BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – 13 JUNE 2007 – Ranking third in last Sunday’s cup race, Gerd Körber finished the European Truck Racing Championship weekend in Albacete, Spain, with a success for WABCO-sponsored Truck Race Team Allgäuer.
Gerd Körber (right) celebrates his fourth podium position this season (first: David Vrescky, second: Jochen Hahn) The cup race got off to a difficult start as Körber and Team Captain Egon Allgäuer, who started in the second and third rows, ended up off the track thereby losing precious race time and positions. Körber then started to catch up position after position and finished the race ranking third to celebrate his fourth podium position this season. Allgäuer finished seventh in the final race of the weekend. WABCO sponsored Team Allgäuer’s top drivers Körber and Allgäuer now rank fifth and sixth in the FIA driver championship and Team Allgäuer holds the second position in the team championship.
Team Allgäuer Rankings in Zolder
1st qualification race (Friday): Joseph Adua 8th
1st cup race (Saturday): Egon Allgäuer 7th, Joseph Adua 9th
2nd qualification race (Sunday): Gerd Körber 4th, Egon Allgäuer 6th
2nd cup race (Sunday): Gerd Körber 3rd, Egon Allgäuer 7th
After a tough race Gerd Körber and his damaged truck cross the finishing line. "The next European Truck Racing Championship event will take place in Nogaro, France, from June 23-24.
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, the vehicle control systems business of American Standard Companies, is one of the world's leading producers of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission control systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles. Customers include the world’s leading commercial truck, trailer, bus and passenger car manufacturers. Founded in the US in 1869 as Westinghouse Air Brake Company, WABCO was acquired by American Standard in 1968. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the business today employs more than 7000 people in 34 offices and production facilities worldwide. In 2006, WABCO contributed US$ 2 billion to American Standard’s total sales of more than US$ 11.2 billion. On February 1, 2007, American Standard announced a plan to separate its businesses and to spin off WABCO as an independent, publicly traded company by the end of 2007.
Website: www.wabco-auto.com
Media contact:
Tobias Mueller, +49-69-719168-34, tobias.mueller@klenkhoursch.de |
