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  "id": 16747479,
  "title": "F1-level excess: How Manuel Reuter won the ITC title with Opel 30 years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/f1-level-excess-how-manuel-reuter-won-the-itc-title-with-opel-30",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:45:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/f1-level-excess-how-reuter-won-the-itc-title-with-opel-30-years-ago/10868832/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The car was technologically more advanced than a Formula 1 machine - and a glimpse into the future of motor racing. But at the same time, that was exactly why it became the nail in the coffin for the \"old\" DTM: exactly 30 years ago - on 27 October 1996 - Manuel Reuter secured the ITC (International Touring Car Championship) title in Opel's legendary Cliff Calibra at Interlagos. Two races later…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}