| For the second time, the Manthey Racing
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| | world. But now, their team won for the
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| team succeeded again as it won the 24
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| | second consecutive year from pole
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| hour endurance race on the Nürburgring.
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| | position. He perceives the current
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| Porsche drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain
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| | victory as a wonderful gift for him as
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| Dumas and Marc Lieb along with Marcel
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| | well as for his wife Renate for their
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| Tiemann bested more than 200 racers with
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| | silver wedding anniversary this weekend.
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| a one-lap advantage. The team players
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| | The story of the 2007 marathon will be
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| were driving their new Porsche 911 GT3
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| | marked in history as one of the most
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| RSR that is well equipped with high
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| | unusual races. The Eifel classic had to
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| performing parts like Porsche oxygen
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| | be delayed by almost two hours due to the
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| sensor.
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| | anguishing rain fall. At 4:51 in the
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| In front of a crowd with 210,000
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| | afternoon, the heavy rain stopped and so
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| spectators, the success at the 35th
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| | the race started. Then, at 3:54 in the
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| edition of the long distance classic
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| | morning, thick fog hindered the race. In
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| records the eighth victory for a Porsche.
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| | effect, the race management was obliged
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| Run by Land Motorsport, the 911 GT3 RSR
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| | to interrupt the event for about
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| was in the third place behind the Dodge
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| | five-and-a-half hours. So the restart
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| Viper of Zakspeed Racing.
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| | took place at 9:31 in the morning.
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| After beginning from pole, the four
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| | After the race, Timo Bernhard said that
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| Manthey Racing drivers set the speed
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| | winning the Nürburgring 24 hour
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| right from the start. The weather
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| | endurance race in two consecutive years
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| condition was extremely challenging due
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| | is 'a dream come true'. According to him,
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| to the combination of heat, rain and fog.
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| | they managed to find a good set-up for
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| But this did not hinder the team from
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| | the oddities of the Nordschleife in the
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| winning. Bernhard, Dumas, Lieb and
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| | Long Distance Championship. He was so
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| Tiemann were still in perfect driving
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| | grateful with the cooperation of the new
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| condition. The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR that
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| | 911 GT3 RSR that had not experience any
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| was developed and built in Weissach also
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| | problem, even a single or minor one, over
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| finished its maiden race at the
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| | the 24 hours.
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| Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race
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| | Romain Dumas reacted that the event was
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| without incurring any technical problems
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| | amazing. He was particularly amazed by
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| or flaws.
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| | the fact that he have been racing on the
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| Hartmut Kristen, the pleased head of
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| | Nordschleife for the third time now and
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| racing, said that the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
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| | he won the recent and one of the most
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| once again confirmed its potential
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| | important races around the world. He said
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| because of its undeniable winning. He
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| | that the track was one-of-a-kind and the
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| largely complements the efforts exerted
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| | unpredictable weather condition put a lot
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| by the Manthey Racing team who did a nice
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| | of pressure on them. He added that of his
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| work. He commented that the four drivers
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| | many experiences in the race, he would
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| turned quick laps at exactly the
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| | never forget his drive in thick fog
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| appropriate time. He further said that
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| | during the night.
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| the team drivers were cautious just when
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| | Marc Lieb was also definitely proud to
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| the situation warranted it and this
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| | have won the greatest race in Germany. He
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| hugely contributed to the team's winning
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| | said that he secured class victory at the
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| again. He was very pleased that their
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| | 24 hour events in Daytona and Le Mans and
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| drivers exuded characteristics of a great
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| | an overall victory at Spa. He considers
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| long distance pilot. He added that the
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| | the team's success in the Nürburgring a
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| Nürburgring means a lot to Porsche and
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| | very special one.
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| that was because of all the Porsche teams
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| | This was also Marcel Tiemann's third time
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| who once again put the racing team one
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| | to hold the winners' trophy on the podium
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| step higher.
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| | of this 24 hour endurance race. He said
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| Olaf Manthey, the team principal could
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| | that reliability and fast car are the
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| hardly believe his fortune. According to
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| | requirements in winning the race. He
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| him, before, he had first to wait for a
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| | complements the entire team for a job
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| really very long time to get what for him
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| | well done last weekend.
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| is the most important race all over the
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