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‘Without a drop of sweat’

13. May 2021 
by Ziv Knoll
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Formula 1 rising star Thierry Boutsen was paired with veteran endurance ace David Hobbs in the John Fitzpatrick entered Skoal Bandit Porsche 956 for the 1984 Nurburgring 1000km.

The race was won by the works Rothmans Porsche 956 of Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell, but Boutsen and Hobbs did a tremendous job finishing in the same lap as the winners and beating the works Lancia’s and all the other Porsches including the other works entry of Ickx and Mass.

Journalist Pierre Van Vliet remembers: “David Hobbs made me laugh when finishing his (only) stint, wet and exhausted: ‘how is it possible that Thierry is staying dry?’ Indeed Thierry Boutsen did triple stints and stayed as fresh as can be! “Difference of generation, without any doubt.”

Source: DR

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