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Wolfgang D rheimer, president and CEO of Bentley and Bugatti fires down a Kitzb hel black run having just effected an irritatingly perfect racing start, which sees him exit from the start gate in a way best described as Maximum Attack.As he carves his way down ahead of me, my first thought is: "Just don"t wipe him out." We"ve joined him on a rare weekend of downtime at the infamous Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzb hel, where he is combining his love of skiing (he"s a fully qualified ski instructor) with an event hosting some of his most exclusive customers at the resort"s Bentley Lodge.After starting his career as a mechanic in the BMW motorcycle racing team in 1980, D rheimer moved to Porsche in 1999 where he was responsible for the 911 series and in 2001 he was appointed board member for R&D and product management.Now retiring from his second tenure at Bentley and Bugatti following a brief 10-month interlude at Audi in 2012/13, D rheimer"s roster of cars and bikes is staggering and includes the BMW R259, K1200 RS, LT, and the Paris-Dakar F650 and the R1150 GS bikes; car highlights include the Porsche Carrera GT, 997 GT2 and GT3, the Bentley Continental Supersports and Bentayga; and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Vision Gran Turismo and Chiron. We clearly have a lot to discuss. All I need to do now is catch up with him
Date written: 20 Oct 2017
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ID: 9633
Wolfgang D rheimer, president and CEO of Bentley and Bugatti fires down a Kitzb hel black run having just effected an irritatingly perfect racing start, which sees him exit from the start gate in a way best described as Maximum Attack.As he carves his way down ahead of me, my first thought is: "Just don"t wipe him out." We"ve joined him on a rare weekend of downtime at the infamous Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzb hel, where he is combining his love of skiing (he"s a fully qualified ski instructor) with an event hosting some of his most exclusive customers at the resort"s Bentley Lodge.After starting his career as a mechanic in the BMW motorcycle racing team in 1980, D rheimer moved to Porsche in 1999 where he was responsible for the 911 series and in 2001 he was appointed board member for R&D and product management.Now retiring from his second tenure at Bentley and Bugatti following a brief 10-month interlude at Audi in 2012/13, D rheimer"s roster of cars and bikes is staggering and includes the BMW R259, K1200 RS, LT, and the Paris-Dakar F650 and the R1150 GS bikes; car highlights include the Porsche Carrera GT, 997 GT2 and GT3, the Bentley Continental Supersports and Bentayga; and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Vision Gran Turismo and Chiron. We clearly have a lot to discuss. All I need to do now is catch up with him
Date written: 20 Oct 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9633
