Kurt Thiim is a Danish racing driver. His first success came in the Kartsport.In 1978 he changed to Auotomobil racing. Starting in Formula Ford he then went to Formula Super V and then Formula 3. After winning the German Formula-3-Masters in1984 Thiim tried for a drive in Formula 3000 or Formula 1. unfortunately this did not happen so he went the route of sports cars. At this time the DTM represented private teams only. The large work teams of Mercedes, BMW, Opel or Alfa Romeo, who many people connected with the DTM, had not put in an appearance In the following years DTM became a pure works championship. Kurt Thiim remained active during this development as a driver and belonged from 1988 to 1997 to Mercedes. To the end of the DTM/ITC Thiim changed first into the super route car Cup (STW). Beginning in this time to become active as CO moderator with engine haven transmissions It started in the V8STAR.