By Johan Laubscher
The Spanish Hillcimb Championship has been the scene for many Audi race
cars in the last decade. The Audi A4 STW (Super Touring) has been a very
popular choice of car amongst the competitors. For 2013 a very special Audi
race car has been added to the series.
One of the long-time drivers, who has been
competing with Audis in this series, is Jose Antonio Lopez-Fombona, competing with
his Audi A4 STW since 2002. He is a multiple hillclimb champion and has been
loyal to Audi A4 Touring cars for over a decade. For 2013 Fombona has decided
to retire his older A4 STW, having sold it to another competitor. This decision
does not mean the end for Fombona and his hillclimb racing with Audis. He has acquired an Audi R13, and will be competing with the car in Spain this year. The Audi R13 is the 2007 Audi A4 DTM (B7) car, the same version which took Mattias Ekström to the 2007 DTM driver’s title. Fombona debuted his A4 DTM at the end of April and will continue to compete in the Spanish Hillclimb Championship this year. The car has a beautiful white, grey and orange livery. It is wonderful to see these older race cars still competing.
A number of YouTube videos featuring Fombona’s Audi A4 DTM, including an onboard video, have been embedded below.
