52nd international six-day trip

The 52nd international six-day race was the team world championship in enduro sport and took place from September 5 to 10, 1977 in the Czechoslovakian town of Považská Bystrica and the surrounding area. The national teams of Czechoslovakia won the World Trophy for the thirteenth time and the silver vase for the sixteenth and second time in a row.

Považská Bystrica , start and finish point of the individual stages

competition

organization

The event took place for the eighth time after the 22nd (1947), 28th (1953), 28th (1955), 30th (1957), 34th (1959), 38th (1963) and 47th International Six-Day Tour (1972) Time in Czechoslovakia.

313 drivers from 18 FIM motorsport associations were registered for the competition . Teams from 14 nations competed for the trophy standings. In addition, 15 silver vase, 40 factory and 37 club teams were at the start.

FRG, GDR, Austria and Switzerland each took part in the World Trophy and Silver Vase.

A total of 1,574.8 kilometers had to be driven within the six days.

1 day

The first day's stage led to the northwest and was a circuit of 149.3 kilometers to be completed twice. The special tests were an acceleration test on asphalt in the urban area of ​​Považská Bystrica and two motocross tests on a meadow slope. The weather was sunny and free of precipitation.

In the World Trophy, the Czechoslovak team led ahead of the FRG and the GDR team. The Swiss team was in 6th place, the Austrian team in 9th place.

In the silver vase evaluation, the FRG team led ahead of the GDR and the Italian team. The Swiss team was 10th, the Austrian team - after a driver failure - 13th.

19 drivers dropped out of the competition.

2 day

On the second day, the route, which was slightly changed to 300.6 kilometers from the previous day, was driven in the opposite direction. The motocross test was also run in the opposite direction. The weather was sunny and warm for the time of year.

In the World Trophy, the team from Czechoslovakia led ahead of the FRG and the team from Italy. The GDR team followed in 4th place. The teams from Austria and Switzerland each had a driver absence and were 9th and 10th respectively.

In the silver vase evaluation, the Italian team led ahead of the FRG and the GDR team. The Swiss team took 9th place, Austria 13th place.

21 drivers dropped out of the competition.

3rd day

The route on the third day of the journey led over 285.6 kilometers to the southeast. There was an altitude difference of 564 meters between the lowest and highest point.

In a night session, the jury dealt with the objection of the team management of the Italian World Trophy team: On the first day of the journey, Gianluigi Petrogalli had used "foreign tools". Initially, this was punished with 300 points, against which the team management had lodged an objection. However, since it was now possible to prove to him that this had happened at a time control, this was classified as "outside help" according to the rules. This meant the exclusion of Petrogalli. As a result, all the other drivers of the Italian team appeared at the start, but demonstratively failed to complete the start test and thus ended the event for themselves and the team.

In the World Trophy the following picture emerged: The team from Czechoslovakia led ahead of the FRG and the team from the GDR. The Austrian team was in 8th place. The Swiss team finished 11th.

In the silver vase evaluation, the team from Germany was ahead of Italy and the team from Czechoslovakia. The GDR team came in 5th, Switzerland and Austria 9th and 12th respectively.

31 drivers dropped out of the competition.

4th day

On the fourth day, the distance of the third day, which was slightly shortened to 284.8 kilometers, was driven. The weather was rainy.

In the World Trophy, the Czechoslovak team led ahead of the GDR and the Netherlands team. In the FRG team, Paul Rottler dropped out of the competition with engine failure in his Zündapp, which meant 6th place for the team. The Austrian and Swiss teams were 8th and 9th respectively.

In the silver vase evaluation, the FRG team led ahead of Czechoslovakia and the GDR team. Switzerland was 9th, Austria 11th.

Eight drivers dropped out of the competition.

5th day

The route on the fifth day was 284.1 kilometers long, had an absolute difference in altitude of 794.4 meters and included the most demanding sections of the routes on the first and third days. The whole day there was heavy rain that softened the track surface.

In the World Trophy, the Czechoslovak team continued to lead ahead of the GDR and the FRG team. The teams from Austria and Switzerland were in 8th and 11th place respectively.

In the silver vase ranking, the GDR team led ahead of Czechoslovakia and Poland. In the FRG team , two drivers, Hans Wagner and Peter Hajek, were eliminated; for the team this meant 4th place. In the Swiss and Austrian teams, further drivers were eliminated, the teams finished 8th and 13th respectively.

On this day of driving alone, an impressive 135 drivers dropped out of the competition.

6th day

On the last day, 108.3 kilometers were driven in the opposite direction on part of the route of the fifth day. The track surface was still very soft from the day before. The weather remained free of precipitation.

The final motocross as the last special test was carried out on a mountain slope above Považská Bystrica. The rules stipulated: the drivers in the 50 and 75 cm³ classes had to complete four laps of 3.1 kilometers each within 25 minutes, all other classes five laps within 28 minutes. For a subsequent lap, the best-time driver determined the no-stop time for each run and all further laps were scored accordingly with difference points.

Five drivers dropped out of the competition. Of the 313 riders who started on the first day, 94 reached the finish.

Final results

World Trophy

space	team	Points
1.	Czechoslovakia	1,630.41
2.	German Democratic Republic	2,428.70
3.	BR Germany	46,747.54
4th	United States	98,905.72
5.	Netherlands	103,057.32
6th	Belgium	143,747.65
7th	France	191,335.25
8th.	Austria	201,311.89
9.	United Kingdom	244,739.91
10.	Sweden	258,269.71
11.	Switzerland	259,652.24
12.	Finland	274,395.25
13.	Italy (a)	390,057.42
14th	Canada	400,156.15

^(a) After the jury's decision on the justified exclusion of a driver, all other drivers in the team ended the event on the third day.

Silver vase

space	team	Points
1.	Czechoslovakia	3,161.09
2.	German Democratic Republic	3,401.39
3.	Poland	50,433.07
4th	BR Germany	60,395.27
5.	Canada	81,062.31
6th	Italy	105,359.07
7th	France	111,096.28
8th.	Switzerland	131,353.15
9.	Sweden	150,884.92
10.	United States	154,793.84
11.	Spain	155,736.66
12.	Finland	156,058.73
13.	Austria	180,391.39
14th	Netherlands	184,642.46
15th	Australia	212,334.75

Club teams

Of the 37 teams that started, only two crossed the finish line without a driver dropping out.

space	team	Points
1.	UAMK I	4,449.88
2.	Ruda Hvezda I	5,129.03

Factory teams

space	team	Points
1.	Zundapp I.	107.37
2.	Jawa I	234.84
3.	DKW Hercules Playmotor A	533.95
4th	MZ I	710.54
5.	Jawa II	1,413.45

Individual evaluation

Of the 94 riders at the finish, 40 received gold, 28 silver and 26 bronze medals.

literature

• Eberhard Pester: Great! In: Allgemeine Deutscher Motorsport-Verband (Ed.): Illustrated Motorsport . 27th year. Sportverlag Berlin, 1977, ISSN  0442-3054 , p. 219-224 .

Web links

• Speed ​​Track Tales ISDT 1977 - Czechoslovakia , accessed April 28, 2020
• 6daysmemories.com , accessed April 28, 2020