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Audi Tradition To Feature Six Historic Vehicles At The Mille Miglia
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AUDI AG, for the first time, will be one of the main sponsors at the 2008 Mille Miglia. From 15th to 17th May, Audi Tradition will take six historic automobiles to Brescia (Italy) where the 1,000-mile race across half of Italy starts and finishes. Taking part for the first time this year will be Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG. He will be driving a Wanderer W 25. Three Wanderer W 25 vehicles in total will take part, each one representing a different year from the 1930’s. These 55 hp vehicles have previously taken part in this famous car rally, following in the tracks of other iconic vehicles from the brand’s post-war history. In 1954 the DKW 3=6 special class F91 won the touring car category up to 1,300 ccm at the Mille Miglia. This three-cylinder car achieved an average speed of 104.95 km/h from just 34 hp and 900 ccm. Returning to this year’s Mille Miglia will also be two examples of the the 1956 DKW Monza. A top-class crew will drive the historic vehicles in this year’s Rally. Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, will drive one of the Wanderers with the remaining Wanderer W 25 cars to be driven by Stephan Grühsem, Head of Communications at Volkswagen AG, and Toni Melfi, Head of Communications at AUDI AG. Double Rally-World Champion, Christian Geistdörfer, will drive one of the two DKW Monzas, with Audi Head of Design, Wolfgang Egger behind the wheel of the second vehicle. The four rings of the Audi badge symbolise the brands Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, which were later combined under the umbrella of Auto Union. Auto Union and NSU, which merged in 1969, made many significant contributions towards the development of the car. AUDI AG was formed from Audi NSU Auto Union AG in 1985. Together with the two traditional companies Auto Union GmbH and NSU GmbH, Audi Tradition maintains the long and diverse history of Audi. The Audi museum mobile at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt is open daily from Monday to Sunday, from 9 AM to 6PM. | ||||||
The
"Classic Motor Sport Tour" includes visits to Goodwood Revival,
Donington Grand Prix Collection, Grand Prix Historique de la Vienne, Manoir de L'Automobile and Museum de L'Automobile at Le Mans and, for a
farewell dinner, Atelier Renault on Champs Elysees. Also included are city tours of London and Paris, Classic Team Lotus Works tour and Brands
Hatch race master (with an opportunity of a drive in a high performance Renault). This great tour includes return economy air fares, departure
tax, transfers, 13 breakfasts, 3 dinners and 13 nights accommodation.
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