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Körber takes third position in the first cup race in Misano, Italy. Hans-Joachim Stuck starts as guest driver for WABCO-sponsored Team Allgäuer

Hans-Joachim Stuck's race truck?

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 – Under perfect weather conditions for racing, Team Allgäuer top-driver Gerd Körber finished third in the first cup race of the European Truck Championship in Misano, Italy, on Saturday. It was his eighth podium position in the 2007 season.

With these results, WABCO sponsored Team Allgäuer retained its second position in the team championship. Körber and Allgäuer still rank fifth and sixth respectively in the FIA driver championship.

For the second time this year, Hans-Joachim Stuck started as guest driver on a Team Allgäuer race truck at Autodromo di Santamonica in Misano. Building on 40 years of experience in car racing, Stuck finished all four races of the weekend at tenth or eleventh positions, outpacing several truck racing specialists.

Team Allgäuer Rankings in Misano
1st qualification race (Saturday): 
- Gerd Körber 5th, Egon Allgäuer 9th, Hans-Joachim Stuck 10th, Joseph Adua 15th

1st cup race (Saturday): 
- Gerd Körber 3th, Egon Allgäuer 9th, Hans-Joachim Stuck 11th, Joseph Adua14th

2nd qualification race (Sunday): 
- Gerd Körber 4th, Egon Allgäuer 9th, Hans-Joachim Stuck 11th, Joseph Adua 12th

2nd cup race (Sunday): 
- Gerd Körber 6th, Egon Allgäuer 7th, Hans-Joachim Stuck 11th

The final truck racing weekend of the 2007 championship season will be in Jarama, Spain, from October 6-7.

WABCO and Team Allgäuer

Hans-Joachim Stuck's race truck!

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.  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, WABCO employs more than 7,000 people in 34 offices and production facilities worldwide.  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