When Roland Ratzenberger tried to enter the world of motorsport he first started as a mechanic at the WALTER LECHNER RACING SCHOOL and then in 1982 he moved to Germany to become a drivers instructor for ISA-Racing. One of his students was the 1996 ITC-Champion Manuel Reuter.
Being the best student that year he was offered a drive for the whole Formula Ford championship in 1983 and Roland became his team mate. They both had the same car and the same engine but Reuter was often quicker than his team Ratzenberger. So Roland then complained about his engine and wanted to swap it with Manuel to proof that success was directly linked to the engine. Unfortunately Reuter still was faster and therefore won the 1983 championship after he was given a contract with Ford Motorsport to drive the DTM with a Ford Sierra the subsequent year.
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about Roland Ratzenberger
