Bernd Schneider knows what he speaks about...

When he speaks about the SLK 32 AMG... I think that guy has enough experience in Motor Racing... (I know that some of you will say that we works for AMG, but I strongly belive that he was impressed with that SLK AMG.)<br>
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P.S: Do not forget that this SLK 32 AMG is a "kind of prototype", not the final version... Any way, for those of you who are interested, there is a summary about what he achieved during is career.<br>
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Date of Birth: 20 July 1964<br>
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Place of Birth: St. Ingbert, Germany<br>
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Lives in: Monte Carlo, Monaco<br>
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1976: German Junior Kart Championship: 3rd place<br>
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1977: German Junior Kart Championship: 2nd place<br>
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1978: German Junior Kart Championship: 2nd place<br>
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1979: World Junior Kart Championship: 5th place<br>
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1980: World Junior Kart Championship, German Kart Championship: champion<br>
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1981: German Kart Championship, Class A: 3rd place<br>
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1982: European Kart Championship with the national team<br>
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1983: African Kart Championship: champion<br>
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1984: German Formula Ford 1600 Championship: 2nd place<br>
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1985: German Formula Ford 2000 Championship: 4th place, European Formula Ford 2000 Championship: 5th place<br>
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1986: German Formula 3 Championship: 3rd place<br>
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1987: German Formula 3 Championship: champion<br>
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1988: Formula One World Championship with Zakspeed<br>
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1989: Formula One World Championship with Zakspeed<br>
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1990: World Sports Prototype Car Championship with Kremer-Porsche, winner of Porsche Cup<br>
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1991: IMSA Series with Joest-Porsche, Four races with Zakspeed-Mercedes in the ITR Cup<br>
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1992: German Touring Car Championship with AMG Mercedes: 3rd place<br>
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1993: DTM with AMG Mercedes: 3rd place<br>
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1994: DTM with AMG Mercedes: 10th place<br>
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1995: DTM with AMG Mercedes: champion, International Touring Car Series (ITC) with AMG Mercedes: champion<br>
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1996: ITC with AMG Mercedes: runner-up<br>
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1997: FIA-GT Championship in a Mercedes CLK-GTR of the AMG Mercedes Team: champion, 6 wins<br>
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1998: FIA-GT Championship in a CLK-GTR and a Mercedes CLK-LM of the AMG Mercedes Team: runner-up together with Mark Webber, 5 wins<br>
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1999: Sports prototype car racing in a Mercedes CLR of the AMG Mercedes Team<br>
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2000: German Touring Car Masters in a Mercedes-Benz CLK of the D2 AMG Team<br>
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Did you know that there is a Swiss driver in the DTM this year? His name is Marcel Fassler, born in 1976! and for his first year, he placed 4th!!<br>
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P.S: Sorry for this off topic thing, but it is not every year that we have a Swiss driver in some major racing cars!! The last one was Clay Regazzoni in F1, 20 years ago!!

...that I am a German living for 7 years now in Switzerland so that I know Bernd Schneider very well but I also know Marcel Fassler. He is a great driver and I guess he will perform well in the DTM.<br>

Well dont count on me to speak about Schumi... (just joking)<br>
Love the driver can NOT stand the team.<br>
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Where did you, use to live in Germany? <br>
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P.S: If I ever go and live in Germany, I will built my house right next to the AMG factory!!

...I am not a Schumi or whoever fan I just like races and cars.<br>
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I am born and raised in Benztown (Stuttgart). So it is obvious that I have to drive MB by birth...*g*