47th international six-day trip

The 47th international six-day race was the team world championship in enduro sport and took place from September 11 to 16, 1972 in Špindlerův Mlýn (German Spindleruv Mlyn ) and in the Giant Mountains . The national teams of the ČSSR were able to win the trophy rating for the tenth and third time in a row and the silver vase rating for the thirteenth and third time in a row.

Špindlerův Mlýn , start and finish point of the individual stages

competition

organization

Špindlerův Mlýn held the event for the third time after the 32nd International Six-Day Race in 1957 and the 38th International Six-Day Race in 1963 had taken place here. The event was organized by the Autoklub Republiky Československé (AKRČs).

427 drivers from 19 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from 13 nations competed for the trophy standings, and 26 silver vase, 29 factory and 38 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.

1 day

Of the 427 registered drivers, 379 took up the competition.

On the previous Saturday and Sunday there were heavy thunderstorms that fell on the motorcycles already parked in the parc fermé. - This is probably one of the reasons why 33 drivers did not get their motorcycles going in the prescribed time.

The route was 323 kilometers long on a circuit that had to be completed twice. It included 17 time controls, an acceleration test over a length of 200 meters including volume measurement and a terrain test over 5.2 kilometers. The weather conditions were drizzle and fog.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team led, ahead of the ČSSR and GDR teams. The Swiss team was in 12th place.

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

36 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

The night before, there was a drop in temperature as a result of which the first riders who started had to clear their motorcycles from frost. The day was sunny and there was no rain.

The previous day's route, which had been modified slightly, was driven in the opposite direction. Route length: 336.7 km.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team led, ahead of the GDR and the Italian team. The Swiss team slipped to 13th and last place.

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

45 drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

On the third day, a course with a total length of 294.4 kilometers was covered. The weather was slightly cloudy in the morning and sunny with a few rainfalls around noon. A motocross test was to be carried out as a special test.

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

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

29 drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

The slightly different route on the third day was driven in the opposite direction. Total length: 275.5 kilometers. The weather was sunny. A motocross test over 5.2 kilometers and an acceleration test with volume measurement had to be completed on special tests.

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

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

20 drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

The length of the route was 323 kilometers, a demanding section was cut out by the organizer before the start. The weather was sunny and cool for the time of year.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team continued to lead, ahead of the GDR and the Italian 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 ČSSR and the B-team of the GDR.

17 drivers were eliminated from the competition.

6th day

The last day of driving was very rainy. 115.5 kilometers had to be completed, which led over larger parts of the route of the previous day. From the destination Valterice , the final race on asphalt was held on a 6 km long triangular road course. Three laps had to be completed in target time.

Eleven drivers dropped out of the competition. Of 379 drivers who started on the first day, 220 reached the finish.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Czechoslovakia	0	380.4
2.	German Democratic Republic	0	1152.5
3.	Italy	0	1869.7
4th	Soviet Union	0	3030.0
5.	BR Germany	4th	138.8
6th	United States	41	2321.6
7th	United Kingdom	423	3235.6
8th.	Netherlands	578	4530.6
9.	Poland	807	2678.7
10.	Sweden	1100	1356.8
11.	Finland	1911	1468.0
12.	Spain	2192	2477.3
13.	Switzerland	2585	2222.6

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	0	613.9
2.	Czechoslovakia (B team)	0	715
3.	German Democratic Republic (B-Team)	0	2121.504
4th	Sweden (B-team)	3	947.1
5.	BR Germany (A-team)	5	1922.6
6th	Italy (B team)	10	1337.7
7th	Soviet Union (A team)	20th	2774.9
8th.	United Kingdom (A-Team)	53	2740.9
9.	France (A team)	120	2325.7
10.	Italy (A team)	202	1227.3
11.	BR Germany (B-team)	231	605.3
12.	United States (B-Team)	311	2500.1
13.	Netherlands	340	1857.4
14th	Austria (A team)	361	1797.4
15th	Sweden (B-team)	800	1382.1
16.	Poland (A team)	913	3419.4
17th	United Kingdom (B team)	1007	1751.1
18th	France (B team)	1092	2313.8
19th	German Democratic Republic (A-Team)	1100	252.8
20th	Finland	1100	1425.2
21st	United States (A-Team)	1200	2694.1
22nd	Poland (B team)	1525	1285.4
23.	Belgium	1659	842.5
24.	Canada	1800	1104.2
25th	Spain	1914	1485.6
26th	Ireland	2123	331.2

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Scoring points
1.	Rudá Hvězda 1	0	995.3
2.	Rudá Hvězda 2	0	1207.0
3.	AMK ČSR 1	0	1354.3
4th	SMK EKSJO	0	2225.8
5.	Dukla 1	6th	1290.8
6th	SMI 1	14th	1775.8
7th	ADAC Northern Bavaria	16	2245.6
8th.	ADAC Hessen	18th	1097.9
9.	Dukla 2	21st	1201.1
10.	Rudá Hvězda 3	32	1784.9
11.	AMK SSR	35	2690.0
12.	AMK Stroj. P. Bytrica 1	55	1018.8
13.	AMK Stroj. P. Bytrica 2	200	2278.1
14th	ADAC Württemberg	271	1763.1
15th	ADAC North Rhine	305	1769.6
16.	ADAC Lower Saxony	307	2116.9
17th	Holland West	336	2303.5
18th	Bergamo Motoclub	401	1013.1
19th	Holland Oost	407	2129.4
20th	AMK ČSR 3	415	1561.0
21st	AMK ČSR 2	420	993.2
22nd	ADAC Südbayern	500	1403.9
23.	ADAC Hansa Hamburg	513	1642.6
24.	MC Dynamo Suhl	520	1810.6
25th	DMV regional group Franconia	525	1634.9
26th	SMI 2	572	1391.4
27.	CMA	640	1283.0
28.	ADAC Schleswig-Holstein	841	1520.4
29	MA Lerum	1100	524.2
30th	Holland Central	1108	736.6
31.	ADAC Northern Bavaria	1117	820.8
32.	Metropolitan Police C.	1108	736.6
33.	Rough Riders Club	1200	683.6
34.	ADAC Middle Rhine	1323	1048.0
35.	Razorback Enduro R	1424	1024.7
36.	DMV Landesgruppe Hessen	1430	568.5
37.	Motoclub Costa Volpino	1511	403.5
38.	AMCA Club	1674	375.1

Factory teams

space	team	comment	Award
1.	Zundapp I.	in the target	gold medal
2.	Jawa I	in the target	gold medal
3.	Jawa II	in the target	gold medal
4th	Jawa III	in the target	gold medal
5.	Jawa IV	in the target	gold medal
6th	MZ Zschopau II	in the target	gold medal
7th	MZ III	in the target	gold medal
8th.	KTM I	in the target	gold medal
9.	KTM II	in the target	gold medal
10.	SWM II	in the target	gold medal

Another 19 factory teams gave up / did not reach their destination.

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	Failure / disqualification							Class winner	Penalty points	Scoring points
					1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
50 cc	4th	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Peter Neumann	0	4107.0
75 cm³	12	4th	2	4th	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	Andreas Brandl	0	3896.2
100 cc	27	10	5	1	2	4th	4th	0	0	1	11	Josef Wolfgruber	0	3796.4
125 cc	93	27	10	10	12	15th	9	3	6th	1	46	Rolf Witthöft	0	3692.8
175 cc	76	29	13	4th	4th	6th	6th	6th	2	6th	30th	Erwin Schmider	0	3688.3
250 cc	77	24	13	5	11	10	4th	3	7th	0	34	František Mrázek	0	3567.4
350 cc	39	18th	6th	2	2	3	3	4th	0	0	12	Josef Císař	0	3573.3
500 cc	39	18th	7th	0	4th	5	2	0	1	2	14th	Josef Fojtík	0	3650.8
1300 cc	12	1	3	0	1	1	1	4th	1	0	8th	BO Gustafson	0	3905.0
total	379	134	59	27	36	45	29	20th	17th	11	159

Trivia

Remarkable from a German point of view: Werner Salevsky was in the line-up of the GDR's national trophy team . His competition motorcycle had already been accepted, but one day before the start of the journey he developed an iris inflammation after a splinter had been removed from his eye the week before. Salevsky was unable to start on medical advice. In coordination with the organizer, a quick reshuffle of teams was allowed. Reinhard Fischer was appointed from the B team (silver vase) for Salevsky, while Karl-Heinz Uhlig from the ADMV's club team took Fischer's place , which, however, fell out of the ranking.

The entire A-team of the GDR (silver vase) was canceled due to technical problems. Dieter Salevsky (Simson 100) retired on the 2nd day with a gearbox damage. On the third day, Ewald Schneidewind (Simson 100) got it , his motorcycle probably had a piston damage. On the 6th day, Gerhard Haatz (Simson 75) and Rudolf Jenak (Simson 100) were eliminated due to engine damage .

literature

• Eberhard Pester: On the trail of fame . In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . 22nd year, issue 10. Sportverlag Berlin, 1972, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 219-225 .

Web links

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1972 - Czechoslovakia
• Overall results , accessed November 28, 2018