49th International six-day trip

The 49th international six-day race was the team world championship in enduro sport and took place from 9 to 14 September 1974 in Camerino, Italy, and in the Umbrian-Marcese Apennines . The national teams of the ČSSR were able to win the trophy ranking for the twelfth and fifth time in a row and the silver vase ranking for the fourteenth time.

competition

Competition scene without details of location

organization

The event was held in Italy for the sixth time, after the 13th (1931), 14th (1932), 23rd (1948), 26th (1951) and 43rd International Six-Day Race (1968) had already been awarded to Italy.

Active and supervisors were accommodated in boarding houses of the University of Camerino .

326 drivers from 18 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from 14 nations competed for the trophy standings. In addition, 19 silver vase, 42 factory and 25 club teams were at the start.

BRD and GDR each took part in the World Trophy as well as with two and one silver vase team. In addition, five German club teams were at the start. Switzerland took part in the World Trophy, Austria provided a silver vase team.

1 day

Of the 326 registered riders, 300 started the competition. The route was a circuit to be driven three times with a total length of 326 km, which was also the longest day's stage. The weather was appropriate to the season and free of precipitation.

Shortly after the start, the first of the two special tests was an acceleration test with volume measurement. The second was a field test.

In the trophy standings, the FRG team led, ahead of the ČSSR team and the Italian team. The GDR followed in 4th place, Switzerland took 10th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the Italian B-team led ahead of the A-team and the B-team of the ČSSR. The A and B teams of the FRG followed in 5th and 6th place respectively. The GDR took 8th place.

20 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

The route of the second day was laid out in principle like that of the previous day. A circuit to be driven three times of 93 km each and a 20 km approach from Camerino.

The special stages were the same as the day before.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team led, ahead of the GDR team and the Great Britain team. The Swiss team improved to 7th place. The FRG slipped to 11th place.

In the silver vase scoring, Italy's B team led ahead of the ČSSR B and A teams. The Austrian team was still 8th.

28 drivers were eliminated from the competition, one of which did not start and two were excluded.

3rd day

The route was almost identical to the second day and had to be driven in the opposite direction. The weather at the start was foggy with poor visibility, but this dissolved in the course of the day.

The special tests were the same as before.

As on the previous day, the team from the Czechoslovak Republic led the trophy standings, ahead of the team from the GDR and the team from Great Britain. The Swiss team slipped to 9th place, the FRG improved to 10th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team led the A-team of the ČSSR and the B-team of Italy. The Austrian team improved to 8th place.

18 drivers dropped out of the competition, two of which did not start anymore.

4th day

The total length of the route was 299 km. During the course, a circuit of 85 km each had to be driven three times. The weather was free of precipitation.

The special stages were the same as on the previous days.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team was ahead of the Italian team and the Swedish team. The GDR team was in 5th place, Switzerland improved to 8th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team of the ČSSR led ahead of the A-team of Italy and the A-team of the ČSSR. The Austrian team improved to 5th place. The FRG A and B team followed in 8th and 10th place respectively. The GDR took 9th place.

61 drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

The route followed the principle of the previous days: 299 km route length, in the course of which a circuit to be completed three times. The weather was still free of precipitation.

In the trophy standings, the ČSSR team led ahead of the Swedish and Italian teams. The GDR team slipped to 6th place and Switzerland to 9th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the B-team of the ČSSR continued ahead of the A-team of Italy and the A-team of the ČSSR. The Austrian team slipped to 6th place. The A and B teams of the FRG followed unchanged compared to the previous day in 8th and 10th place respectively. The GDR occupied 9th place unchanged.

9 drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

The last stage of the day was 126 km. The weather was sunny.

The final motocross race, the last special stage, took place on the Esanatoglia World Championship course, which was shortened to 2 km . The drivers in the classes up to and including 75 cm³ had to complete five laps, all others seven. The lap times were used to determine the good points; penalty points were awarded for each lap not driven. The jury subsequently reduced the target number of laps to four or six and rated them accordingly.

Of the 300 drivers who started on the first day, 164 made it to the finish line.

Final results

Trophy

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Czechoslovakia	0	245.4
2.	Sweden	11	942.1
3.	Italy	28	574.3
4th	United States	79	1814.4
5.	Netherlands	455	2023.6
6th	German Democratic Republic	600	794.8
7th	Poland	673	2102.0
8th.	United Kingdom	932	1603.6
9.	Switzerland	1249	4033.8
10.	Soviet Union	1707	991.4
11.	France	1726	1013.6
12.	Canada	1944	2391.3

The national team of the Federal Republic of Germany was withdrawn by its team management after the third day of driving and was thus eliminated from the competition.  

The Belgian national team also dropped out of the competition.  

Silver vase

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Czechoslovakia (B team)	1	305.4
2.	Italy (A team)	1	354.7
3.	Czechoslovakia (A team)	7th	687.4
4th	United States	9	1254.2
5.	Austria	100	2056.1
6th	Netherlands	101	1682.7
7th	Italy (B team)	302	300.7
8th.	BR Germany (A-team)	506	841.2
9.	German Democratic Republic	513	1033.5
10.	BR Germany (B-team)	524	724.5
11.	Sweden	643	811.9
12.	United Kingdom (B team)	789	1235.4
13.	United Kingdom (A-Team)	910	1525.5
14th	Spain	947	675.0
15th	France (B team)	1036	938.0
16.	Belgium	1020	1266.1

The following national teams gave up / eliminated the competition:

 Canada

 Finland

 France (A team)

Club teams

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	UAMK	5	386.3
2.	ADAC Gau Northern Bavaria	5	714.7
3.	Motoclub Costa Volpino	15th	939.2
4th	BB Guipponi Racing Team	40	1266.1
5.	SMI A	109	1152.3
6th	ADAC district north Baden	187	1561.4
7th	Maywood Mustang MC	249	1111.2
8th.	German MDMW	324	763.8
9.	MC Madunina	332	917.6
10.	El Cajon MC	433	761.2
11.	ADAC district North Rhine	600	573.5
12.	Silver Lake Enduro MC	613	427.7
13.	ADAC Gau Württemberg	748	639.9
14th	SMK Eksjo	585	912.3
15th	Bergamo Motoclub	868	885.0
16.	Motoclub Italia	900	222.7
17th	Connecticut Ramblers	957	487.2
18th	US Leonessa d'Italia	1133	335.3
19th	Scottish ACU B	1185	810.9

The following club teams gave up / eliminated the competition:

SMI B

Scottish ACU A

Metropolitan Police

Holland Oost

Sidebar Club France

RAF Motor Sport

Factory teams

space	team	Penalty points	Good points
1.	Jawa A	0	67.4
2.	Gilera A	0	218.8
3.	Jawa D	0	338.8
4th	Jawa C	1	214.5
5.	Gilera C	1	234.3
6th	Jawa B	3	288.2
7th	KTM A	17th	538.1
8th.	Penton A	18th	790.0
9.	Gilera B	28	5355.5
10.	Monark A.	47	726.7
11.	Puch	49	652.4
12.	Gilera D	51	663.8
13.	Penton B	61	1024.4
14th	Ossa	69	871.8
15th	KTM	100	1238.5
16.	DKW	214	578.1
17th	Jawa E	230	461.6
18th	MZ A	300	308.2
19th	MZ B	300	486.6
20th	KTM B	302	263.9
21st	Bultaco B	386	1059.4
22nd	Monark B	408	1296.9
23.	VAC	494	1416.0
24.	Samson	505	638.5
25th	Maico	506	563.4
26th	Hercules	521	496.2
27.	BPS	536	821.2
28.	SWM A	600	234.8
29	Ossa	556	933.4
30th	Monark A.	603	474.3
31.	Penton C	734	552.4
32.	KTM	765	557.2
33.	Bultaco	795	2407.8
34.	SWM B	800	440.1
35.	Bultaco A	900	422.4

Seven factory teams gave up / eliminated the competition.

Individual evaluation

class	starter	gold	silver	bronze	Failure / disqualification
					1 day	2 day	3rd day	4th day	5th day	6th day	total
50 cc	10	1	0	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	8th
75 cm³	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
100 cc	23	2	7th	3	0	3	1	6th	1	0	11
125 cc	43	6th	11	5	2	7th	2	8th	2	0	21st
175 cc	57	14th	12	9	6th	3	4th	8th	1	0	22nd
250 cc	92	9	18th	15th	4th	11	8th	23	4th	0	50
350 cc	32	13	3	4th	1	0	3	7th	1	0	12
500/1300 cm³	38	15th	8th	4th	2	2	0	7th	0	0	11
total	300	61	61	42	20th	28	18th	61	13	0	136

Trivia

All four team competitions (trophy, silver vase, club and factory team) were won by teams from Czechoslovakia.

literature

• Eberhard Pester: A week of adventure in the Apennines . In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . Volume 24, Issue 11. Sportverlag Berlin, 1974, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 246-251 .

Web links

Commons : 49th International Six-Day Tour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1974 - Italy , accessed January 10, 2019
• Overall results , accessed January 10, 2019
• 6 Days Memories - Camerino 1974