Spectacular appearance of the DTM stars at the 38th ‘Ball
des Sports’
This Saturday, Franziska von Almsick, Franz Beckenbauer,
Vitali Klitschko and some other 1,800 guests from sports,
economy, politics and entertainment partied at the 38th ‘Ball
des Sports’ held in favour of the ‘Stiftung Deutsche
Sporthilfe’. DTM aces Martin Tomczyk and Timo Scheider
(both Audi) as well as Mercedes-Benz works drivers Susie Stoddart
and Mathias Lauda caused a stir right at the beginning of
the evening: with flashing lights, they arrived at the Red
Carpet of the ‘Wiesbadener Festhallen’ with original
DTM safety cars. “The ‘Ball des Sports’
is one of the biggest social events in Germany,” said
Mathias Lauda, son of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda. “I’m
delighted with being a part of it.” And Audi works driver
Martin Tomczyk added: “Meeting that many different sportsmen
and sportswomen from different disciplines at a joint event
is just great. It was an impressive evening I’m going
to remember for quite a while.”
In the event with the motto ‘Night of the Dragons’,
the guest enjoyed a diversified programme. The opening by
Shaolin monks and indoor fireworks was followed by artistic
performances of singer Barbara Schöneberger and an appearance
of Fabian Hambüchen, Horizontal Bar World Champion and
sportsman of the year. Then, British pop musician Brian Ferry,
founder of the legendary band ‘Roxy Music’, entered
the stage as midnight special guest. A special honour was
bestowed upon Dr Thomas Betzler, Board Member legal affairs
and finances of DTM rights holder and promoter ITR e.V. As
solicitor, he supervised the drawing of the lots for the tombola
featuring prizes for a total of €600,000, with the first
prize being a Mercedes-Benz S 320 CDI for about €90,000.
Just as it was the case last year, DTM was official partner
of the social top-class event and organised the after-show
party following the official programme. In the exclusive ‘DTM
Race Club’, decorated with two original DTM racing cars
of Audi and Mercedes-Benz, the prominent guests met for informal
conversations and let the evening die away in relaxed atmosphere.
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