Auch andere Rennklassiker wie die Rallyes Spa-Sofia-Lüttich oder Lyon-Charbonnieres sowie diverse Rundstreckenrennen bewältigte der Käfer klaglos mit gelegentlichen Blessuren.
Bei der Marathon de la Route Spa-Sofia-Lüttich 1962 zerbrach die Frontscheibe, woraufhin Wehner und Copilot Graf Matuschka-Greifenclau mit Motorradbrillen weiterfuhren.
Der Graf legte sich ein Pseudonym mit wenigen Buchstaben zu, um so schneller die Kontrollstellen absolvieren zu können.
automuseum.volkswagen.deIt also mastered other classic races such as the Spa-Sofia-Liège and Lyon-Charbonnières rallies as well as various circuit competitions – effortlessly and with only occasional mishaps.
During the ‘Marathon de la Route’ on the Spa-Sofia-Liège rally in 1962, for example, the windscreen shattered, which led to Wehner and his co-driver Count Matuschka-Greifenclau donning motorcycle goggles to continue the race.
And the Count actually took on a pseudonym with fewer letters, so that he could get through the control points more quickly.
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