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ABT Sportsline has already experienced a lot in 23 years of DTM, but the situation before the finale of the 2022 season at the Hockenheimring (Saturday and Sunday both from 1 PM CEST live on ProSieben and ran.de) is unusual even for the team around Hans-Jürgen Abt and Thomas Biermaier. The top five drivers are only 16 points apart in the overall standings before the last two races – and they all drive different makes of car. In purely mathematical terms, there are even ten drivers who can still win the prestigious drivers’ title. The teams’ and manufacturers’ championships will also be decided at Hockenheim.

For Team ABT Sportsline there is already a small reason to celebrate when the first of the two final races starts at 1:30 PM CEST on Saturday: It will be the 300th DTM championship race that the team from Kempten will tackle. ABT Sportsline is the only DTM team that has been competing in the popular racing series without interruption for 23 years and has a correspondingly large number of supporters who will be keeping their fingers crossed for the team at Hockenheim – including high-ranking representatives of its 17 partners, who will all be represented at the season finale with their managing directors or top management by invitation of ABT Head of Sports Marketing Harry Unflath.

Not only Kempten and the Allgäu region will be rooting for Team ABT Sportsline this weekend: most of the spectators in the grandstands at the Motodrom will also be rooting for René Rast and his ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II with start number 33. Of the top five favourites, Rast is the only German driver and, as a three-time DTM Champion, undoubtedly the best known. In addition, numerous Audi employees from the nearby Neckarsulm factory are expected at the Hockenheimring, who wish for one thing above all: that René Rast becomes DTM champion for the fourth time on Sunday.

The 35-year-old from Minden, who lives in Bregenz, Austria, has another advantage: he is the only one of the top five favourites who already knows how to win the DTM in the final race at Hockenheim – he has already done so twice, both times to the chagrin of ABT Sportsline, by the way: in 2017, he snatched the title away from ABT driver Mattias Ekström virtually on the home straight by turning a 21-point deficit into a three-point lead and crowning his first full DTM season with the title straight away.

Having secured his second title early in 2019, Rast engaged in a fierce title fight with then ABT driver Nico Müller at the finale in Hockenheim in 2020 to mark the end of the Class 1 era. The Swiss won the first race on Saturday, but Rast then clinched his third DTM title with a victory on Sunday.

Rast also wrote a small piece of DTM history at the end of the 2018 season at Hockenheim: he managed to set a new record with six victories in a row. After a difficult start to the season for Audi, Rast almost managed to make the impossible possible with his two wins at Hockenheim and become champion once again. In the end, he was only four points short.

After a strong first season in the GT3 race car, Rast goes into the final weekend of 2022 just twelve points behind. A total of 58 points will still be awarded at Hockenheim.

Manifold set to allow fitment of a pair of Weber 46IDA3C to the flat 6 Porsche engine as fitted to the 911 and 914/6

Manufactured by Webcon in the UK to the very highest standards, these manifolds are slightly taller than the originals at 90mm and feature additional strengthening to ensure superb performance and longevity.

The manifolds also feature the correctly shaped plug lead holes that will allow the OE lead grommets to be used.

Engine port is 40mm and carb port is 46mm. Part Number: MW4346 Price (Excl VAT) £659.00

For further details contact Webcon UK on +44 (0)1932 787100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk

The original factory caburettor linkage for the Ford Pinto has not been available for many years. However, Webcon has now produced an almost exact recreation that will also enable the Ford 1.6/2.0 OHC engine to be converted to Twin Choke Weber power.

The LP4232 linkage kit can be used to connect a Weber 32/36DGV or DGAV to a Ford Pinto engine.

This top quality, Webcon manufactured, linkage kit retails at just £79.93 plus VAT, Webcon can also supply the manifold, air filter and DGV or DGAV carburettors for this conversion.

For further details contact Webcon UK on +44 (0)1932 787100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk

The Series 3 Land Rover Defender might be getting a little long in the tooth, but that doesn’t mean that no one is making replacement parts for them. Webcon can provide a replacement carburettor to suit the Landrover Series 3 and 90/110 2495cc engine models fitted with a Weber 32/34DMTL 7/101.

The Webcon replacement range of carburettor kits is the world’s largest and best engineered range. Webcon has been developing the range in the same facility, using the same engineers since 1978. Every kit that is designed to return a car to factory levels of performance but, in many cases, it improves on the original economy figures.

Hot and cold starting and general driveability will be greatly improved and the fitment of a genuine Webcon replacement carburettor kit is generally understood to enhance the value of your car. Order as Part Number: 2267013700 at £264.05 plus VAT.

For further details contact Webcon UK on +44 (0)1932 787100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk

Mini Spares now has an upgraded aluminium radiator for classic Mini MPi models which had the radiator mounted at the front as standard. The new radiator offers superior cooling with the additonal benefits of aluminium construction.

Order as part number C-ARA4447 at £378.00 inc VAT.

For more details contact Mini Spares on
+44 1707 607700 or visit their website: www.minispares.com

MINIFIN non-spacered die cast alloy brake drums from Mini Spares are the ideal way to upgrade a classic Mini’s braking system.

The lightweight alloy material reduces unsprung weight and the finned design dissipates heat quicker than OE drums; this in turn helps reduce brake fade.

Order as part number MINIFIN at £83.52 per pair including VAT.

Also available – spacered die cast alloy brake drums. Order as: MINIFINS at £86.40 per pair.

For more details contact Mini Spares on
+44 1707 607700 or visit their website: www.minispares.com

M-Style is pleased to announce it can now offer GTS OLED-Look Sequential Rear Lights at a fraction of the OEM parts price!

The lights are tailor made for the BMW F30 and G80 M3 and the F32, F33, F36, F82 M4 and F83 M4.

The lights feature the OLED look with sequential start up animation and are ‘Plug and Play’ with no coding needed.

BMW F30 & G80 M3 lights are available in OE Red/Clear or Clear/Smoked from £329 per pair inc. VAT.

F32, F33, F36, F82 M4 & F83 M4 are available in red or smoked from £529 per pair inc. VAT.

­For further details e-mail info@mstyle.co.uk or call 0208 598 9115

GAZ Shocks can now offer coilover kits for the both the Mk1 and Mk2 Porsche Boxsters. The kits offer adjustable ride height and adjustable damper rates and include lowered, uprated, suspension springs.

Ride height is adjustable all round through 60mm of adjustment; the struts and damper units feature the new GAZ black zinc protective finish as well as sporting the new white GAZ logo.

The height adjustable platforms are anodised for long life. They also have a coarse acme form thread for ease of adjustment and to ensure that they remain in good order – even after considerable service. Damper rates are variable by means of easily accessible adjuster knobs.

The GAZ Gold range comes with a gas cell in the reservoir filled with a high viscosity index multi grade oil to prevent cavitation and reduce fade under racing and trackday conditions.

All the units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.

Both Mk1 and Mk2 GAZ Gold Coilover Kits for Porsche Boxster retail at £1533.85 plus. VAT per kit or £1683.85 plus. VAT for the nitrogen charged GAZ CHARGED  version with additional helper springs for a smoother ride.

For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com

Classic Opel owners will be pleased to hear that GAZ can now supply adjustable dampers for the Opel Manta B (1975-88) and Opel Ascona (1975-81)

GAZ GT Dampers have adjustable damping rates which can be altered by means of an easily accessible knob on the side of the units.

GAZ can set the dampers up for general road use but they will also be suitable for occasional track slalom and sprint use. Alternatively, they can even be set up for serious racing use if you so wish.

GAZ dampers feature a zinc plated body and a durable plastic sleeve to keep them looking good and working well for long into the future.

All units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.

The GAZ GT dampers for Opel Manta B and Ascona retail at £70.91 each plus VAT front and £63.70 plus VAT rear.

For further details visit the GAZ website:
www.gazshocks.com