Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch (born Horst Vieselmann, 28 August 1954 in

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) was the chief editor of the

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'' until February 2013. He also had a brief racing career but is best known for skillful driving at the

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. He participated in the 1985 TT-F1 race on the

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and finished in 25th position.

Supertests

A well-known feature of ''Sport Auto'' is the "Supertest", wherein Saurma tests sports cars at their limit on the track (using fully road-legal trim) and their resulting lap times at the Nürburgring and the

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are compared. In 2004, Saurma set the Nürburgring lap record for a production car by taking the

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around in 7 minutes 32 seconds.http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=12186 Carrera GT fastest car at the 'Ring, accessed 6-10-08 Saurma's laps for ''Sport Auto'' are often taken as benchmark times for their respective vehicles. Saurma continues the "Supertests" as a freelance author, after having resigned as chief editor.

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Supertests

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