The Nordschleife – the natural habitat of the racing ray The naturally aspirated engine delivers 255 hp. The cylinder head with 16 valves comes from an Opel Kadett E GSi. Since then, its heart has been an 1800cc Opel four-cylinder engine, which was re-bored to two-litre displacement. In the early 1990s, the renowned Opel tuner Kissling Motorsport converted it into a long-distance racer as commissioned by Olaf Beckmann. The Manta actually used to be a rally car.
#1974 OPEL MANTA RALLYE SALE REGISTRATION#
In fact, it passed the age limit for participation 17 years ago, but its fan community managed to get a special registration for the racing ray, which is still valid today. The classic car has been taking part in Germany’s best-known endurance race since 1994 and has long since achieved iconic status. At the 49 th edition of the legendary 24-hour race on the Nürburgring, the Hamburg businessman had his no less legendary Opel Manta on the grid. The former Opel Motorsport boss is part of Olaf Beckmann’s team. “Of course, this puts a real damper on things,” says Volker Strycek. The planned restart was announced several times, and then cancelled again. Now there was nothing to do but wait, all night long. It got more and more dense until it was impossible to continue the race.Īt 9:30 p.m., the race organisers raised the red flag, and the race was halted. Not ideal, but there was still plenty of time to catch up. And so, lap after lap, valuable seconds were lost. And the team realised that they had not chosen the best tyres for this weather. About an iconic car that sparks emotions like no other, receives Thai homage and still competes to win.Īt first, everything went as planned: a punctual start on Saturday afternoon, five and a half hours of driving, but in pouring rain – no one really needs that at the beginning of June. The racing ray with the foxtail celebrated its comeback at the Nürburgring.
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