13. International six-day trip

The Stilfserjoch , difficulty on the fourth day of competition.

The 13th International Six-Day Tour took place from August 30th to September 4th, 1931 in Merano, Italy. In the trophy standings, the Italian team was able to defend its previous year's victory in this cross- country sport competition. A Dutch team won the silver vase competition for the first time.

competition

93 drivers had registered for the competition in Merano, northern Italy. 88 riders started the competition over a total of 1907 kilometers on the first day. The Italian team had to defend the trophy against teams from Great Britain, France and Germany. For Germany started Ernst Jakob Henne on BMW , Julius Krohn on Zündapp and Josef Mauermayer with a BMW sidecar.

Two teams each from Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands and one team each from Germany, France, Czechoslovakia and Belgium entered the silver vase evaluation. For Germany started Hans Hieronymus to Zündapp , Josef Stelzer on BMW and Johannes middle two with a Zündapp team.

Of the 88 drivers, eleven were on the road with sidecars.

1 day

The 319.8 kilometer route on the first day led over various passes in the Dolomites . Among other things, the Jaufenpass , the Falzarego Pass , the Pordoi and the Sella Pass had to be crossed. Due to the failure of the Brit Perry and a French driver, the trophy teams of these two nations burst.

In the silver vase teams, the teams from Italy (A-Team), Czechoslovakia and Belgium burst on the first day. In the silver vase rating, the two British teams, the French team, the A-team from the Netherlands and the Italian B-team are free of penalty points. The German team has one penalty point.

A total of five drivers were canceled. 16 drivers received penalty points.

2 day

The route of 327 kilometers led again over several Dolomite passes in pouring rain.

At the end of the day only the teams from Italy and Germany were free of penalty points in the Trophy classification. France has 103 and Great Britain 200 penalty points. In the silver vase classification, the Dutch A-team and the Italian B-team are still free of penalty points. The German and British B teams each have one penalty point. This is followed by the Dutch B team (23 penalty points), Great Britain A team (100), France (103), Italy A (200) and the Czech team (253).

Eight drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

On the third day there was a 373 kilometer loop over Trient , Asiago , the Rolle Pass , Predazzo and Auer . At times there was heavy rain.

The trophy team received three penalty points due to a collision of the German von Krohn and the subsequent failure to meet the time limit. Due to the failure of Jelle Sybrandy, the Dutch B-Team burst.

No driver was eliminated from the competition.

4th day

The 335 km long route led from Merano over the Mendola , Dimaro , Passo Tonale , Edolo , Aprica , Madonna di Tirano , Bormio and the Stelvio back to Merano.

von Krohn lost time due to a tire change and in the end received three penalty points. This means that only the Italian team has no penalty in the Trophy classification. This is followed by Germany with six penalty points and Great Britain with 300 penalty points.

In the silver vase classification, the first teams from Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands have not yet received any penalty points. This is followed by Germany (1 penalty point), Netherlands B (52), Great Britain B (200), France (203), Italy B (341) and Czechoslovakia (353).

One driver dropped out of the competition.

5th day

On the fifth day of the competition, the 345-kilometer route led from Merano via Bozen , Auer, Salurn , Lavis , Trient , Madonna di Campiglio , Campo Carlo Magno , Riva del Garda and Limone sul Garda to Gardone Riviera . Due to the poor road surface there were frequent tire defects with a corresponding loss of time.

The German Silbervase driver Mittenzwei received 31 penalty points due to a defect with the ignition and missing the time limit. Due to the failure of Bradley and Tater, the British Silver Vase B team burst.

Three drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

On the last day, another 207 kilometers had to be covered. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack was reached from Gardone via Brescia , Pisogne , Clusone and Bergamo . The final speed test took place there. With a better result in this test, the Dutch silver vase team was able to win this overall ranking against the Italian team, which was also free of penalty points.

The fastest driver on the final test was Ernst Henne with the 750 cm³ BMW.

Four drivers dropped out of the competition. Of the 88 drivers who started on the first day, 67 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points
1.	Italy 1861 Italy	0
2.	German Empire German Empire	6th
3.	United Kingdom United Kingdom	600
4th	France France	803

All of the drivers in the Belgian team did not reach the finish, which meant that the team fell out of the ranking. Belgium

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Distance ^(a)
1.	Netherlands Netherlands (A-Team) Bertus van Hamersveld ( Rudge ) Gerard Bakker Schut ( Rudge ) Dick Eysink ( Eysink )	0	44.006
2.	Italy 1861 Italy (B team)	0	20,431
3.	German Empire German Empire	35	-
4th	Netherlands Netherlands (B-Team) Jelle Sybrandy ( BSA ) Piet Nortier ( Ariel ) Jaap Fijma	94	-
5.	United Kingdom United Kingdom (B team)	200	-
6th	United Kingdom United Kingdom (A-Team)	500	-
7th	Italy 1861 Italy (A team)	641	-
8th.	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia	662	-
9.	France France	803	-

^(a) Distance achieved in kilometers in the final speed test compared to the specification for the respective team.

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	certificate	without distinction	Failure / disqualification
class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	certificate	without distinction	1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
175 cc	10	8th	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
250 cc	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
350 cc	14th	5	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
500 cc	46	24	3	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	1	3	10
750 cc	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
600 cm³ ^(b)	10	2	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	6th
1000 cm³ ^(b)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total	88	42	12	6th	5	2	5	8th	0	1	3	4th	21st

^(b) Motorcycle teams

Bianchi won the brand classification ahead of Gilera , Rudge-Withworth and Triumph .

literature

The international six-day trip .. In: Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 2, 1931, p. 8 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wst
The international six-day trip .. In: Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 3, 1931, p. 8 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wst
The international six-day trip .. In: Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 4, 1931, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wst
The international six-day trip .. In: Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 7, 1931, p. 8 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wst
The international six-day trip .. In: Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 8, 1931, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wst
Heroes of the Six Days Trial in: The Glasgow Herald September 4, 1931, p. 12
DE INT. ZESDAAGSCHE in: Algemeen Handelsblad, August 31, 1931, p. 9
DE INTERNATIONAL ZESDAAGSCHE in: Algemeen Handelsblad, September 1, 1931, p. 10
DE ZESDAAGSCHE TE MERANO. De officieele uitslag. in: Algemeen Handelsblad, September 6, 1931, p. 10
Steffen Ottinger: International Six Day Trip 2012. The story since 1913 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039566-6 , p. 19th f .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ De Zeesdagsche te Merano in: nieuwsblad Leeuwarder, September 7, 1931 p.11

[1] De Zeesdagsche te Merano in: nieuwsblad Leeuwarder, September 7, 1931 p.11