calibra Cliff.

Opel Astra Coupe 5 of Manuel Reuter, Timo Scheider, Marcel Tiemann and Volker Strycek the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (2003).

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