11. International six-day trip

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Flexenpass, one of the difficulties on the second day

The 11th International Six-Day Tour took place in Central Europe from August 26th to 31st, 1929. As early as 1927 it was decided that on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the FICM, the International Six-Day Tour 1929 should be held as a stage trip from Munich to Geneva through five countries. This deviated from the rule that the winning nation could host the competition in the following year. It won the British trophy team for the sixth time in a row. In the silver vase classification, the British team celebrated their fifth victory in a row.

competition

The competition course has a length of around 1700 kilometers. A total of 175 drivers from 13 nations registered. The largest contingents were made up of the British with 62 drivers and the Germans with 52 drivers. Ten women from Great Britain, Germany and Austria had also registered. Teams from Great Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland competed for the trophy rating. Two teams from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland as well as one team from France, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Italy competed in the silver vase evaluation.

From Germany, in addition to the trophy team ( Hans Soenius ( BMW ), Ernst Jakob Henne (BMW), R. Trapp ( Victoria )), the two silver vase teams ( Max Polster ( D-Rad ), Erich Pätzold ( NSU ) and Kurt Friedrich ( DKW ) as well as Paul Rüttchen ( Standard ), Julius von Krohn ( Zündapp ) and Georg Thumshirn (Ardie)) eleven factory teams took part in the competition.

In contrast to earlier regulations, the final inspection of the machines no longer included checking the functionality of all components of the motorcycle. It was only checked whether the components provided with the appropriate seals at the start were present and the seals themselves were intact.

The average speed was set at 40 km / h.

1 day

The Kesselbergstrasse was part of the 1st stage

The first stage of the day led over 334 kilometers from Munich to Partenkirchen . The lunch break was in Oberau. The most difficult sections were the driveways on the Ettaler Sattel (Oberau – Ettal) and the Kesselbergstrasse . Of the 175 riders, 168 started the first stage.

Eight drivers retired on the first stage, including some Swiss.

2 day

The second stage led over 240 kilometers from Partenkirchen to Feldkirch in Austria. There were the Zirler Berg , the Fernpass , the Flexenpass and the Arlbergpass to drive.

Some drivers lost their time.

There were deficiencies in the organization. The drivers' luggage had not yet arrived at their destination, and the score for the first day was not announced until the evening of the second.

3rd day

On the third day the route led over 318 kilometers over the Klausen Pass and the Gotthard Pass to Pallanza .

Due to the failure of the Dutch PJ Nortier, the silver vase team was blown up. The British Edyth Foley rode a cyclist on a motorcycle. When she fell, she suffered injuries to her knee and hand and had to give up the journey that evening. The British silver vase women team burst.

The British and Swedish teams lead in the trophy standings without penalty points. The German trophy team was third with 10 penalty points. The teams from Italy and Switzerland were already out of the race.

In the silver vase ranking, Great Britain, Sweden and Germany took first place without penalty points. Then the teams from France and Austria followed with 10 penalty points.

4th day

The fourth day's stage led over 328 kilometers to Moûtiers in France. The route led from Pallanza via Adorna and Oropa into the Aosta Valley . France was reached via the Little Saint Bernhard . 154 drivers started.

5th day

The fifth stage led over 269 kilometers from Moutiers to Chamonix . 137 riders started the day's stage.

6th day

On the last day of the competition, the 200-kilometer route from Chamonix via Lausanne to Geneva had to be tackled. The Col des Montets and Col de la Forclaz passes still had to be tackled. The final test took place as a speed test over an hour on a 6.5-kilometer Circuit de Meyrin circuit .

Final results

Trophy

space team Penalty points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Geoff Butcher ( Rudge-Withworth )
George Rowley ( AJS )
Freddie Neill ( Matchless ) 		0
2. German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire 112
3. SwedenSweden Sweden 178
4th Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 207
4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 210

Silver vase

space team Penalty points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom (A-Team)
LA Welch ( Royal Enfield )
AR Edwards ( Levis )
HS Perrey ( Ariel ) 		0
2. Ireland 1922Irish Free State Irish Free State (A-Team)
Carvill ( Triumph )
Stewart ( Royal Enfield )
McKee ( Sunbeam ) 		20th
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands (B-team)
Dolk ( FN )
H. Vintges ( FN )
M. Flinterman ( FN ) 		28
4th FranceFrance France
Lavalette ( Peugeot )
Bernhard ( Gnome & Rhone )
Henri Naas ( Gnome & Rhone ) 		32
5. AustriaAustria Austria (A-Team)
Hugo Höbel ( Puch )
Siegfried Cmyral ( Puch )
Oswald ( Puch ) 		57
6th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom (B team) 111
7th AustriaAustria Austria (B-team) 138
8th. DenmarkDenmark Denmark 143
9. German EmpireGerman Empire German Reich (B-team) 154
10. SwedenSweden Sweden (senior team) 178
11. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland (B team) 200
11. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland (A team) 200
13. Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 207
14th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands (A team) 211
15th Ireland 1922Irish Free State Irish Free State (B-Team) 220
16. German EmpireGerman Empire German Reich (A-Team) 232

Individual evaluation

class starter gold silver bronze certificate without a medal Failure / disqualification
175 cc 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
250 cc 11 2 1 2 4th 0 2
350 cc 50 10 16 2 5 4th 13
500 cc 69 14th 21st 11 4th 1 18th
750 cc 19th 5 5 1 1 2 5
1000 cc 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
600 cm³ (b) 11 4th 2 1 1 0 3
1000 cm³ (b) 6th 1 1 0 0 1 3
total 168 36 47 17th 15th 8th 45
(b) Motorcycle teams

Out of 123 drivers at the finish, 39 were free of penalty points. 34 drivers won a gold medal, 22 of them were British. Six British drivers (Marjorie Cottle, Louise MacLean, Fay Taylour, B. Lermitte, C Herbert and M. Newton) won a silver medal. The German driver Hanni Köhler received a bronze medal.

The factory ranking won in the class up to 250 cm³ Puch , in the class up to 350 cm³ AJS and in the classes up to 500 cm³ and 750 cm³ Rudge-Whitworth .

The organization of the event was heavily criticized. The results announced in the meantime deviated greatly from the final result. Among other things, drivers were reported as dropped out, but they still made it into the final standings.

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