18. International six-day trip

The 18th International Six-Day Tour was an off-road motorcycle competition that took place from September 17th to 22nd, 1936 in Freudenstadt , the Black Forest , the Allgäu Alps and the Chiemgau . The national teams of Great Britain were able to win the trophy and the silver vase for the ninth time.

Freudenstadt , start and finish point of individual stages

competition

organization

254 drivers from ten FICM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from five nations competed for the trophy. In addition, 17 silver vase, 28 factory and 38 club teams were at the start.

A gold medal was given to those who crossed the finish line without penalty points. For a silver medal, no more than 10 penalty points were allowed at the finish and a bronze medal was awarded to those who had not accumulated more than 50 penalty points.

1 day

Of the 254 registered riders, 245 started the competition. There was heavy rainfall throughout the day.

On the first day of the journey, the 297-kilometer route led from the start in Freudenstadt via Baiersbronn , Kälberbronn , Wörnersberg , Altensteig , Lengenloch, Fünfbronn , Sankt Anton, Hohloh , Reichental , Lautenbach , Hilpertsau , the Rot Lache pass , Bermersbach , Herrenwies , Scherrhof, Plattig, and Langenberg to the Kurhaus Hundseck where the lunch break took place. We continued via Erbersbronn , Kurhaus Breite Brunnen, Ottenhöfen , Ruhstein, Oberlas, Zuflucht , the Kniebis and Baiersbronn back to the starting point. Separate mountain tests took place at Reichenthal and Ottenhöfen.

In the Trophy ranking, the teams of the German Reich and Great Britain were tied without penalty points. France (15 penalty points), Italy (100 penalty points) and Czechoslovakia (109 penalty points) followed. The latter two teams each suffered a driver failure, which resulted in 100 penalty points per day.

In the silver vase ranking, the teams from Great Britain (A and B), Austria (A and B), Ireland and the Netherlands (A) were tied without any penalty points. In the German A team, Walfried Winkler received 10 penalty points and in the B team Heiner Fleischmann 13 penalty points, which meant eighth and ninth place for the teams. In the Swiss team, F. Dumont received four penalty points.

25 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

On the second day of the competition, the route from Freudenstadt via Griesbach , Oberharmersbach , Oberwind , Oberwolfach , Zell , Haslach , Elzach , Martinskapelle, Falkensteig , Oberried , Fahl and Menzenschwand led to the lunch break in St. Blasien . We continued via Neustadt , Fuchsfalle and Schiltach back to Freudenstadt. Separate mountain tests took place near Oberried and Fahl.

In the Trophy ranking, the teams of the German Reich and Great Britain were still tied without penalty points. It was followed by France (117 penalty points), Italy (200) and Czechoslovakia (209). The Italian team also had to record a driver failure.

In the silver vase rating, the teams from Great Britain (A and B), Austria (A and B), Ireland and the Netherlands (A) were tied, as on the previous day, with no penalty points. In the German A-team, Waltfried Winkler received another penalty point. In the Swiss team, F. Dumont received another four penalty points.

13 drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

Garmisch-Partenkirchen , start and finish of individual stages

On the third day, after starting in Freudenstadt, the route led via Ziegelwasen, Empfingen , Geislingen , Thiergarten , Sigmaringen , Pfullendorf , Zußdorf and Weingarten to Wangen, where the lunch break took place. It continued via Weitnau , Nesselwang , Füssen and Oberammergau to the destination Garmisch-Partenkirchen . A mountain test took place at Ziegelwasen and a terrain test at Pfullendorf.

Only the teams of the German Reich and Great Britain were still free of penalty points in the Trophy classification. France (227 penalty points), Italy (300) and Czechoslovakia (309) followed.

In the silver vase ranking, the teams from Great Britain (A and B), Austria (A and B), Ireland and the Netherlands (A) were still free of penalty points. Arthur Geiss dropped out in the German A-team , which meant 100 penalty points for the team from then on. In addition, Waltfried Winkler received a further 18 penalty points. In the Swiss team, F. Dumont received eleven additional penalty points.

16 drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

The Kesselbergstrasse was part of the 4th day's stage

On the fourth day of the journey, a route from Garmisch via Klais , Walchensee , Jachenau , Gaißach , Bad Tölz , Holzkirchen , Weyarn , Siegsdorf and Mauthäusl to the Königssee had to be driven until the lunch break . We continued via Bad Reichenhall , Inzell , Weißbach , Teisendorf , Siegsdorf, Holzkirchen and the Kesselbergstraße back to Garmisch. A flat test took place near Weyarn and a mountain test took place on Kesselbergstrasse.

In the Trophy classification, the teams of the German Empire and Great Britain were still free of penalty points. France (430 penalty points), Italy (500) and Czechoslovakia (509) followed.

In the silver vase ranking, the teams from Great Britain (A and B), Austria (B) and the Netherlands (A) were still free of penalty points. E. Th. Martinak dropped out in the Austrian A-team, which from then on meant 100 penalty points for the team. With Waltfried Winkler, the German A-team suffered the second driver absence. In the Swiss team, F. Dumont received another penalty point.

Eleven drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

The Ammer Gorge was the Echelsbacher bridge happens

The route on the fifth day led from Garmisch via Mittenwald , Vorderriß , Kreuth, Enterrottach , Josephstal , Miesbach, Dietramszell , Sankt Heinrich , the Würmsee , the Echelsbacher Brücke and Schöffau back to the starting point Garmisch.

In the trophy standings, only the team from Great Britain were still free of penalty points and were therefore in first place. In the team of the German Reich Ernst Jakob Henne received 2 penalty points, which meant second place for the team. France (329 penalty points), Italy (400) and Czechoslovakia (409 penalty points) followed.

In the silver vase evaluation, the teams from Great Britain (A and B), Austria (B) and the Netherlands (A) were still without penalty points and were tied. In the Swiss team, F. Dumont received another penalty point.

Seven drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

The last day's stage led from Garmisch via Graswang , Unterreith, Albertsried , Petersthal , Hindelang and Nesselwang to Füssen. The final race was held on a triangular road course from Füssen.

The German Trophy driver Ernst Jakob Henne received a further 17 penalty points during the day's stage.

Three drivers dropped out of the competition. Of the 245 riders who started on the first day, 170 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points
1.	United Kingdom	0
2.	German Empire	17th
3.	France	531
4th	Czechoslovakia	609
5.	Italy	627

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Time gain (a)
1.	United Kingdom (B team)	0	49: 9.80
2.	Netherlands (A team)	0	46: 23.00
3.	United Kingdom (A-Team)	0	44: 22.20
4th	Austria (B-team)	0	25: 46.20
5.	German Reich (B-team)	13	-
6th	Switzerland	21st	-
7th	Austria (A team)	300	-
7th	Irish Free State (B-Team)	300	-
9.	Czechoslovakia	403	-
10.	Hungary	452	-
11.	Italy (B team)	553	-
12.	Netherlands (B team)	605	-
13.	Belgium	706	-
14th	German Reich (A-Team)	739	-
15th	Italy (A team)	1002	-
16.	France	1103	-

^(a) Time difference in minutes in the final speed test compared to the target time specified for the respective team.

In the B-team of Czechoslovakia , one driver did not appear for the acceptance test, which meant that it was excluded from the rating.  

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Time gain (a)
1.	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (2nd team)	0	49: 24.40
2.	The Rudge Club, Scotland	0	49: 09.60
3.	NSKK Motor Brigade Hochland	0	44: 57.40
4th	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (5th team)	0	27: 19.80
5.	Birmingham MCC	0	26: 54.60
6th	Carshalton MCC	0	26: 54.20
7th	NSKK Corpsf. Insp. D. M-school (1st team)	1	-
7th	DDAC local group Munich	1	-
7th	DDAC Gau Hochland	1	-
10.	KNMV Gau South Holland	2	-
11.	KNMV Gau North Holland	3	-
12.	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (3rd team)	15th	-
13.	NSKK Motor Brigade Berlin	21st	-
14th	DDAC district 11 bay. Ostmark	31	-
15th	NSKK Corpsf. Insp. D. M-school (2nd team)	43	-
16.	Sunbeam MCC	200	-
17th	Knock Motorcycle Club	300	-
17th	Styria. Aut. Club	300	-
19th	Sunbeam MCC	304	-
20th	Jawa Club	410	-
21st	Reichsführer SS	414	-
22nd	NSKK motor group Hessen	437	-
23.	NSKK Motor Brigade Bay. Ostmark	507	-
24.	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (6th team)	508	-
25th	Italy	519	-
26th	North Liverpool MC	526	-
27.	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (1st team)	600	-
28.	Reichsführer SS	606	-
29	Streatham & DMCC	607	-
30th	Motorcycle Club de France	629	-
31.	DDAC district 22 Saar	637	-
32.	K.-Lehr- u. Vers. Dept. Wünsdorf (4th team)	811	-
33.	DDAC Gau 6 Lower Saxony	827	-
34.	Sunbeam MCC	924	-
35.	Sunbeam MCC	1152	-
36.	KNMV Gau Utrecht	1202	-
37.	Wembley Speedway Club	1203	-

^(a) Time difference in minutes in the final speed test compared to the target time specified for the respective team.

In the club team of the engine section of the AKRČ, a driver did not appear for the acceptance test, which meant that it was excluded from the rating.

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	without a medal	Failure / disqualification
						1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
175 cc	6th	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
250 cc	50	15th	11	4th	2	4th	1	5	5	3	0	18th
350 cc	37	11	16	4th	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	6th
500 cc	102	39	22nd	10	1	11	5	6th	3	4th	1	30th
750 cc	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
600 cm³ (b)	26th	10	3	0	1	5	3	2	1	0	1	12
1000 cm³ (b)	18th	9	3	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	4th
1100 cm³ (c)	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
total	245	87	56	22nd	5	25th	13	16	11	7th	3	75

^(b) Motorcycle teams

^(c) Cyclecars

literature

• The international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 19, 1936, pp. 7–8 (online at ANNO ).
• The international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 21, 1936, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
• The international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 22, 1936, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
• The international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 23, 1936, p. 8 (online at ANNO ).
• End of the international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 24, 1936, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
• The result of the international six-day trip. In:  Sportblatt am Mittag / Sport-Tagblatt. Sports edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , September 26, 1936, pp. 7–8 (online at ANNO ).

Web links

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1936 - Germany
• Final report with overall results , accessed on April 11, 2019