Jochen Hahn

Jochen Hahn’s race truck weighs 5,500 kilograms, similar to the weight of an African elephant bull. The engine even surpasses the performance of the legendary F1 turbo engines from the 1980s, if one can compare them based on the race set-up. These facts convey a certain fascination which quickly turns into excitement when seeing the trucks of the European Truck Racing Championship in action. One of the most successful truck racers in recent years, Jochen Hahn, relies on BILSTEIN shock absorber technology.

BILSTEIN sponsors one of the most successful European truck racers

In addition to his talent for driving fast trucks and his own long-standing experience, Hahn naturally relies on top class material. In 2015, his race truck was built from scratch based on a MAN TGS 18.480 and equipped with special designed gas-pressure shock absorbers from the BILSTEIN MDS range for professional motorsports. After all, the right performance is needed not only on the straights but also in the numerous bends of the European race circuits, such as the Nürburgring, the Red Bull Ring and the Hungaroring.

Consequently, the championship is carried out on tracks which are intended for much smaller racing cars. The BILSTEIN Modular Damper System (MDS) is also geared towards lighter racing cars of one or perhaps two tonnes. Even so, the MDS kit has already provided a lot of material for the customized aluminium shock absorbers. In this case however, the 14 mm piston rods specially produced by the BILSTEIN motorsport team are a striking design feature.

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