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A re the Germans better A re the Germans better at some things than us? I pose this question after seeing a photograph of the milling crowds at the recent ADAC International Truck Grand Prix at Nurburgring which proved to be the highlight of the European Truck Racing Cup season, attracting a record 230,000 visitors over three days, Blmey! That's almost as big as CM Truckfest! (Are you sure?—Ed).
One of the Hawk's roving reporters tells me that in addition to factory teams from Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Daf and Caterpillar, almost every other truck maker was there with displays or hospitality and merchandising. Especially prominent were Scania, Volvo and Iveco. So is truck racing coming home?
On the some weekend as France beat Brazil in the Word Cup final, Frenchman Ludovic Faure stole the honours in Germany. Still he'll have pleased the locals as he was driving a Mercedes,
The British-based Caterpillar TRD team also performed well with reigning champion Horn i Luostarinen finishing in second place in Sunday's cup Face. Race fans are warned of a home game when the action comes to Donington Park for the British round of the Cup on 30-31 August. I'm already souping up the trusty Reliant for the amateur race...