BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – 10 SEPTEMBER 2007 – Truck Race Team Allgäuer top-driver Gerd Körber ranked third on the first day of the EuropeanTruck Championship in Le Mans on Saturday September 9. In the first qualification race, Körber finished seventh, two positions behind team captain Egon Allgäuer.  Team Allgäuer preparing for the race in Le Mans On the second day in Le Mans, Körber faced some tire problems in the qualification race and was unable to finish. Allgäuer ranked sixth in the qualification race and eighth in the Cup race with Körber finishing ahead of him in sixth position.
With these results, WABCO sponsored Team Allgäuer consolidated its second position in the team championship. Körber and Allgäuer now rank fifth and sixth respectively in the FIA driver championship.
Team Allgäuer Rankings in Le Mans
1st qualification race (Saturday): Egon Allgäuer 5th, Gerd Körber 7th, Joseph Adua 15th
1st cup race (Saturday): Gerd Körber 3th, Egon Allgäuer, 6th, Joseph Adua12th
2nd qualification race (Sunday): Egon Allgäuer 6th, Joseph Adua 11th
2nd cup race (Sunday): Gerd Körber 6th , Egon Allgäuer 8th, Joseph Adua 9th
The next European Truck Racing Championship event will take place in Misano, Italy, from September 22-23.  Deep impact - Egon Allgäuer's truck finished the race despite severe damage WABCO and Team Allgäuer
WABCO, one of the leading suppliers to the commercial vehicle industry, and Truck Race Team Allgäuer continue their successful partnership. In the 2007 season, WABCO supplies the latest braking technology for Egon Allgäuer’s team, including the high performance Air Disc Brake, the lightest brake available for trucks. Reliable braking and high performance safety technology are critical factors for the team’s success on the racetrack. Team Allgäuer is owned by team captain Egon Allgäuer, 2002 European Truck Racing Champion. Editors Notes
WABCO is one of the world's leading providers of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission control systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles. WABCO products are also increasingly used in luxury cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Customers include the world’s leading commercial truck, trailer, bus and passenger car manufacturers. Founded in the U.S. in 1869 as Westinghouse Air Brake Company, WABCO was acquired by American Standard in 1968 and spun off in 2007. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with executive offices in Piscataway, N.J., WABCO employs more than 7,000 people in 34 offices and production facilities worldwide. In North America, WABCO markets ABS and other vehicle control products through its 50-percent-owned joint venture with Arvin Meritor Automotive Inc. (Meritor WABCO). Also in North America, WABCO partners with Cummins Inc. in a 70-percent-owned joint venture (WABCO Compressor Manufacturing Co.) focused on production of WABCO-designed compressors. In 2006, WABCO’s total sales were $2 billion. WABCO is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol WBC. Web site: www.wabco-auto.com. Media contact:
Tobias Mueller, +49-69-719168-34, tobias.mueller@klenkhoursch.de |
