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Germany's Best off-Road Driver in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Stuttgart - As part of the Offroad Challenge 2010 organised by German magazine "auto motor und sport" in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz and tyre manufacturer Continental, Peter Beyerlein from Plochingen in Baden-Württemberg clinched top spot. The Swabian won the tough final in the USA, claiming the title of Germany's best off-road driver. His prize is the chance to participate in a Mercedes-Benz international press trial drive for four-wheel-drive vehicles. auto motor und sport will run a detailed piece on the winner in early December.
In May this year, more than 500 drivers signed up with auto motor und sport to take part in the Off-road Challenge 2010. A draw finally whittled down the hopeful candidates to 60. In July and September, groups of 20 completed difficult off-road tasks on three off-road courses in Brandenburg, Rheinland-Pfalz and Bavaria. The best three from each preliminary round won the opportunity to travel to the United Statesfor the final.
The challenging off-road course on the Continental test site in Uvalde, Texas, was home to various off-road tests which pushed all the participants to the physical limits. While Volker Betzel from Wermelskirchen was in front for much of the time, Plochingen-based Peter Beyerlein came through in the end to clinch the final.
The three winners:
1. Peter Beyerlein from Plochingen
2. Volker Betzel from Wermelskirchen
3. Peter Schmid from Langenau.
auto motor und sport will be running a feature with the most exciting highlights from the final in the USAin its December 2 edition later this year.
The winner of the Offroad Challenge 2010 can also look forward to another extraordinary driving experience: he will have the opportunity to take part in a
Mercedes-Benz international press trial drive for four-wheel drive vehicles, observe up close the off-road experts of the premium car maker at work and get some top tips from them.
auto motor und sport has been covering the Offroad Challenge 2010; Mercedes-Benz supplied the off-road vehicles, while the tyres came courtesy of Continental. GLK-Class, M-Class, GL-Class and G-Class vehicles were all put through their paces. The final assessment exercise on the off-road course at the test site in Uvalde was completed in the G-Class. A firm fixture in the Mercedes-Benz model range since 1979, it has long since been regarded as the off-roader par excellence. The "G" has been constantly honed over its 30 years of production. The latest generation boasts state-of-the-art drive technology while retaining the typical virtues of the G-Class, such as extreme robustness and outstanding off-road capabilities.
Source:
http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657084-1-1351691-1-0-0-0-0-1-11817-854934-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1291235621510
In May this year, more than 500 drivers signed up with auto motor und sport to take part in the Off-road Challenge 2010. A draw finally whittled down the hopeful candidates to 60. In July and September, groups of 20 completed difficult off-road tasks on three off-road courses in Brandenburg, Rheinland-Pfalz and Bavaria. The best three from each preliminary round won the opportunity to travel to the United Statesfor the final.
The challenging off-road course on the Continental test site in Uvalde, Texas, was home to various off-road tests which pushed all the participants to the physical limits. While Volker Betzel from Wermelskirchen was in front for much of the time, Plochingen-based Peter Beyerlein came through in the end to clinch the final.
The three winners:
1. Peter Beyerlein from Plochingen
2. Volker Betzel from Wermelskirchen
3. Peter Schmid from Langenau.
auto motor und sport will be running a feature with the most exciting highlights from the final in the USAin its December 2 edition later this year.
The winner of the Offroad Challenge 2010 can also look forward to another extraordinary driving experience: he will have the opportunity to take part in a
Mercedes-Benz international press trial drive for four-wheel drive vehicles, observe up close the off-road experts of the premium car maker at work and get some top tips from them.
auto motor und sport has been covering the Offroad Challenge 2010; Mercedes-Benz supplied the off-road vehicles, while the tyres came courtesy of Continental. GLK-Class, M-Class, GL-Class and G-Class vehicles were all put through their paces. The final assessment exercise on the off-road course at the test site in Uvalde was completed in the G-Class. A firm fixture in the Mercedes-Benz model range since 1979, it has long since been regarded as the off-roader par excellence. The "G" has been constantly honed over its 30 years of production. The latest generation boasts state-of-the-art drive technology while retaining the typical virtues of the G-Class, such as extreme robustness and outstanding off-road capabilities.
Source:
http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657084-1-1351691-1-0-0-0-0-1-11817-854934-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1291235621510