#3 Dirk Schoysman – Professional Development Driver

06/09/21 • 66 min

A unique opportunity to explore the life of “Ringmeister” and professional Nurburgring industry pool driver Dirk Schoysman. So much to talk about: Dirk shares his personal experience developing the infamous Nissan GTR on the ‘Ring; his long-standing and successful racing association with Falken tyres; along with fascinating insights into the life of a professional test driver at the ‘Ring. This hour flies by – truly enlightening and engaging.
Find out more about Dirk and Top Line Development at https://www.topline.be/en/

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Transcript

Dirk: Well, in the late 80s, the Nürburgring was not so well known. You have the traditional companies such as BMW and Porsche - they were making intensive use of this special track because, let's not forget, it was actually designed in the year 1927, as a test track and a racing track. And so, then the Japanese brands – cars as well as tyre manufacturers – they got interested in European markets, and it was Bridgestone, in fact, that was starting to use the track intensively. That was al