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In Memoriam Balázs Szobi

In Memoriam Balázs Szobi

06. July 2010Yesterday the Hungarian truck racer Balázs Szobi and his press manager Tamás Tarsoly were both killed in a tragic plane crash. The Team OxxoRacing is petrified with horror. The Hungarian team joined the FIA European Truck Racing Championship in 2008. Before that Szobi participated in the Dakar Rally where he was pretty successful. This season the 37 year old was always in the top ten and collected a total of 28 points. Szobi and his German MAN colleague Jochen Hahn built Team Hahn Oxxo Racing and achieved third place in the team championship with 195 points. For the Hungarian this year seemed to become the most successful one in his truck racing career.
In his home country the pilot received great recognition for his dedication to truck racing. There was always a cluster of fans assembled at the circuits, and time and again he was accompanied by Hungarian TV teams. And Szobi and his team were always campaigning for the Hungaroring as a venue for the FIA European Truck Racing Championship. The truck racing community has lost a most popular driver and committed advocate.