Alternative propulsion and extravagant rim Ford Focus on AEZ Excite at the 24h race | ||
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Ralf-Udo Blöding, Elmar Brunsch, Wolfgang Förster and Sat-1 auto magazine presenter Kurt Lotz had big plans: they wanted to exist in the green hell of the Nürburgring and be at the forefront of the 24-hour race with an ethanol Focus, which would be travelling on elegant and sporty Excite rims by AEZ. |
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| Crew and vehicle survived rain, storm and hail without complaint, but the bad news came at 3 am: an engine mounting was sheared off, as a result of which the engine/transmission unit tipped a little. The bitter consequence: the breakage of a drive shaft and the tearing off of an exhaust-driven turbocharger. The second place had to be given up. Nonetheless, the Focus crew was quite lucky under the circumstances, because the race was stopped just before 4 am due to fog and not continued until 9.30 am. Kurt Lotz and his comrades-in-arms struggled forward from the 4th to the 3rd place before the servo pump freed itself and the liquid ran out completely. Only with a lot of effort was Ralf-Udo Blöding able to navigate the Focus into the pit. The repair only took a few seconds, but a place on the rostrum was now finally out of the question. The car reached the finishing line at 4.52 pm after 73 laps, proving two things: the eco-friendly ethanol and the chic AEZ Excite are not only absolutely suitable for day-to-day, but they also effortlessly withstand the 24-hour race. You can't say that about all components.... |
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