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Cool! Wonder if he ever took Kas helicopter skiing? That would have been f=
un.
Chuck Gee
> On Dec 19, 2025, at 3:52=E2=80=AFAM, Chris Marx via Fot <fot@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:
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> Hi Guys,
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> not sure if this is of interest for you but I=E2=80=99ve just remembered a=
little Story of Kas Kastner.
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> Somewhat 1989 or 90 the Nissan GTP race cars were competing hard with the J=
oest Porsche 962.
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> Not too far away from my place lived a man I met from time to time =E2=80=
=93 Hans-Dieter Dechent =E2=80=93 who ran the Martini Le Mans racing team in=
the late 60ties early 70ties until he embezzled sponsor money from his own t=
eam to do private pleasure stuff, like helicopter skiing. (his words)
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> He later joint the Joest team in USA as team organizer and so he met Kas K=
astner several times, when Kas was at the track side to support his Nissan t=
eam.
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> Once the Nissan team ran into a technical problem, the alternator failed =E2=
=80=9Cagain=E2=80=9D and they were running out of spares. So Kas went over t=
o Hans-Dieter and asked if he could borrow an alternator for the next race. W=
ithout hesitation Hans-Dieter went to the truck and pulled out an alternator=
and gave it to Kas. Kas team made the GTP car run and won the race.
> =20
> Hans-Dieter added to that story that Reinhold Joest =E2=80=93 the team own=
er =E2=80=93 saw that Hans-Dieter gave away a spare to the worst opponent wi=
th the angry words: =E2=80=9CHow could you, we will have an easy win!=E2=80=9D=
> =20
> Hans-Dieter replied: =E2=80=9CWe win on the track and not at the green tab=
le!=E2=80=9D
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> Both are now some years in the Lap of the Gods.
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> End of Story
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> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Dieter_Dechent
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<div><div><div id=3D"ymail_android_signature"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span l=
ang=3D"DE" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Hi Guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
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></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">not sure=
if this is of interest for you but I=E2=80=99ve just remembered a little St=
ory of Kas Kastner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Somewhat 1989 or 90 the Nissan GTP race cars were c=
ompeting hard with the Joest Porsche 962.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Not too far away from my p=
lace lived a man I met from time to time =E2=80=93 Hans-Dieter Dechent=
=E2=80=93 who ran the Martini Le Mans racing team in the late 60ties early 7=
0ties until he embezzled sponsor money from his own team to do private pleas=
ure stuff, like helicopter skiing. (his words)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">He later joint the J=
oest team in USA as team organizer and so he met Kas Kastner several times, w=
hen Kas was at the track side to support his Nissan team.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Once the N=
issan team ran into a technical problem, the alternator failed =E2=80=9Cagai=
n=E2=80=9D and they were running out of spares. So Kas went over to Hans-Die=
ter and asked if he could borrow an alternator for the next race. Without he=
sitation Hans-Dieter went to the truck and pulled out an alternator and gave=
it to Kas. Kas team made the GTP car run and won the race.<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:=
p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Hans-Di=
eter added to that story that Reinhold Joest =E2=80=93 the team owner =E2=80=
=93 saw that Hans-Dieter gave away a spare to the worst opponent with the an=
gry words: =E2=80=9CHow could you, we will have an easy win!=E2=80=9D<o:p></=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0p=
t">Hans-Dieter replied: =E2=80=9CWe win on the track and not at the green ta=
ble!=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Both are now some years in the Lap of the Gods.<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p=
> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt">End of Story<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><a href=3D"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Diet=
er_Dechent">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Dieter_Dechent</a><o:p></o:p>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbs=
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an style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"> </span><div><image002.png></div>&=
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