Jean-Marie Bourat has a tiger on his tank
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"Actually I like modern trucks. When I got this old banger I wasn't very pleased at first," says Jean-Marie Bourat. By "old banger", the driver means the Mercedes-Benz semitrailer tractor unit that looks like a racing truck but isn't.
"In day-to-day use I noticed that my old banger is actually a great truck."
– Jean-Marie Bourat, Fleet Manager with a racing truck replica
It's a replica of one of those Atego racing trucks, which the Dehnhardt Tiger Racing Team drove in the 1990s for Mercedes-Benz and with which they won the European championship. Under the colourful metal and the SK driver's cab, there's a regular Actros.
It now pulls semitrailers to the French equivalent of the MOT (Contrôle Technique) every day. "I drive between 100 and 200 kilometres, sometimes 300 kilometres, for example when I have to deliver a semitrailer," says Jean-Marie. Although the semitrailer tractor unit is a vintage vehicle, the clock only shows a modest 640,000 kilometres.
His children have priority.
The short tours suit Jean-Marie perfectly. Since becoming a father, he's stopped going on long routes. "The deal was: my wife was only prepared to have kids if I was home every evening." So that's why Jean-Marie now mainly looks after the fleet at BFT.
His wife also said: "When the two children have grown up, you can be away again if you like." He's pleased about that, because he misses arterial routes. If, once in a while, he can drive seven or eight hours in one go and sleep in the cab, it feels like a holiday for him.
An "old banger" with lots of options.
Instead of driving around with a high-performance new generation Actros like the other drivers, Jean-Marie more or less drives around in circles in Lyon. He's grown very fond of the "old banger". "It has a few features that are really practical," says 34-year-old Jean-Marie. "For example one of the trailer brakes you can't get fitted any more." It means you can brake the semitrailer without blocking the tractor unit. For Jean-Marie it's a great advantage, because this means he can warm up this type of trailer brakes, which have seized after having stood for a long time, and free them again.
"Also, the truck has hydraulic equipment. That even makes it possible to pull a tipper semitrailer." And if ever the transmission should cause trouble, the "old banger" has a spare. "In day-to-day use I noticed that my old banger is actually a great truck."
Photos: Alex Kraus
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und der SK sieht wirklich noch top aus!!!
und der SK sieht wirklich noch top aus!!!
SK´s sind halt einfach nicht "klein" zu kriegen 😉
SK´s sind halt einfach nicht "klein" zu kriegen 😉
since many people asked we made it a bit more specific: The truck in the article is indeed an Actros in an SK driver's cab. And the lacquering is based on this racing Atego which you can see at the Mercedes-Benz museum:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
since many people asked we made it a bit more specific: The truck in the article is indeed an Actros in an SK driver's cab. And the lacquering is based on this racing Atego which you can see at the Mercedes-Benz museum:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
The truck in the article is indeed an Actros in an SK driver's cab. And the lacquering is based on this racing Atego which you can see at the Mercedes-Benz museum:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
The truck in the article is indeed an Actros in an SK driver's cab. And the lacquering is based on this racing Atego which you can see at the Mercedes-Benz museum:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
Gute Fahrt !!!
Gute Fahrt !!!
Disfrútalo. 😎
Disfrútalo. 😎
da der Artikel etwas ungenau war, haben wir manche Passagen nochmal genauer formuliert. Es handelt sich um einen Actros in einem SK-Fahrerhaus. Und die Lackierung ist angelehnt an diesen Renn--Atego, der im Mercedes-Benz Museum steht: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
da der Artikel etwas ungenau war, haben wir manche Passagen nochmal genauer formuliert. Es handelt sich um einen Actros in einem SK-Fahrerhaus. Und die Lackierung ist angelehnt an diesen Renn--Atego, der im Mercedes-Benz Museum steht: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/de/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/atego-renntruck/
Der Verfasser des Berichtes, sollte wohl etwas besser recherchieren.
Der Verfasser des Berichtes, sollte wohl etwas besser recherchieren.
Da es im Artikel etwas ungenau formuliert war, haben wir ihn etwas angepasst, also danke für den Hinweis.
Da es im Artikel etwas ungenau formuliert war, haben wir ihn etwas angepasst, also danke für den Hinweis.
Was ich nicht unter einen Hut bringe - ich glaube, ich sehe einen SK. Der Artikel erwähnt eine Atego-Nachbildung und schreibt etwas von einem alten Actros. Wie ist das gemeint?
Gruß
Klaus
Was ich nicht unter einen Hut bringe - ich glaube, ich sehe einen SK. Der Artikel erwähnt eine Atego-Nachbildung und schreibt etwas von einem alten Actros. Wie ist das gemeint?
Gruß
Klaus
wie immer gut aufgepasst! Schau mal in den Kommentar oben - da haben wir das Mysterium aufgelöst 😊
wie immer gut aufgepasst! Schau mal in den Kommentar oben - da haben wir das Mysterium aufgelöst 😊