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BRITS RACE AHEAD

2nd November 2000
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It's a winning combination all right: British know-how and Finnish expertise. This Caterpillar-TRD Supertruck, driven by Harry Luostarinen, saw off its German rivals to snatch the FIA European Truck Racing Cup title. This was the second time in four years that Greenwich-based Chris Hodge Truck Racing Development has taken the title. In the same

period teams from Mercedes-Benz and MAN have managed to notch up

only one apiece. Limstarinen, 'The Flying Finn", has scored a total of 13 victories this season. He was cheered on by a crowd of 60,000 which watched him achieve one win and three second places in the final round of the FIA Truck Racing Cup at Jarama in Spain. He

clinched the overall championship with a winning margin of 35 points over Markus Oestreich (MercedesBenz I and 40 points over Gerd Korber (MAN). Naturally. the South London crew was over the moon. But it seems the competition was net inconsolable, as MAN did not want Mercedes to win, and vice versa. That's what The Hawk likes to seeā€”the spirit of true sportsmanship shining through...


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