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Old 02-15-2010, 12:20 PM
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Lightbulb Uwe Gemballa Reported Missing


Uwe Gemballa (51) with a Porsche Gemballa Avalanche GTR-650 EVO

The picture of the Gemballa Porsche hanging in my room was the earliest memory of a car that sparked passion and breathlessness at every glance. Over the years I have spoken to Uwe and most recently we were about to launch a great venture between Teamspeed.com and Gemballa.

I have now learned that he has been missing for a week on his trip to South Africa , and now I understand why my friend hasn’t returned my calls despite us speaking almost daily over the last month. I am heart broken for his family and hope there is a logical explanation. If anyone has any news or information please post it here or PM me as soon as you can.

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"On the evening of February 8th he boarded a plane for South Africa. The trip was to Johannesburg, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Since then, lacking any trace of him.

An investigator:
"We are in close contact with the South African Police."
A business partner:
"We are all very worried about Uwe."
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:21 PM
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wow, that is terrible news, sorry to hear that, hope he gets home safely soon
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:58 PM
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how awful ! i hope he will return soon....
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i know RACE! in South Africa are the only after market tuners doing Gemballa ... i will contact one of the partners to find out if he knows anything about this ... assuming Uwe went on a business trip to SA

EDIT: spoke to the partners a second ago, both partners have heard of the story but have not been in contact at all with Uwe ... its a pity, was hoping i could help

hope there is a happy ending to all this ...
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I hope he surfaces soon. Who was he meeting with? Any word from them?
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i know RACE! in South Africa are the only after market tuners doing Gemballa ... i will contact one of the partners to find out if he knows anything about this ... assuming Uwe went on a business trip to SA
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Most likely a ransom gig. Hope everything works out.
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Man I hope he is ok, this is not a place you want to go missing
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