Markus Walcher: Chinese portrait
The first thing you do when you wake up?
Open the windows to check the weather and breath some fresh air.
Your motto?
Someone who fights, might lose – someone who gives up, has already lost!
If you were a color?
It would be sunshine yellow
If you were a movie?
It would be an action-comedy – I love that mixture between adrenalin and having fun.
A dream destination?
Cordoba, Argentina
If you were an animal?
An eagle, it´s the epitome of freedom to me.
If you were a sport?
I would be a marathon.
And a famous sportsman?
I think Manuel Neuer. I like him because he´s still himself, absolutely focused on the sport and he always keeps calm in very difficult situations.
An essential item in your life?
My rally car.
If you were a quality?
No perfect quality, for sure. But a reliable one.
And a default?
Hard question …
The natural talent you would like to be gifted with?
A much better memory!
The most important in life for you?
Three things, in one level: my girlfriend Janina of course, parents, friends.
Your favorite fictional character?
MacGyver
Your ideal meal as a rally driver?
Pizza?!
Your favorite playground for driving?
Sandy tracks and beaches
If you were a specific car?
I would be a Porsche 911. I worked for Porsches development in the past – and I still love this brand!
If you were a famous co-driver?
Dirk von Zitzewitz – a nice guy, always having a lot of fun in the cockpit!
If you were a specific rally?
A Mitsubishi Pajero – I always dreamed of them in my childhood days. They always won the Dakar!
And… Your actual state of mind?
Somewhat confused – some of your questions really aren`t easy to answer .
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