Following in the tire tracks of the 1450 S and 1834 S, the Atego race truck represented the third stage in the Mercedes-Benz race truck development program. Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing allows the player to race in up to eight trucks. Players can compete championship mode or multiplayer on a total of eleven tracks. Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing (2000) was Synetic's first licensed game, featuring Mercedes-Benz racing trucks that could be driven on a variety of real-world race tracks.

What is the series? The European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC) racing series was recognised by the FIA in 1985. At that time nobody expected that tractor units racing each other would ever find so many keen fans all over the world. Initially, the trucks of the series started in three different weight and engine size categories: classes A, B and C.

In 1994 the regulations were changed, and the ETRC then consisted of two categories: Super Race Trucks and Race Trucks. Now, since 2006, all vehicles participating in the championships drive in one and the same category. Ludovic Faure and the Mercedes-Benz Atego. In 1998, Mercedes-Benz introduced the third generation of racing trucks, based on the Atego model. Dfi Lanparty X38 Drivers.

The tractor unit was equipped with a 12-litre V6 engine, which had an output of almost 1,500 horsepower. The engine achieved this output at 2,000 revs per minute. The first season was a triumph for the team with the three-pointed star. At the end, Ludovic Faure and his Atego stood at the top of the podium.

This winning truck can now also be admired at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The ETRC today. Nowadays, the racing trucks in the ETRC series are powered by engines with a maximum of 13 litres displacement and an output of up to 1,100 horsepower. The engines are generally assemblies based on series-production drive systems. Turbocharging is provided by one or two compressors (depending on whether it is an inline or a V engine with offset crankshaft). To achieve an output of this order, the event organisers require the teams to use appropriate Venturi tubes for the air intake. The gross weight of the vehicle must be at least 5,300 kg. Currently there are three teams driving a Mercedes in the race: Heinz Werner Lenz, the Orsini Racing team, and the Tankpool 24 team.