44th international six-day trip

The 44th International Six-Day Tour was an off-road motorcycle competition that took place from September 15 to 20, 1969 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and in Werdenfelser Land . The GDR national team won the trophy classification for the sixth time. The senior national team of the FRG won the silver vase award for the third time.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen , start and destination of the individual stages

competition

organization

Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the venue for the event for the fifth time after the 16th (1934), 31st (1956), 33rd (1958) and 37th International Six-Day Tour (1962).

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

325 drivers from 17 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from eight nations competed for the trophy standings. In addition, 25 silver vase, 34 factory and 28 club teams were at the start.

BRD and GDR took part in the World Trophy as well as with two silver vase teams each. Austria took part in the World Trophy. In addition, 14 West German and two GDR club teams as well as four West German, three GDR and three Austrian factory teams were at the start. There was only one single driver from Switzerland.

The award ceremony was held in the Bayernhalle.

1 day

Of the 325 registered drivers, 321 took up the competition. The route was a circuit to be driven twice over a total of 253.6 km. The weather was mild and sunny for the time of year.

Two special tests had to be completed. The first was a 3 km long mountain test under the Kreuzeckbahn . The second was an acceleration test with noise level measurement over 400 m.

In the World Trophy the GDR team led, ahead of the ČSSR team and the Austrian team. The FRG team followed in 4th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team of the ČSSR led ahead of the A-team of the FRG and the B-team of the ČSSR. The B-team of the GDR, the B-team of the FRG and the A-team of the GDR followed in 4th, 5th and 6th place.

23 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

As the day before, a circuit had to be driven twice. Total length: 246.4 km. Components were again the driveway under the Kreuzeckbahn and a steep climb to the Dax chapel at the entrance to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

In the World Trophy the GDR team led, ahead of the FRG team and the ČSSR team. After three driver failures ( Stefan Pachernegg , Siegried Stuhlberger and Walter Leitgeb ) Austria came in 8th and last place for the time being. What all three had in common was damage to the ignition system.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team of the ČSSR led ahead of the A-team and the B-team of the FRG. The B and A teams of the GDR took 5th and 13th place respectively.

67 drivers dropped out of the competition, twelve of them did not start anymore.

3rd day

On the third day, the route from the previous day was driven in the opposite direction. A steep driveway was taken out the evening before, so the route was 3 km shorter. The weather was free of precipitation.

One of the two special tests was a 5 km cross-country test.

In the World Trophy, the GDR team led, ahead of the ČSSR team and the Great Britain team. The FRG team took 4th place after the failure of Heinz Brinkmann , whose motorcycle had sustained a gearbox damage. In the Austrian team, Franz Dworak was the fourth driver to retire , so the team was now on 8th and last place without hope.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team of the FRG led ahead of the A-team of the ČSSR and the B-team of the FRG. The B and A teams of the GDR took 8th and 13th place respectively.

Ten drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

A total of 290.2 km had to be covered. The weather was mild and sunny for the time of year.

One of the two special tests was a 6 km mountain test near Grafenaschau .

In the World Trophy, the GDR team continued to lead, ahead of the ČSSR team and the Great Britain team. The team of the FRG was still on the 4th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team of the ČSSR led ahead of the A-team and the B-team of the FRG. The B and A teams of the GDR were in 7th and 13th place respectively.

Nine drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

The route was that of the previous day and had to be driven in the opposite direction. During the night, heavy thunderstorms had fallen, which sometimes softened the road surface. In places there was fog.

One of the two special stages was a mountain stage, which was shortened from 5.1 to 4.6 km before the start due to the previous rain.

In the World Trophy, the team from the GDR continued to lead, ahead of the team from the ČSSR and the team from Great Britain. After the disqualification of Andreas Brandl (due to outside help), the team of the FRG took 6th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team was ahead of the B-team of the FRG and the A-team of the ČSSR. The B and A teams of the GDR were unchanged on the 7th and 13th place.

Two drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

A distance of 123.5 km had to be covered. The final race was held on a triangular course of around 7 km between the towns of Ettal , Oberammergau and Linderhof . The classes up to and including 100 cm³ had to complete four laps, all other classes six laps. The first two laps had to be completed as quickly as possible; penalty points were awarded for each lap not driven.

Three drivers dropped out of the competition. Out of 321 riders who started on the first day, 207 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

Tank cap of an MZ with details of Six Days victories up to and including 1969

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring number
1.	German Democratic Republic	0	150.7
2.	Czechoslovakia	12	352.1
3.	United Kingdom	311	-
4th	Sweden	500	-
5.	Italy	500	-
6th	Soviet Union	639	-
7th	BR Germany	700	-
8th.	Austria	1904	-

Silver vase

The Spaniard Oriol Puig Bultó on a Bultaco Matador

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring number
1.	BR Germany (A-team)	0	226.8
2.	BR Germany (B-team)	0	302.0
3.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	0	338.5
4th	Czechoslovakia (B team)	0	459.0
5.	Italy (A team)	0	1270.2
6th	Italy (B team)	0	1349.6
7th	German Democratic Republic (B-Team)	13	842.9
8th.	Sweden (senior team)	14th	1464.7
9.	United States (B-Team)	88	2123.0
10.	United States (A-Team)	158	1636.1
11.	Spain	209	-
12.	Finland (A team)	215	-
13.	German Democratic Republic (A-Team)	500	-
14th	Sweden (B-team)	501	-
15th	Poland	502	-
16.	Belgium (B team)	509	-
17th	Soviet Union (B team)	523	-
18th	Soviet Union (A team)	536	-
19th	United Kingdom (A-Team)	827	-
20th	Netherlands (B team)	860	-
21st	Netherlands (A team)	900	-
22nd	Finland (B-team)	1088	-
23.	Belgium (A team)	1102	-
24.	United Kingdom (B team)	1614	-
25th	Canada	1862	-

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring number
1.	Aotomotoclub Praha	0	651.4
2.	GST II	8th	1206.9
3.	ADAC district North Rhine	13	1072.5
4th	Bergamo Motoclub	24	1187.4
5.	ADAC Gau Northern Bavaria	45	1120.2
6th	ADAC Gau Hansa	71	1384.7
7th	Holland Oost	108	-
8th.	ADAC district north Baden	301	-
9.	ADAC Gau Südbayern	405	-
10.	DMV Hessen I	428	-
11.	ADAC Gau Hessen I.	530	-
12.	ADAC Gau Lower Saxony	597	-
13.	ADAC Gau Schleswig-Holstein	597	-
14th	GST I	600	-
15th	Sunbeam MCC	618	-
16.	Kingston & DMCC	704	-
17th	Army Motor Cycling Association	731	-
18th	Metropolitan Police MC	740	-
19th	ADAC Gau Württemberg	815	-
20th	ADAC Gau Pfalz	1000	-
21st	ADAC Gau Westfalen-West	1013	-
22nd	SME	1024	-
23.	American Cycle Association	1046	-
24.	Holland West	1100	-
25th	ADAC Gau Hessen II	1100	-
26th	Southend & DMCC	1143	-
27.	DMV Hessen II	1243	-
28.	Scottish ACU	1637	-

Factory teams

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring number
1.	MZ I	0	0.0
2.	Zündapp II	0	8.7
3.	Jawa II	0	137.8
4th	MZ II	0	150.7
5.	Samson	0	213.3
6th	Maico	0	225.9
7th	Jawa III	0	285.5
8th.	Jawa IIII	0	346.4
9.	Moto Morini IV	0	750.7
10.	Moto Morini V	0	1020.4
11.	Moto Morini II	0	1077.9
12.	Moto Morini I.	0	1106.4
13.	Hercules I	9	1346.8
14th	Jawa I	12	188.8
15th	MZ III	13	609.4
16.	Ijewski Factory I	20th	976.3
17th	Kovrov	23	1441.8
18th	Bultaco	100	-
19th	Hercules II	127	1681.4
20th	Zundapp I.	300	-
21st	Puch I	200	-
22nd	Puch II	500	-
23.	KTM	500	-
24.	Rond-Sachs	500	-
25th	Moto Morini III	500	-
26th	Ijewski Factory III	500	-
27.	Triumph Home Counties	502	-
28.	KTM I	575	-
29	Ijewski Factory II	639	-
30th	Bultaco	715	-
31.	Zundapp III	800	-
32.	KTM II	1065	-
33.	WSM	1133	-
34.	Bultaco	1342	-

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	Failure / disqualification							Class winner	Penalty points	Points
					1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
50 cc	14th	0	3	0	2	5	2	2	0	0	11	Heinz Buder	0	2913.9
75 cm³	14th	9	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4th	Hans Trinkner	0	2411.8
100 cc	17th	7th	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	6th	Heribert Dietrich	0	2334.1
125 cc	80	24	20th	10	5	16	2	1	1	1	26th	Dieter Kramer	0	2258.4
175 cc	32	16	8th	4th	0	4th	0	0	0	0	4th	Peter Uhlig	0	2170.1
250 cc	96	20th	13	21st	11	25th	3	0	1	2	42	Werner Salevsky	0	2110.0
350 cc	24	15th	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	5	Květoslav Mašita	0	2074.3
500 cc	32	13	5	3	0	5	2	4th	0	0	11	Fred Willamowski	0	2047.6
750 cc	12	3	1	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	5	Heribert Schek	0	2282.0
total	321	107	57	43	23	67	10	9	2	3	114

literature

• Eberhard Pester: The sixth trick . In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . 19th year, issue 21. Sportverlag Berlin, 1969, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 484-493 .

Web links

Commons : 44th International Six-Day Tour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1969 - W Germany , accessed January 2, 2019
• Overall results , accessed January 2, 2019
• Official program of the XXXXIV. International six-day trip , accessed March 10, 2019