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Sometimes, meeting someone for coffee can be a life-changing event. in
1987, during the hunsrück rally, i invited world champion Walter röhrl to
join me for a cup of coffee and a piece of cake – and he accepted. Five
years later, the two of us paired up for my very first rally. Since then, i’ve
been having the time of my life – since taking up a sport in which time plays
such an important role. Whether you’re dealing with a countdown or a time
trial, one thing is always the same: hours, minutes and seconds mean the
difference between victory and being an also-ran.
now, after more than 20 years in rally racing and more than 250 events all
over the world – from small-scale regularity tests to the legendary dakar rally
– i have seen again and again that a stopwatch is the most important tool a
co-driver and navigator can have. and if you are fortunate enough to own
a chronograph that was designed and engineered with rally racing in mind,
“taking time” is even more fun, and makes the navigator’s task much easier.
preFaCe BY peter GöBel
German rally Champion 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010