Armin the mood for more German drivers - MAXRALLY (blog)
In the village of Mehring close to one of the stages of Rallye Deutschland is a restaurant where diners can enjoy ‘Spaghetti a la Armin Schwarz’: a dish dedicated to the last German to win a WRC event. Yes, there was only the one victory – the 1991 Catalunya Rally with Toyota – but there were also seven podiums, two German titles, a European championship and plenty of success in Baja races, which have been Armin’s main competitive outlet since... Joking aside, this is one of the things that made Armin very special: nobody worked harder to provide sponsors with value for money – one of the reasons behind his particularly enduring career. And after a shaky start, when the Octavia retired in Monaco’s Casino Square on its debut event – the start ramp having proved one hurdle too many – Armin delivered the ungainly Octavia its best-ever result: third overall on the 2001 Safari Rally. His Hyundai career, which started the following year, didn’t quite hit the same stellar heights – although he was posting top five times at home in Germany in 2002 before he had what was probably the biggest accident of his career. Source: www.maxrally.com
