Carrera Digital 132 Porsche 904 GTS "No.66 ZDF"
Item No. 30902
The Mainzelmännchen Porsche
2019 is the year of the ZDF Porsche. In the large 124-scale, Carrera presents the famous Porsche 906 with the ZDF logo on the hood and sides, and details of the Mainzelmännchen (literally "Mainzelmännchen") on the sides of the vehicle. In the 132-scale, there's the silver Porsche 904 GTS with a yellow hood, starting number 66, and orange stripes on the roof. Also featured are details on the sides. For the young among us who don't watch public broadcasting: The Mainzelmännchen are six cartoon characters who serve as commercial breakers on ZDF. They also occasionally appear on the satirical show "heute-show."
In 1966, the first attempt was made at an onboard live broadcast of the race at the Nürburgring. Images from the Porsche were sent by helicopter to the broadcast van, and from there to households. The Porsche had a permanently installed recording device on the passenger side, which unfortunately cannot be seen in the model or was not installed. There was also an antenna mounted on the roof. The car was driven in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring by Paul Frère and Rainer Günzler. Rainer Günzler was the star reporter for ZDF when it came to racing and motorsport. It was he who came up with the idea of driving a camera car along to the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1966 and broadcasting live from it. A German Army helicopter served as the relay station, and the Porsche was rented from the factory. With an additional 70 kg of weight, Günzler and Belgian Paul Frère started from 26th position, having achieved lap times of 9:35 minutes in practice. Both might have even finished in the top 15 had they not been forced to retire from the race at the end of the live broadcast. A total of 18 laps were completed, but live commentary was omitted due to poor sound quality.
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Item No. 30902
The Mainzelmännchen Porsche
2019 is the year of the ZDF Porsche. In the large 124-scale, Carrera presents the famous Porsche 906 with the ZDF logo on the hood and sides, and details of the Mainzelmännchen (literally "Mainzelmännchen") on the sides of the vehicle. In the 132-scale, there's the silver Porsche 904 GTS with a yellow hood, starting number 66, and orange stripes on the roof. Also featured are details on the sides. For the young among us who don't watch public broadcasting: The Mainzelmännchen are six cartoon characters who serve as commercial breakers on ZDF. They also occasionally appear on the satirical show "heute-show."
In 1966, the first attempt was made at an onboard live broadcast of the race at the Nürburgring. Images from the Porsche were sent by helicopter to the broadcast van, and from there to households. The Porsche had a permanently installed recording device on the passenger side, which unfortunately cannot be seen in the model or was not installed. There was also an antenna mounted on the roof. The car was driven in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring by Paul Frère and Rainer Günzler. Rainer Günzler was the star reporter for ZDF when it came to racing and motorsport. It was he who came up with the idea of driving a camera car along to the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1966 and broadcasting live from it. A German Army helicopter served as the relay station, and the Porsche was rented from the factory. With an additional 70 kg of weight, Günzler and Belgian Paul Frère started from 26th position, having achieved lap times of 9:35 minutes in practice. Both might have even finished in the top 15 had they not been forced to retire from the race at the end of the live broadcast. A total of 18 laps were completed, but live commentary was omitted due to poor sound quality.
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