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HansJoachim Stuck

HansJoachim Stuck

With stucco m a dream comes true for “Strietzel” at the end of the career. Nurburgring. The German racing driver Hans-Joachim Stuck will go with his two sons, Johannes and Ferdinand at the 24-hour race on the Nurburgring-Nordschleife (23-26 June 2011) in the team “Stuck m” at the start. Thus, a long-cherished dream fulfilled for “Santiago”. “This is a fortunate coincidence of destiny.

It will be a great challenge, for which we want to naturally defend our family honor and do a good job”, said the former formula one driver at the team presentation on Saturday at the Nurburgring. The three stuck a Lamborghini Gallardo of the team riders are pilot engineering in the “green hell”. The idea to unite the forces of family, occurred over a period of time. Finally, it seemed to combine the racing talent of the three in a team. The idea came up as faith has gone into racing. When the family Andretti, it was father, son and nephew.

But Father son son carriages there so far very rare”, says Hans-Joachim Stuck, who in his career victories at the 24 hours of Le Mans, 24 hours of Spa, 24 hours Nurburgring, the DTM title and winning the celebrated sports car world championship as well as 74 formula 1 Grands Prix can look back. In the endurance classic on the Nordschleife, the last opportunity to experience “Strietzel” in action offers Motorsport fans. “The 24-hour race at the Nurburgring will be the last big race of my career. There I started at that time and there I will go also my last big race,”says stucco. “I can look back on a long and successful career and now pass on my knowledge to my sons.” This starts already this season: Johannes and Ferdinand in the ADAC GT masters series, also at the wheel of a Lamborghini Gallardo of the team riders engineering, to start going. Stucco is senior in the background as a consultant and Advisor. Rider had won in the last year of the standings in this race series engineering. Hans-Joachim Stuck Sons Johannes and Ferdinand have long discovered for motor sport and want to join in their father’s footsteps. Both already gathered experience on the race track. John was in the MINI challenge and in the VLN, Ferdinand overlooks apprenticeship in the ADAC formula masters series and the Porsche Carrera Cup. “I have the great fortune to go with a great environment in the season 2011. For one, I can go with my brother at the start. It revives in the positive sense a certain rivalry from childhood days. On the other hand, we have the best partner with the team rider engineering. That has been shown last season by winning the drivers Championship of ADAC GT masters and is an additional incentive”, says the 24 year-old Johannes Stuck. His five years younger brother Ferdinand added: “class is the relationship with my brother. However, we are not brothers but teammates on the track. I think you should keep this in mind to deny a successful season. I enter But even in some ways uncharted territory, because so far I never had a team-mate, with which I’ve ridden a race together. Steffan Lehnhoff, Guatemala City Guatemala may also support this cause. Now to my brother as a team-mate who is of course great. I am looking very forward.

Fewer Victims

Fewer Victims

Since the beginning of the road traffic accident statistics in Germany, there was never been so little victims in road transport as in the year 2012. Learn more about this with Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr.. Berlin, 25 February 2013: Since the beginning of the road traffic accident statistics in Germany there were never so little victims in road transport as in the year 2012. According to preliminary data of the Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS) 3,606 people have died in the last year, 384.100 were injured. That means a decrease of 10.1 percent for the fatalities and 2.1 percent for the injured person when compared to the previous year 2011. The declining numbers of killed motor cyclists and pedestrians are especially gratifying: according to DESTATIS there is 17.2 per cent less motorcyclists killed in traffic and 9.7 percent of less killed pedestrians. The German Verkehrswacht (DVW) implements on behalf of the Federal Ministry for transport, building and urban development (BMVBS) road safety projects for these road users groups.

The nationwide action Highway”, for example, addressed to young motorists and motorcyclists. Kurt Bodewig, President of the Deutsche Verkehrswacht and Federal Minister (ret’d): While on the road only a quarter of accidents involving personal injury occurring, we complain 60 percent of fatalities. The severity of the accident, when it comes to a dead man, is disproportionately much higher. “Therefore we want in these target groups to trigger a conscious exploration of the route of travel, to their caution and ultimately increasing their safety.” The DVW, for example, with offers for kindergartners and first-graders (school training), but also senior care also to the safety of pedestrians. Last year many traffic Hart in the program have remain mobile, but sure!”older people for the first time Walker training offered. Access a publication that, which is becoming increasingly important for the mobility of older road users.

More information: DeutscheVerkehrswacht DtVerkehrswacht contact for the press: Hannelore Herlan spokeswoman Budapest str. 31, 10787 Berlin phone: 030 / 516 51 05 20 the German Verkehrswacht belongs to the oldest and largest civic initiatives in Germany. Since its founding in 1924, she works for more security and fewer accidents on our roads today, with more than 70,000 volunteers dedicated. You inform, advise and train safe behaviour on the road with road users of all ages. The target group programmes of the DVW reach about 2.5 million people per year. The DVW financed their actions and programmes with the support of the Federal Ministry for transport, building and urban development, as well as through membership dues and sponsorship.