46th International six-day trip

The Isle of Man venue for the 46th International Six Day Voyage

The 46th International Six-Day Ride was an off-road motorcycle competition held on the Isle of Man from September 20-25, 1971 . The event was also held as an official team world championship for the first time.

The national teams of the ČSSR were able to win the trophy classification for the ninth and second time in a row and the silver vase classification for the twelfth and second time in a row.

competition

organization

The crown possession Isle of Man held the event for the second time, after the 40th International Six-Day Race had already taken place here in 1965.

300 drivers from 19 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from ten nations competed for the trophy standings. In addition, 21 silver vase, 35 factory and 26 club teams were at the start.

The FRG and GDR each took part in the World Trophy and with two silver vase teams. Switzerland took part in the World Trophy. Drivers from Austria did not start.

A total of 1713.7 kilometers had to be covered.

1 day

Of the 300 registered drivers, 297 started the competition. The route was 306.9 kilometers long and led from Douglas to the northeast into the highlands. The weather was late summer and there was no precipitation. Fog and clouds in the highlands disappeared around noon.

The two special tests were an acceleration test over 200 meters and a 5 kilometer speed test.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team led, ahead of the FRG team and the GDR team. The Swiss team was in 8th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team of the ČSSR led ahead of the B-team of the FRG and the B-team of the ČSSR.

24 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

The route on the second day led over the route of the previous day, which was slightly shortened to 295 kilometers, and was driven in the opposite direction. The weather was free of precipitation.

The special stages were identical to the previous day.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team led, ahead of the ČSSR and the GDR team. The Swiss team slipped to 9th place.

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

19 drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

The circuit, which had to be driven twice, led from Douglas to the northwest. Total length: 305.8 kilometers. The weather was still late summer and sunny.

An acceleration test and a 5 km long terrain test had to be completed on special tests.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team continued to lead, ahead of the ČSSR and the GDR team. The Swiss team slipped to 10th and last place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team was ahead of the B-team of the ČSSR and the A-team of the FRG.

23 drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

The previous day's route, which was slightly shortened to 301 kilometers, was driven in the opposite direction. The weather was cloudy in the morning, which dissolved around noon.

The same special tests had to be completed again.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team continued to lead, ahead of the ČSSR and the GDR team. The Swiss team was in last place.

As on the day before, the A-team led the B-team of the ČSSR and the A-team of the FRG in the silver vase evaluation.

13 drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

At 324.1 kilometers, the day's stage was the longest of the event and led from Douglas through the flat southwestern part of the island. The weather was still late summer and free of precipitation.

Like the days before, the special tests were an acceleration test and an off-road test.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team continued to lead, ahead of the ČSSR and the GDR team. The Swiss team was still in last place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the A-team was also unchanged ahead of the B-team of the ČSSR and the A-team of the FRG.

6th day

At 160.9 kilometers, the route was the shortest of the event. The weather was cool and overcast.

The final race was a street course that used parts of the Isle of Man TT . A circuit of 5 kilometers had to be completed four times.

Of the 297 drivers who started on the first day, 203 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Czechoslovakia	0	99.4
2.	BR Germany	0	108.5
3.	German Democratic Republic	0	339.8
4th	United States	400	-
5.	Netherlands	400	-
6th	Sweden	500	-
7th	United Kingdom	600	-
8th.	Italy	602	-
9.	Spain	1792	-
10.	Switzerland	2077	-

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Czechoslovakia (B team)	0	264.2
2.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	0	292.0
3.	BR Germany (A-team)	0	333.7
4th	Italy (B team)	0	605.9
5.	United Kingdom (B team)	0	942.5
6th	Poland	4th	766.5
7th	German Democratic Republic (B-Team)	9	470.9
8th.	German Democratic Republic (A-Team)	11	-
9.	Sweden	18th	1852.6
10.	United States (A-Team)	75	1202.5
11.	Italy (A team)	300	-
12.	Finland (B-team)	300	-
13.	BR Germany (B-team)	301	-
14th	United Kingdom (A-Team)	401	-
15th	Ireland (senior team)	439	-
16.	Netherlands	500	-
17th	Finland (A team)	604	-
18th	Canada	921	-
19th	Ireland (B team)	1012	1565.2
20th	Spain (A team)	1181	-
21st	United States (B-Team)	1504	-

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	SMK Eskjo	0	9233.9
2.	ADAC Gau Hessen	0	9271.7
3.	ADAC Gau Württemberg	2	9047.2
4th	Costa Volpino	15th	9745.7
5.	Western Enduro	20th	10211.8
6th	SMI	22nd	9228.4
7th	Bergamo Motoclub	100	-
8th.	DMV Landesgruppe Hessen	163	9820.0
9.	ADAC district North Rhine	205	-
10.	Holland Oost	313	-
11.	Scottish ACU A	401	-
12.	ADAC Gau Hansa	509	-
13.	Knock MC & CC	555	-
14th	ADAC district of North Baden	600	-
15th	Scottish ACU B	600	-
16.	Metropolitan Police MCC	610	-
17th	ADAC Gau Lower Saxony	706	-
18th	ADAC Gau Mittelrhein	802	-
19th	MCC of Wales	945	-
20th	RAF MCC	1060	-
21st	Army MCA (Royal Marines)	1094	-
22nd	Ramsey & DMC	1200	-
23.	Sunbeam MCC	1309	-
24.	Holland North	1338	-
25th	Ndola MCC	1343	4308.4
26th	Dublin & District MCC	1600	-

Factory teams

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Jawa B	0	8494.9
2.	Jawa A	0	8502.9
3.	MZ A	0	8593.3
4th	MZ B	0	8709.4
5.	Jawa D	0	8721.2
6th	Jawa C	0	8728.7
7th	Puch B	0	8890.6
8th.	Zundapp A.	0	8955.0
9.	KTM A	0	9068.0
10.	Cheney triumph	0	9170.6
11.	Monark-Crescent A	0	9190.4
12.	Ossa	0	9268.0
13.	Puch A	0	9421.6
14th	Monark-Crescent C.	0	9840.3
15th	Zundapp B.	0	10158.8
16.	Ducati B	2	9465.3
17th	KTM B	2	9529.0
18th	Ossa	2	9681.2
19th	MZ C (ADMV)	9	8829.2
20th	Bultaco A	9	9399.1
21st	Samson	11	-
22nd	Ossa	200	-
23.	Bultaco B	251	-
24.	Morini A	300	-
25th	Monark-Crescent B	500	-
26th	Morini B	500	-
27.	Bultaco A	600	-
28.	Ducati A	600	-
29	Dalesman	618	-
30th	Jawa	627	-
31.	Kawasaki	642	-
32.	Bultaco C	750	-
33.	MCB	943	-
34.	Bultaco B	1592	-
35.	MZ	1656	-

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	failure	disqualification	Class winner	Penalty points	Scoring points
50 cc	4th	3	1	0	0	0	Josef Wolfgruber	0	0.0
75 cm³	7th	4th	2	1	0	0	Ewald Schneidewind	0	0.0
100 cc	20th	14th	1	0	5	0	H. Beranek	0	0.0
125 cc	66	36	12	5	13	0	H. Dietrich	0	0.0
175 cc	56	19th	7th	5	24	1	Erwin Schmider	0	0.0
250 cc	77	32	13	6th	25th	1	Petr Čemus	0	0.0
350 cc	25th	15th	3	0	7th	0	Květoslav Mašita	0	0.0
500 cc	32	14th	3	1	12	2	Fred Willamowski	0	0.0
750 cc	10	6th	0	0	4th	0	Heribert Schek	0	0.0
total	297	143	42	18th	90	4th

Trivia

With the Ndola MCC, a club team from Zambia took part in the event for the first time. The three drivers were HJ Fulcher (175 cm³), FH Row (250 cm³) and BG Taylor (250 cm³). However, all three did not reach the goal.

Remarkable from a German point of view: Peter Uhlig on MZ ETS 350 was nominated for the national team of the GDR in the trophy competition on the part of the General German Motorsport Association (ADMV) . However, Uhlig died in a traffic accident just under three weeks before the six-day journey began. As a replacement, Klaus Teuchert (with the same MZ) was appointed from the B team intended for the silver vase competition. In turn, the single driver Dieter Salevsky , who wanted to take part on a Simson GS 100 , took his place . Salevsky had to switch to the unfamiliar MZ ETS 350 and, despite this handicap, ended the trip by winning a gold medal in the class up to 350 cm³.

literature

• Eberhard Pester: Marathon, but gentle . In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . 21st year, issue 11.Sportverlag Berlin, 1971, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 243-251 .
• Eberhard Pester: Parallels to 1965? In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . Volume 21, Issue 9. Sportverlag Berlin, 1971, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 199 .

Web links

Commons : 46th International Six-Day Tour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1971 - Isle of Man
• Overall results , accessed December 6, 2018
• 6 Days Memories - Isle of Man 1971