Solved: 319. of All. - Fritz B. Busch's Dieselstar

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What's that wedge? Who was its promoter?

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up one level...

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Rookies and Experts got no interest.

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The idea for this car had Germany's most famous automotive journalist...

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The idea for this car had Germany's most famous automotive journalist...

This man has his own museum...

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Fritz B. Busch?

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Jawohl!

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1975 – Dieselstar
A Mercedes-Benz five-cylinder diesel engine with turbocharger powers the "Dieselstar" experimental car of motor journalist Fritz B. Busch in 1975. Busch built the record-breaking vehicle on the basis of a Formula 2 racing car. On November 16, 1975, on the test track in Ehra-Lessien (Lüneburg Heath) it establishes a world record for diesel cars, attaining a top speed of 253.7 km/h (157.6 mph). This is all the more remarkable in view of the fact that the existing diesel records have been established on straight-ahead stretches of the salt flats in Utah, USA. Busch, by

[Allemano]

Yes, perfect answer!
Ehra-Lessien has a long straight which doesn't follow the curvature of the earth, so, though 10km in the distance you can see the end of the track.
It's the same track on which James May alias "Captain Slow" of 'Top Gear' fame piloted the Bugatti Veyron to 407 km/h top speed.

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Another pic:

[Otto Puzzell]

That Fritz is one sharp dresser....

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It's the same track on which James May alias "Captain Slow" of 'Top Gear' fame piloted the Bugatti Veyron to 407 km/h top speed.

Seems to me, that is a big advantage over the limited grip you can get on the salt at Bonneville...

[grobmotorix]

A 1975 mag clipping: