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klaus abbelen

klaus abbelen -lrb- born 15 september 1960 in tönisvorst , germany -rrb- is a butcher master , an entrepreneur for meat products -lrb- thus nicknamed `` frikadelli '' -rrb- , and a race car driver .
after starting racing ferraris in the 1990s , he became the euro gt series champion in 2000 .
he has also recently competed in the fia gt championship , as well as in the le mans endurance series .
in 2006 , he and sabine schmitz drove the # 97 porsche 997 in the vln endurance racing series on the nürburgring , entered by land motorsport .
