First TV experience for auto racing star Cyndie Allemann
Where: Bremgarten, Switzerland. When: 2013-01-25. Author: Cyndie Allemann Team.
Fresh off her Japanese Super GT season in 2012, and already working on future racing programs, 26-year-old Swiss race car driver Cyndie Allemann is continuing her busy schedule. She has been working on a project that will see her make her an appearance as a television show host in early March. The show (in German language) is called “Auftrag Auto” and will be presented on German TV channel SPORT1 starting Thursday March 7th. A new show will be presented every Thursday.
Cyndie will co-host the show with Alex Wesselsky, the 43-year-old presenter and frontman of the band “Icebreaker”. She will bring her vast knowledge and her 18-year experience as a race car driver. She is absolutely thrilled to participate in this new project.
“This is my first experience on TV and I must say that I’m very happy to have the opportunity to use my background and knowledge as a race car driver in a TV show. I have a lot of fun while shooting it and I’m thrilled to be able to test all those cars. The whole SPORT1 team as well as my co-host Alex Svesselski have given me a lot of input and have helped me a lot so that I can feel comfortable in my new role as a TV host. I must admit: I love this new job and I’m having a total blast!”
The auto show will have an original concept: Cyndie and Alex will receive a special mission from the SPORT1 spectators via email or Facebook, and they must address this special mission.
“The general concept for “Auftrag Auto” is this one: Alex lives in an old factory building and I meet him at his place to go over what the spectators have asked us to investigate: sports car for less than 30,000 Euros, the best hybrid car, etc. Based on these criterias, we test a few cars and off we go. We test those cars on the road, and also, once in a while, on the race track. After that, we make our comments on the style, confort, power, and more. The show also has quite a few funny and surprising moments. I’m really proud of this new challenge in my career as a race car driver.”The 45-minute show premieres on SPORT1 on Thursday March 7th, at 20h15. There will be a new episode every Thursday.
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About Cyndie Allemann
Cyndie Allemann: a World class driver, top athlete and brand ambassador. Always a fan favorite, whether in Europe, in the USA and in Japan, 26 years old Cyndie Allemann was literally born for speed. Her 19-year racing career has seen her compete at the highest levels in many different series and tracks around the World: karting (winning the European junior title when she was only thirteen), open-wheel (EuroF3, Indy Lights, etc.), GT (FIA-GT1 World Championship) and endurance racing (GT1 podium at Spa in the Le Mans Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans, etc.). In 2012, she raced in the Japan Super GT Series.
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