DTM: Audi championship winning cars at the Essen Motor Show

Audi Press Release

All Audi and DTM fans are in for a real treat: The Essen Motor Show will be presenting a special exhibition on the DTM that features winning cars from nearly the past three decades. 

Included will be the 1990 Audi V8 quattro, the 2002 Abt-Audi TT-R plus three Audi A4 DTM cars from 2004, 2009 and 2011. Whether coupe or sedan, all three models have one thing in common: Audi drivers won the champion’s title in the most popular international touring car series in them. The exhibition will be open from November 30 to December 8. The organizers are expecting more than 300,000 visitors. 

1990: Audi V8 quattro - Hans-Joachim Stuck

2002: Abt-Audi TT-R - Laurent Aïello

2004: Audi A4 DTM (04 R11) - Mattias Ekström

2009: Audi A4 DTM (09 R14 plus) - Timo Scheider

2011: Audi A4 DTM (08 R14) - Martin Tomczyk

Photo credit: Audi Sport Communication / Media

Video: DTM Top 10 Crashes

By Johan Laubscher

The German DTM Championship has had its share of big shunts over the years, many of which included Audi race cars. 

The official DTM YouTube channel (English version) has released a video this week featuring the “DTM Top 10 Crashes”. The video shows some of the worst crashes seen in the modern DTM, thankfully with no fatalities. It includes many Audi crashes as well and we have embedded the video below. The fact that the drivers all walked away from crashes like these, is a testament to the stringent safety regulations and innovations from the DTM and the manufacturers. 

Photo credit: Audi Sport Communication / Media

Video: Audi domination in Jamaica with Doug Gore ABT-Audi TT-R

By Johan Laubscher 

The first round of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) saw a dominant display by Doug Gore in the ATL Automotive ABT-Audi TT-R.

The CMRC season opener was held at Dover in Jamaica last weekend, and the two Audis in the field both performed very well. More about the event and results can be read HERE. The Jamaica Observer has put together a great video featuring the ATL Racing team at Dover, that video has been embedded below.

Photo credit: Screenshot from the video / Jamaica Observer

CMRC: Doug Gore dominates Dover with his ABT-Audi TT-R

By Johan Laubscher

The Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) got underway at Dover in Jamaica last weekend. Two Audi race cars were entered in the event: The ATL Automotive ABT-Audi TT-R driven by Doug Gore and the extensively modified Audi A4 STW driven by Doug Maloney.

Dover is Jamaica’s premiere race circuit and Doug Gore has been unbeaten so far this year, within all the Jamaican events. Gore competes for the Team Jamaica squad within the CMRC competitors, listed by their Caribbean country of origin. It is the second season that the ABT-Audi TT-R has been allowed in the CMRC. The car arrived in the Caribbean during 2011 but was disallowed to compete in the CMRC, due to being underweight. 

The ATL Audi was finally allowed to compete during 2012, but misfortune struck the team at this very round last year, the CMRC season opener of 2012. Doug Gore was involved in a first-corner crash during the very first race of the season. The resulting damage ended the ATL Automotive team’s season, as the car needed to be returned to ABT Sportsline in Germany for serious repairs. The ATL ABT-Audi TT-R was eventually repaired and returned to Jamaica at the beginning of 2013, and has since been unbeaten all year.

The second Audi is that of Doug Maloney, an ex-Super Touring Audi A4 STW. His car arrived in Barbados during 2007 and has been modified by the Maloney Racing Team. He has competed in the Barbadian BARL series and the CMRC since the car’s arrival in 2007. Maloney competes for Team Barbados within the CMRC.

The 2013 season opener at Dover was set to be another clash between all the big names in Jamaica: Gore (Audi) vs Summerbell (Mitsubishi) vs Rae (Mazda), all competing within Group 4 of the CMRC. The weekend got off to a good start as Doug Gore dominated the proceedings by taking pole position, whilst Maloney qualified his A4 in eighth.

Doug Gore continued his dominant form as he went on to make it three from three on the day, taking all three CMRC race victories. Admittedly Gore’s biggest opposition, David Summerbell in the Mitsubishi, unfortunately retired from race one with gearbox issues, which put him out for the rest of the day. Doug Maloney also performed very well with his Audi A4 STW, as he finished on the podium in all three races. Maloney finished third in races one and three, and he finished second behind Gore for an Audi 1-2 in race two.

It was a great day for the ATL Automotive team, who remain unbeaten in Jamaica this year.  

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