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You, Charlie, ... you were the best! - Obituary Charlie Lamm

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Created on March 16, 2019

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Dieter Stappert, Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Charlie Lamm at the DTM 2012

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Charlie Lamm at the 2012 DTM in Hockenheim

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Charlie Lamm with T-shirt and shorts in action - BMW 635 CSi (1985) - Schnitzer at the 24 Hours of Spa 1985

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BMW 635 CSi (1985) - The victorious Schnitzer-BMW at the 24 Hours of Spa 1985

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BMW 635 CSi (1985) - Charlie Lamm gives instructions, Marc Surer in the Schnitzer-BMW at the 24 Hours of Spa 1985

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Charlie Lamm in jeans and sneakers during the pit stop! BMW 635 CSi (1985) - Schnitzer at the Spa 24-hour race in 1985

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BMW 635 CSi (1985) - Marc Surer takes the wheel, Charlie Lamm in shorts stands in front of the Schnitzer BMW at the 24 Hours of Spa 1985

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Gerhard Berger (left) and Dieter Stappert at the Spa 24-hour race in 1985

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Charlie Lamm stands ready in jeans, Gerhard Berger on the tire, 24-hour race at Spa 1985

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The entire BMW team celebrates Bruno Spengler's 2012 DTM success at Hockenheim

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Charlie Lamm at the DTM 2012 award ceremony at the Lausitzring

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Charlie Lamm with Bruno Spengler at the 2012 DTM

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Charlie Lamm at the 2015 DTM in Hockenheim

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Charlie Lamm at the 2012 DTM at the Lausitzring

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Charlie Lamm briefing at the 2016 DTM at the Norisring

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Charlie Lamm with Bruno Spengler at the DTM 2012 award ceremony at the Lausitzring

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Charlie Lamm with Herbert Schnitzer at the 2012 DTM at the Lausitzring

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Summary

On January 24, 2019, Charlie Lamm succumbed to his short but serious illness at the age of just 63. His death triggered a huge wave of sadness worldwide. Long deliberations were necessary to find a worthy obituary for this racer. Finally an article was found, written by Dieter Stappert, which could not be more fitting. With the kind permission of the Austrian "Auto-Revue", we have been allowed to use Stappert's impressions from Auto-Revue 9/1985 in our article.

This article contains the following chapters

You, Charlie
Spa-Francorchamps, July 28, 1985, 3:30 p.m.
Then.
Only at the Salzburgring is he not that far. But he is the first to arrive.
The euphoria is almost uncontrollable.
The flag falls and all the dams break.
A few more memories from contemporary witnesses

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

On January 24, 2019, Charlie Lamm succumbed to a short but serious illness at the age of just 63. His death triggered a huge wave of shock worldwide. Few people can trigger such a reaction. Every motorsport newspaper, whether in print or online, dedicated entire pages to the man who was the face of Team Schnitzer. Long deliberations were necessary to find a worthy obituary for this racer. In the end, we found an article written by Dieter Stappert (October 13, 1942 to October 17, 2008) that could not be more fitting. With the kind permission of the Austrian" Auto-Revue ", we have taken Stappert's impressions from Auto-Revue 9/1985 and used a single race to give an insight into the life of Charlie Lamm:

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