A Finnish dominant force in the South African Monster, a spectacular starting field in the Eifel rain and a debut that was to change the Special Touring Car Trophy (STT) forever. The historical look back at the RGB season finale in 1996 shows Pertti Kuismanen in a car that still enjoys legendary status to this day.
In 1996, the traditional RGB season finale at the Nürburgring The crowning conclusion of a dramatic season. The championship, saved on its own initiative by a driver community after a serious crisis, attracted not only the German elite to the final – thanks to a collaboration with the Scandinavian team. Nordic Cup The field was spectacularly upgraded.
Here we see the Finnish racing driver Pertti Kuismanen, who traveled to the Eifel that weekend as a „great unknown“. Kuismanen started with a Audi 100 S4 GTO in the the large division over 2 liters of displacement.
The far over 700 hp (up to 900 hp depending on the charging pressure) the strong Breitbau Audi was driven by the Finn in impressive fashion. The car was originally built by Audi Sport South Africa Built and based on pure IMSA GTO technology under an extremely Kevlar body. Kuismanen completely dominated the competition in the pouring Eifel rain and immediately won the race. Overall victory. With this historic guest appearance, he laid the foundation for his later career as the absolute record holder of the STT.