39th international six-day trip

The 39th International Six-Day Tour was an off-road motorcycle competition that took place from September 7th to 12th, 1964 in Erfurt and in the Thuringian Forest . The national teams of the GDR were able to win the trophy classification for the second time in a row and the silver vase classification for the first time.

In 1964 an American team took part in this event for the first time in Erfurt. This was also the first time that a US team took part in a motorsport event in a state in what was then the Eastern Bloc.

Under current since 1961, by DSB -Vorstand and NOK bureau combined Düsseldorf decisions it was denied federal German athletes to participate in the event.

competition

organization

The GDR was awarded the contract to host the event at the FIM Autumn Congress in London in 1963. From December of the same year, work was carried out on the routing and construction of the route.

The event's patron was Günter Mittag , and the organizing committee was chaired by the President of the General German Motorsport Association (ADMV) Egbert von Frankenberg and Proschlitz . Vice President Ludwig Woitina was in charge of the trip. The course chairman was Werner Rosenbrock.

The event center was the Erfurt Thuringia Hall, in which the route management was also set up. Active participants and supervisors were accommodated in the boarding school building of the Erfurt Pedagogical Institute .

237 drivers from 14 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from seven nations competed for the trophy standings. In addition, 19 silver vase, 27 factory and 19 club teams were at the start.

The GDR took part in the World Trophy and with two silver vase teams. There were also eight club and five factory teams at the start. Austria took part in the World Trophy as well as with two factory teams. Two individual drivers from Switzerland were at the start, drivers from Germany - as mentioned at the beginning - were not allowed to participate.

The event was the first and only in the German Democratic Republic .

1 day

Route of the 1st and 3rd day

Of the 237 registered drivers, 226 took up the competition. 407 km of track had to be covered, and the weather conditions were rain and fog.

The start was at the Thuringia Hall , the rest of the route ran via Melchendorf , Windischholzhausen , Schellroda , Klettbach , Riechheim , Gügleben , Werningsleben and Kirchheim to Arnstadt . From there there was two round trips via Oberndorf , Siegelbach , Reinsfeld , Neusiß , Angelroda , Arlesberg , Dörrberg , Lütsche dam , Gehlberg train station , Schneekopf , Zella , Linsenhof , Heinrichs , Albrechts , Mehlis , Ruppberg , Oberschönau , Unterschönau , Tambach-Dietharz , Rodebachsmühle , Greifenberg , Grenzadler , Oberhof , Lütsche Dam , Frankenhain and Crawinkel back to Arnstadt. Finally, the route led via Rudisleben , Eischleben , Rockhausen and Egstedt back to the starting point in Thuringia Hall.

Two special tests had to be completed: an all-terrain speed test over 5.3 km between Gehlberg train station and the Schneekopf, and a mountain speed test over 3.4 km between Mehlis and the summit of the Ruppberg.

In the trophy standings, the GDR team was ahead of the ČSSR team and the British team. Austria was in 7th and last place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the Finnish A-team led ahead of the B-team and the A-team of the GDR.

Eleven drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

Route of the 2nd and 5th day

A distance of 310 km had to be covered, continuous rain and fog prevailed until midday, in the heights of the Thuringian Forest with visibility below 50 m.

The route from Thüringenhalle to Arnstadt was the same as the day before. From there there was two round trips via Oberndorf, Siegelbach, Reinsfeld, Kleinbreitenbach , Neusiß, Martinroda , Elgersburg , Rumpelsberg , Schmücke , Goldlauter , Adlersberg , Friedberg , Heinrichs, Albrechts, Zella-Mehlis, Rondell , Oberhof, Lütsche dam, Frankenhain, Liebenstein and Dosdorf back to Arnstadt to complete. On the same route as the day before, the journey led back to the starting point in Thüringenhalle.

An all-terrain speed test and a mountain test had to be passed on special tests. The former was a steep driveway interspersed with rubble, roots and grass over 3.1 km from Goldlauter, the latter on a 5.4 km long asphalt section between Zella and Oberhof, the former Sternberg racing track.

In the trophy standings, the GDR team was ahead of the ČSSR team and the British team. Austria was unchanged in 7th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the Finnish A-team led ahead of the B-team and the A-team of the GDR.

Eleven drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

On the third day the same route was driven as on the first day. The total length was 410 km and was thus the longest stage of the event, from Erfurt to Arnstadt and finally from there back in the same direction, the intermediate circuit - to be completed twice - in the opposite direction. The day remained free of precipitation, the track surface was still wet from the day before.

The two special stages were an acceleration test over 900 m on asphalt in the Jonastal near Crawinkel and an off-road speed test over 3.9 km near Zella-Mehlis.

In the trophy standings, the GDR team led ahead of Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Austria was still in 7th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team from the GDR led ahead of the Finnish A-team and the A-team from the GDR.

Seventeen drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

4th day route

The route from Thüringenhalle to Arnstadt was the same as the day before. From there there was two round trips via Oberndorf, Siegelbach, Kleinbreitenbach, Neusiß, Martinroda, Roda , Manebach , Kickelhahn , Stützerbach , Großer Finsterberg , Großer Eisenberg , Friedberg, Mäbendorf , Linsenhof, Zella, Spitzer Berg , Rondell , Grenzadler , Oberschönau, Tambach- Dietharz, Rodebachsmühle , Luisenthal , Stutzhaus , Untere Schweizerhütte , Frankenhain, Liebenstein and Dosdorf back to Arnstadt. Ultimately, the journey led to the starting point Thuringia Hall on the same route as on the previous days; Total length: 364 km.

A mountain speed test over 7 km on a smooth, sandy forest road between Oberschönau and Tambach-Dietharz and an acceleration test over 850 m on the main road Oberhof-Crawinkel had to be completed as special tests.

In the trophy standings, the GDR team led ahead of Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Austria was still in 7th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team led in front of the A-team of the GDR and the A-team of the ČSSR.

Fourteen drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

On the fifth day the same route was driven as on the second day, the weather was sunny and dry, total length 322 km. From Erfurt to Arnstadt and finally from there back in the same direction, the intermediate circuit - to be completed twice - in the opposite direction.

A mountain speed test and a combined acceleration and braking test were integrated in the course. The first took place over 2.4 km on the so-called roll wall , a curvy section of scree with transverse channels between Goldlauter and Schmücke. The second on an asphalt section over a distance of 200 m.

In the trophy standings, the GDR team led ahead of Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Austria was clearly lagging behind in 7th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team led in front of the A-team of the GDR and the A-team of the ČSSR.

Six drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

Route of the 6th day

Sunny early autumn weather prevailed on the last day of the event. The route from Thüringenhalle to Arnstadt was the same as on the previous days. From there, the route on the fourth day to Rodebachsmühle was used in the opposite direction. It continued via Georgenthal , Schönau vor dem Walde , Wipperoda to Emleben . From the connecting road between Emleben and Uelleben , the route led directly to the A 4 in an easterly direction to the Neudietendorf / Arnstadt West junction and after exiting via Kornhochheim , Neudietendorf and Bindersleben to the grounds of Erfurt Airport , where the final race took place; Total length: 125 km.

The final race, the last of a total of eleven special stages during the event, was carried out in six groups. In the last one, the trophy and silver vase teams that had been free of penalty points started. Eight laps had to be completed on the airport's concrete runways.

Three drivers dropped out of the competition. Of the 226 riders who started on the first day, 164 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	German Democratic Republic	0	3912.735
2.	United Kingdom	0	3793.093
3.	Soviet Union	309	3104,449
4th	Sweden	578	3240.247
5.	Czechoslovakia	804	3116,368
6th	Poland	963	2722.058
7th	Austria	1472	2435.280

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	German Democratic Republic (B-Team)	0	2597.985
2.	German Democratic Republic (A-Team)	0	2563,343
3.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	0	2476,370
4th	Czechoslovakia (B team)	0	2446,438
5.	Netherlands (A team)	0	2444,301
6th	United Kingdom (B team)	4th	2409.848
7th	Soviet Union (A team)	19th	2254.097
8th.	Finland (A team)	255	2353.864
9.	United Kingdom (A-Team)	300	2256,940
10.	Sweden (senior team)	400	1986,633
11.	Finland (B-team)	412	2216.872
12.	Spain	508	1887,658
13.	Soviet Union (B team)	510	1873,216
14th	Poland	607	1681.905
15th	Netherlands (B team)	700	1968,620
16.	United States (A-Team)	700	1940,578
17th	Belgium	828	1634.988
18th	Sweden (B-team)	913	1573,411
19th	United States (B-Team)	1533	1047,470

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Holland West	0	1767.736
2.	GST III	0	1732.886
3.	Dynamo II	0	1704.501
4th	Royal Dison M.-C.	15th	1656.674
5.	GST II	26th	1757.014
6th	Dynamo III	34	1578,460
7th	GST IV	54	1741,474
8th.	Dynamo I	59	1781.705
9.	Dukla Prague	200	1754,802
10.	GST I	205	1713,218
11.	Sveriges Military Idrottsförbund	300	1453,422
12.	Red Star	301	1632,927
13.	Club II	400	1390.004
14th	Club III	500	1356.820
15th	Sunbeam MCC	600	1228.707
16.	GST V	641	1268.591
17th	Ramsey + PMCC	700	1049.977
18th	Club I.	954	1135.169
19th	Birmingham Motocycle Club	1000	796.767

Factory teams

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	MZ Zschopau I	0	1957,160
2.	MZ II	0	1955,575
3.	Samson I	0	1938,365
4th	Samson II	0	1934,819
5.	MZ III	0	1927,551
6th	triumph	0	1923,349
7th	Greeves engine	0	1895.136
8th.	ČZ II	0	1856,177
9.	Jawa I	0	1814,123
10.	Bultaco I	8th	1684.252
11.	Maico	15th	1656.671
12.	Ijewski Factory II	19th	1641.226
13.	Ijewski Factory IV	20th	1597.778
14th	Jawa II	100	1770,929
15th	Ijewski Factory III	100	1699,445
16.	MZ IV	200	1720.948
17th	SHL	210	1529.597
18th	DKW	300	1664.013
19th	BSA	303	1609.213
20th	Ijewski Factory I	306	1469.167
21st	ČZ	328	1420.882
22nd	Puch	662	1139.945
23.	ČZ I	704	1354.211
24.	Junak	724	1189.229
25th	KTM	810	1295.335
26th	Korowski factory	909	981.938
27.	Bultaco II	1232	775.015

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	Failure / disqualification							Class winner	Penalty points	Good points
					1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
50 cc	18th	7th	1	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	7th	Siegfried Rauhut	0	659.620
75 cm³	7th	7th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gottfried Pohlan	0	653,933
125 cc	17th	6th	5	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	4th	Otakar Chasak	0	642,220
175 cc	46	26th	9	2	1	3	1	1	2	1	9	Peter Uhlig	0	659.090
250 cc	67	35	8th	1	4th	5	7th	6th	1	0	23	Werner Salevsky	0	657.486
350 cc	44	22nd	5	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	14th	Bernd Uhlmann	0	657,351
500 cc	23	14th	4th	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	4th	Fred Willamowski	0	652.882
750 cc	4th	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	Clifford Coleman	0	623.157
total	226	120	32	12	11	11	17th	14th	6th	3	62

Trivia

The Federazione Motociclistica Italiana - Italy won the silver vase in 1963 - had to cancel its participation due to a lack of support for the Italian motorcycle industry, which is in a sales crisis. In New Germany , on the other hand, the following was spread: "The Italian federation had to cancel because the country's NATO-affiliated government refused to grant the athletes an exit visa to the GDR."

The most prominent participant was the film and television actor and amateur motor sportsman Steve McQueen . He was a member of the US national team (silver vase) and drove with the starting number 278 on a Triumph TR6 Trophy, 750 cm³. He was eliminated from the competition on the third day of driving.

The only two riders, Olga Kevelos on a Honda, 50 cm³, and Mary Driver on Greeves, 250 cm³, (both Great Britain) were eliminated from the competition on the first day of driving.

To finance the event, the ADMV issued, among other things, a card with four donation stamps each with off-road sports motifs.

literature

• Eberhard Pester, Erwin Riefke, Karl-Heinz Edler: XXXIX. International six-day trip GDR . Erfurt, from September 7 to 12, 1964. In: General German Motorsport Association (Hrsg.): Illustrated Motorsport . 14th year, issue 19. Sportverlag Berlin, September 22, 1964, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 435-445 .
• Bernd Loistl: 39th international six-day trip in Erfurt . A historical look back at the great GDR motorsport event. 2nd Edition. Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2016, ISBN 3-8370-1294-8 ( online excerpt from Google Books ).

Web links

Commons : 39th International Six-Day Tour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1964 - E Germany , accessed on November 5, 2018
• Overall results , accessed November 5, 2018
• sportschau.de: Hollywood in Thuringia - How US star Steve McQueen lost a motorcycle race in the GDR in 1964 at the height of the Cold War. , accessed November 30, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Friedrich Mevert: “Düsseldorf Resolutions” of August 16, 1961 - DSB and NOK react to the GDR's wall being built 50 years ago. In: DOSB-Presse No. 31-34. August 2, 2011, p. 31 , accessed December 17, 2018 (published on Schattenblick ). Start ban. In: new Germany . August 15, 1964. Retrieved November 25, 2018 . 
    
2. ^ "Six Days" 1964 in the GDR. In: new Germany . October 25, 1963. Retrieved November 14, 2018 . 
3. ^ Six Days Committee formed in Erfurt. In: new Germany . January 21, 1964. Retrieved November 14, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Six Days have started. In: new Germany . September 8, 1964. Retrieved November 8, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Only three without penalty points - the circle of favorites became closer on the second day of the international six-day race in Erfurt. In: new Germany . September 9, 1964, accessed November 8, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Only two left without penalty points - England and the GDR team have an unencumbered account at the Six Days. In: new Germany . September 10, 1964, accessed November 8, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Top unchanged - GDR continues to lead in the international six-day trip / At the silver vases Simson in front of MZ. In: new Germany . September 12, 1964. Retrieved November 8, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Two women at the Six Days - Strong international participation / GDR starts with a successful team from the previous year. In: new Germany . August 19, 1964. Retrieved November 22, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Spend map of ADMV for Six Days 1964. In: ddr-spendenmarken.de. February 17, 2011, accessed November 17, 2018 .