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23 May 2002, 22:54 (Ref:294166)
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Gerd Ruch got a Mercedes??
So Gerd Ruch was finally able to move from his DTM Mustang to a DTM MB C-Class in '95?
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25 May 2002, 09:04 (Ref:295694)
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Yes, they ran a single-car effort with a Merc C-Class in 95-I think it was Ruch's last year in the DTM- he moved onto GTs after that- I remember him driving a McLaren F1 early in the 1997 season (for MVR-a German team who started the year with a 1995/6-spec Mac & then moved onto a Lotus GT1), and also a Porsche GT2 (Roock Racing comes to mind?)around 1998/9
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25 May 2002, 10:18 (Ref:295746)
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I remember him in th Porsche GT2 car.
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25 May 2002, 17:37 (Ref:296025)
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Why did he leave? Didn't the DTM last until '97? I'm suprised he didn't stay with the DTM. He was always the underdog. That was kinda cool.
So how did he get his ride? Did he buy the car? Or did MB finally draft him in as a Junior DTM driver? I wonder what became of his Mustangs? They're definitely a big part of DTM and even Mustang history. Last edited by kmchow; 25 May 2002 at 17:38. |
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25 May 2002, 19:16 (Ref:296080)
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DTM stopped in 95 and became the ITC. He wasn't as competitive in the C Class.
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26 May 2002, 22:07 (Ref:296975)
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So I guess Gerd just didn't have a big enough budget to travel around Europe like the rest of the ITC teams.
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26 May 2002, 23:19 (Ref:297031)
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Not just Europe. The world.
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29 May 2002, 02:12 (Ref:299024)
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It's too bad the ITC never took off. OTOH, I really thought ST could have taken over the motorsport world! It was becoming like F2000-there's a national series almost everywhere!
What if the ST took hold in NA? Could we have kept ST around for longer? Sighh... |
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30 May 2002, 18:40 (Ref:300672)
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30 May 2002, 19:04 (Ref:300688)
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Gerd and his brother Jurgen Ruch had a team called Buffalo Boots.
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30 May 2002, 19:20 (Ref:300694)
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Best name for a racing team I've heard in a while
 Can't remember where I read about the team, which is a bit annoying, but I've found this pic of the C-Class on a team autograph card from the year. |
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30 May 2002, 21:26 (Ref:300835)
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Cool card pv27uk. Does this autographd card belong to you?
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