At the long Ascension weekend represent over 170 race cars of the 40th Edition of the ADAC Zurich 24h-race. Also present is the Schumann Motorsport team with the silver Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the fall of 2010 came on the German market, we adopted the Schumann brothers, Peter and Jurgen, the decision to develop a racing version of the sports car and attack on the legendary Nordschleife. With the support of Germany and Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor Europe began in the district of Saarbrücken, Burbach of construction of the racing version.
When on 19 May by 16 clock of the Clerk of the 176 race cars full starting field of 24-hour race on a journey through the "Green Hell", sends the crew of Schumann Motorsport is the second time in a row with the vehicle from the Korean manufacturer at the start.
The company itself is in the Hyundai dealership racing coupe built by the brothers of Peter Schumann (52) and Jürgen Schumann (49) and Alexander Koeppen (31) and Axel Duffner (40) is run.
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe comes with its 4-liter V6 engine in the class SP8 (Specials up to 6.2 liters) on. There shall inter alia on strong factory support and opposition from Lexus, Aston Martin and Corvette. But already the season starts in the VLN Endurance Championship race, the Korean coupe had a class win in the competition with more powerful cars, the LF-A, Vantage and C6 sit up
