33rd international six-day trip

The 33rd International Six-Day Tour was an off-road motorcycle competition that took place from September 22nd to 27th, 1958 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Werdenfelser Land . The national teams of the ČSSR were able to win the World Trophy for the fifth time and the silver vase for the seventh time.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen , start and destination of the individual stages

competition

organization

Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the venue for the event for the third time after the 16th (1934) and 31st International Six-Day Tour (1956).

The host was the Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club eV (ADAC), Gau Südbayern.

257 drivers from 16 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from six nations competed for the World Trophy. There were also 18 silver vase, 27 factory and 17 club teams at the start.

The opening ceremony took place on September 21 in the Olympic ski stadium in front of around 10,000 spectators.

1 day

Of the 257 registered drivers, 213 started the competition.

The first stage of the day was a circuit to be driven twice over a total of 378.2 kilometers. It led from the ski stadium over the Gerolder Alpe, Mittenwald , Krün , the Altlacher Hochkopf ( 1328  m above sea level ), Jachenau , Wegscheid , Wackersberg , Bad Tölz , Wolfsöd , Schönrain , Schönmühl, Frauenrain , Sindelsdorf , Großweil , Kochel am See , Walchensee , Eschenlohe , and Oberau back to the starting point.

There was heavy rainfall the night before and the first day of driving was characterized by continuous rain. Due to the weather conditions, the route management decided not to allow very demanding sections to be driven before the start. Also, a passage on Altlacher Hochkopf was no longer driven in the second lap because it had become virtually impassable.

In the trophy classification, only the Swedish team collected 83 penalty points, all other teams were tied without penalty points.

In the silver vase evaluation, the teams from Czechoslovakia (A and B), Austria (A and B), Poland (A and B), Germany (B), Sweden, the Netherlands and Italy (B) were tied without penalty points. The A-team of the FRG received 24 penalty points because Konrad Wellnhofer had exceeded the time. The GDR received 52 penalty points because Berthold Trappe exceeded the time due to technical problems with the fuel supply on his machine. The Swiss team received 5 penalty points.

28 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

The route on the second day was 410.4 kilometers, again on two identical laps. After the start, it went towards Grainau , Oberau, Ettal , Oberammergau , Altenau , Wildsteig , Steingaden , Schmauzenberg , Bayersoien , Schöffau , Peißenberg , Oberhausen , Bad Kohlgrub , Höllenstein and Oberau back to the ski stadium. There were only a few rain showers, but the track surface was still very soaked.

In the trophy evaluation, the teams from Czechoslovakia, Italy and Germany were tied without penalty points, all other teams had penalty points.

There was no change in the silver vase scoring for the teams with no penalty points on the first day. The A-team of the FRG had to record two driver failures: Konrad Wellnhofer was forced to give up due to technical defects, Sebastian Nachtmann had to give up after a collision with a private motorcyclist. Henceforth there were 200 penalty points daily. The GDR team received 10, the Swiss team 52 penalty points.

Ten drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

On the third day, the previous day's stage had to be completed in the opposite direction. The day was sunny and there was no rain.

In the Trophy classification, the teams from Czechoslovakia, Italy and Germany were tied, as on the previous day, with no penalty points.

In the silver vase evaluation, the teams from Czechoslovakia (A and B), Austria (A), Poland (A and B), Germany (B), Sweden and the Netherlands were still free of penalty points and were tied. Austria's B team had 20 penalty points, Switzerland 5 penalty points.

Ten drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

The circuit of the fourth day's stage had to be driven twice and was 355.6 kilometers long and used the same route from the start to Jachenau as on the first day of driving. We continued via Kochel, Benediktbeuern , Ramsau , Penzberg, Frauenrain, Sindelsdorf, Großweil, Ohlstadt and Eschenlohe to Oberau. From there back to the starting point, the same route on the second day of driving was used again. A passage on Altlacher Hochkopf was removed by the route management before the start.

In the Trophy ranking, the teams from Czechoslovakia, Italy and Germany were tied without any penalty points.

In the silver vase evaluation, the teams from Czechoslovakia (A and B), Austria (A), Poland (A and B), Germany (B) and Sweden were equal and free of penalty points. The Austrian team had collected another penalty point at the end of the stage, and the Swiss team received 100 penalty points per day for a driver failure.

Eight drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

On the fifth day, the leg of the previous day, which was only slightly changed in two places, was driven in the opposite direction. Total length: 368 kilometers. A section of the route at Rotenkopf ( 1685  m above sea level ) in the second round was not rated after the jury meeting in the evening: Too many drivers had run into those in front and there was a dense crowd in this section.

In the Trophy classification, the teams from Czechoslovakia, Italy and Germany were tied without any penalty points. In the GDR team, Werner Stiegler was forced to give up due to a damaged chassis on his MZ.

In the silver vase evaluation, the teams from Czechoslovakia (A and B), Austria (A), Poland (A) and FRG (B) were still without penalty points. In the GDR team, the driver Günther Claric had to give up due to an engine failure of his Simson and the team received 100 penalty points for this from then on. Austria's B team also suffered a driver absence and 12 additional penalty points at the end of the stage.

15 drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

The last day's stage was only 125.8 kilometers long and used the same route on the fourth day from the ski stadium to Krün. We continued via Wallgau and Obernach to Eschenlohe. From there to Sindelsdorf you drove the same route of the previous day in the opposite direction. From there it went via Tradlenz and Untersöchering towards Uffing, where you met the route of the second day and drove it to the destination of the day in Ettal.

The winning team in the respective competitions was determined by the good points achieved in the final race. This was held on a triangular course between the towns of Ettal, Oberammergau and Linderhof. The lap length was 7 kilometers. Depending on the class, the drivers had to reach a certain number of kilometers (see table) within an hour. This was converted into credit points.

class	50 cc	75 cm³	100 cc	125 cc	175 cc	250 cc	350 cc	over 350 cm³
km / h	42	50	58	66	74	82	87	92

In the trophy standings, the teams from Czechoslovakia, Italy and Germany were tied for no penalty points until the start of the final race. In the race, the German driver Frank Heßler dropped out due to engine damage, which resulted in 38 penalty points. The GDR driver Fred Willamowski crashed in the race and was unable to finish, which resulted in 60 penalty points.

In the silver vase classification, the teams from Czechoslovakia (A and B), Austria (A), Poland (A) and FRG (B) were free of penalty points until the start of the final race. In the race, the FRG driver Lorenz Müller retired due to a fall, which meant 54 penalty points.

Final results

World Trophy

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Czechoslovakia	0	3142.7
2.	Italy	0	2625.7
3.	BR Germany	38	-
4th	German Democratic Republic	263	-
5.	Sweden	284	-
6th	United Kingdom	500	-

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Czechoslovakia (B team)	0	2492.5
2.	Poland (A team)	0	2201.2
3.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	0	1515.6
4th	Austria (A team)	0	985.6
5.	BR Germany (B-team)	54	-
6th	Sweden	133	-
7th	Poland (B team)	200	-
8th.	Austria (B-team)	234	-
9.	Netherlands	241	-
10.	German Democratic Republic	262	-
11.	Switzerland	362	-
12.	Italy (B team)	400	-
13.	United Kingdom (A-Team)	600	-
14th	United Kingdom (B team)	800	-
15th	BR Germany (A-team)	1024	-
16.	Italy (A team)	1200	-
17th	Spain (A team)	2231	-
18th	Spain (B team)	2314	-

Trivia

The only driver was the British Olga Kevelos. She drove with starting number 78 on a Jawa-CZ (175 cm³), but dropped out of the competition on the first day of driving.

literature

• Edmund Thiele: XXXIII. International six-day trip . In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . Volume 8, Issue 22. Sportverlag Berlin, October 20, 1958, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 476-479 .
• S. Rauch: Once again on the XXXIII. International six-day trip: what do the experts say? In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . Volume 8, Issue 23. Sportverlag Berlin, November 3, 1958, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 507-509 .

Web links

Commons : 33rd International Six-Day Tour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Technisches Museum.at: Motorsport in Austria - International six-day race 1958
• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1958 - W Germany
• Official program of the XXXIII. International six-day trip , accessed March 10, 2019.