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Originally Posted by chunterer
The Audi was rumoured as was the Merc 190. BMW coming in a couple of years later with Schnitzer was a real eye opener for all the main makes and because the 3 had been major rivals in DTM at the time, I think people started adding 2 and 2 and coming up with 5.
Bottom line was that Merc did not see class 2 as the right strategy for them. I know for a fact it was a serious consideration when the C180 was launched though.
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Yes, I remember Merc were set to join the BTCC in 1993, possibly with Tim Sugden and Bernd Schneider?