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CATCH
ME
IF YOU
CAN.
TEXT : Bernd Huesmann
Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky from Sweden has done it. Not just
taken the bend faster than others, but qualifi ed for the new
Audi Sport TT Cup.
The separate race series for the Audi TT o ers the perfect envi-
ronment for young talent in motorsport to develop. They are
comprehensively supported and challenged by Audi. After all,
the drivers not only have to impress with their skills on the
racetrack, but also with their personality in public.
The best  drivers from  countries were chosen from  ap-
plicants during a two-day casting call for racers in December
. In , the Audi Sport TT Cup drivers took to the track a
total of  times on six DTM weekends.
Audi has racing in its genes. That is why the declared goal is
to develop young drivers from its own ranks rather than simply
bring in professionals from outside. Markus Winkelhock has
been a professional race driver for  years.
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Watch the
highlights of
the  Audi
Sport TT Cup here.
The loudest sounds are still coming from the birds accompany-
ing us on our tour of the track. In a few hours, however, the
roar of the engines and the smell of gasoline will be in the air.
In one of the race cars will be Mikaela, who is walking beside
me and explaining her driving technique :
// This curve is very important. Because it goes uphill, you
have to have a lot of speed, otherwise you will be passed
before the corner. And you have to exit it as fast as
possible.
That may sound easy, but when you come shooting
up at
over  kilometers per hour, the corner comes up on you
really fast. //
Friday morning, 8 a.m. at the
Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
The young Audi Sport TT Cup drivers
walk the track with their coaches
Markus Winkelhock and Marco Werner.
PHOTOS : Frank Kayser