Carrera DIGITAL 124 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo

Carrera Digital 124 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo "Mampe"

Art.Nr. 23895 Even

though it’s the most attractive Turbo Capri to me in terms of design and color scheme, at first I had no idea what the term "MAMPE" meant. Nothing could be easier… these days, you just Google it, and you usually end up with more information than you actually wanted. MAMPE has been producing a wide variety of alcoholic beverages for more than a hundred years, but—aside from its involvement in motorsports sponsorship—it has never achieved widespread recognition outside of Berlin.

“Half and half” means that this alcoholic beverage from MAMPE consists, in addition to alcohol, of 160 different herbs and bitter oranges in equal parts. Maybe I’ll get a chance to try it someday ;-)

Between 1977 and 1979, Mampe AG sponsored the Mampe-Ford-Zakspeed team.
Hans Heyer, driving a black-and-yellow Ford Capri Turbo, racked up several race victories and won the DRM a total of three times. The Slotcard driver’s pink suit wasn’t the result of a designer’s vision—Hans Heyer actually drove in a pink jumpsuit… he just swapped the floppy hat for a helmet.

The 124 series car from [manufacturer] Carrera performs reliably well (width + length + low center of gravity—what more could you ask for?). I have no complaints about the build quality, the noticeable tolerances, or the paint job. The adjustability via the control unit is good—settings 1–2 allow for full throttle in the pit lane and on the inside of Turn 1… but at higher settings, even with the magnets, a delicate touch is required.

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