Subject: Re: [Fot] IMSA GTP Nissan + Joest Porsche 962

From: DENNIS DELAP via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:51:11 -0600

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=E2=80=A6and if anyone is looking for a street 2000 - I=E2=80=99m selling mi=
ne.
Dennis DeLap here in Illinois=20
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> On Dec 19, 2025, at 9:34=E2=80=AFAM, Chuck Gee via Fot <[email-masked]=
> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFCool!  Wonder if he ever took Kas helicopter skiing?  That would h=
ave been fun.
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> Chuck Gee
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>>> On Dec 19, 2025, at 3:52=E2=80=AFAM, Chris Marx via Fot <[email-masked].=
net> wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
>> 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=
 Joest 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)
>> =20
>> 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.
>> =20
>> 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 ow=
ner =E2=80=93 saw that Hans-Dieter gave away a spare to the worst opponent w=
ith 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 ta=
ble!=E2=80=9D
>> =20
>> Both are now some years in the Lap of the Gods.
>> =20
>> End of Story
>> =20
>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Dieter_Dechent
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">=E2=80=A6and if anyone is looking for a str=
eet 2000 - I=E2=80=99m selling mine.<div>Dennis DeLap here in Illinois&nbsp;=
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Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On D=
ec 19, 2025, at 9:34=E2=80=AFAM, Chuck Gee via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt=
; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8">Cool! &nbsp;Wonder if he ever took Kas helicopter skiing? &nbsp;That w=
ould have been fun.<div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Chuck Gee</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 1=
9, 2025, at 3:52=E2=80=AFAM, Chris Marx via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; w=
rote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
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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=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p=
></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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Not too far away from my p=
lace&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>=
&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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=
>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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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