Action OPEL OPC Race Camp
OPEL makes you running driver
From the traffic to the 24-Stunden-Rennen on the Nuerburgring. In the OPEL OPC Race Camp becomes this dream truely!
Germany looks for new Popsaenger, OPEL looks for new running drivers. None, which have already a running license plus cockpit experience, but beginners. Completely normal drivers are in demand. Men and Mrs., those to their tax arts believe and no fear have vorm start with the largest motorrace of Germany: the 24 hours of Nuerburg. For the large ring fight in 2008 the candidates become trained and fit over one year long in the OPEL OPC Race Camp. Under the direction of OPEL Ambassador Manuel Reuter (45), one of the most successful German running drivers. The Mainzer won once the 24-Stunden-Rennen von Nuerburg, twice the 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans, was international route car champion and denied more than 200 runs to German route cars of masters (DTM).
After Reuters concept of OPEL are selected new running drivers and solidly prepared afterwards over seven preliminary stages for its large task on the most beautiful and heaviest racing course of the world. "we do not look for the ultimative driving talents, but people, which drive already fast, above all however fast to learn know", describe Manuel Reuter the applicant profile. The candidates would have to realize themselves: "it goes correctly to the thing, because it goes along around running on the Nuerburgring Nordschleife over 200 participants." The ex running professional stresses: "Ego types, which see themselves only and only full power to want, we can not use. We need Teamplayer, from those everyone particular the common car welfare over the giant distance of 24 hours bring." The ring classical author with two is driven particularly prepared OPEL Astra OPC. In everyone four "Frischlinge" alternate to tax. Manuel Reuter and ex running professional Joachim anglesquat (46) strengthen in each case one that of amateur quartet.
Training after stage plan
From 500 starters only eight in the running cockpit land. The expiration with the OPEL OPC Race Camp in the detail:
1. STAGE: Drive training 500 ,500 candidates are trained one day long on current OPC models - Corsa, Meriva, Astra, Zafira, Vectra - and examined. Teaching subjects: Slalom-drive, braking and handling exercises on dry and wet roadway, Highspeed track switching. Place: OPEL test area Dudenhofen. Dates: 11.-19.4., 23. - 25.4. and 28. 4.-2.5.2007.
2. STAGE: TRACK Challenge Nuerburgring the 100 remaining participants remained to be allowed for one day driving on the ideal line and in the frontier to practice. Beside the current OPC models they may also into a OPC run Corsa ran. Place: Nuerburgring (GP course). Dates: 18.-20.6.2007.
3. STAGE: Race Licence now are it only 20, which make the running driving licence. The one-day license training course begins theoretically with flag customer and ends practically with free driving crosswise by the OPC pallet. Place: Nuerburgring (GP course). Dates: 24./25.7.2007.
4. STAGE: Free Practice the fourth day brings the decision: Which eight candidates create the jump in the running team? For the first time it goes through the "Green hell" of the Nuerburgrings. Section for section is compiled the more than 20 kilometers long mountain and valley course with the specialized jury. Place: Nuerburgring (north loop). Date: 27./28.8.2007.
5. STAGE: UP the eight OPC Race Camp Driver start warmly five times with the uniformity examinations of the Castrol Haugg Cups. It concerns rounds in before fixed time. Under and exceeding of the being bring in points of punishing. Vehicles are again the OPC models from Corsa to Vectra. Place: Nuerburgring (north loop).
6. STAGE: Fitness training strength, perseverance and speed stand on the plan; likewise the topic purposeful nutrition as well as medical check UP including providing a personal training plan. Place: Saalfelden.
7. STAGE: Sprint Race the complete OPC Race Camp team denies two running the Nuerburgring Langstreckenpokals (VLN series). It is your first employment with your correct running cars: particularly Astra OPC with more than 200 HP prepared two. Place: Nuerburgring (north loop).
8. STAGE: 24 Hours Race in two four-he teams start the OPC Race Camp Driver at the 24 hours of Nuerburg 2008 on special Astra OPC. Place: Nuerburgring (north loop). Practice is trumpf: circle correctly, brake...
Thus the application runs
Between 1 February and 15 March 2007 you can apply for OPELS the OPC Race Camp - directly here. Click simply right on the starting side the Button "OPC Race Camp" and the application form fill out. The selection of the 500 candidates to the first Vorausscheidungsrunde meets a specialized jury under the direction of Manuel Reuter. Importantly: The applicants may not have possessed ever a running license.
