Eilenriederennen

Memorial sign for the Eilenriederennen with the race track

Record winner Toni Bauhofer in a BMW after his victory in the Kolberg bathing race in June 1929.

The Eilenriederennen was a motorcycle race organized by the ADAC and held a total of 22 times on the non-permanent race track in the Eilenriede in Hanover from 1924 to 1939 and from 1950 to 1955. Since 2003, a running event with start and finish at the Lister Tower has been taking place under this name, where the distances 5 km, 10 km and half marathon (21 km) can be completed.

history

The first official Eilenriederennen started on March 30, 1924 with 168  motorcycles . The event quickly developed into a major local event and into a motorsport facility with an international reputation.

In 1929 more than 50,000 spectators followed the sporting event. A prominent participant in the early 1930s was the future automobile racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer . Until 1939, the spring races were a regular part of the German Road Motorbike Championship , in which the internationally successful German pilots and factories competed.

Up to 1937 there were (at least) eleven fatal accidents in 22 races. The victims were the drivers Willi Murken in 1928, Karel Baar (Netherlands) and Friedrich Messerschmidt in 1929, Haupt and Fritz Weber in 1933, Wilhelm Kobbe and Willy Prötzig in 1934, Onni Kyrö (Finland) and Josef Lohner in 1937 and Günther Less in 1952, who turned around in the Eilenriede Life came.

The races were suspended during World War II . Around 150,000 spectators came to the Eilenriede for the first event after the war in 1950. Since then, motorcycle races for the German championship have taken place again. The number of viewers increased from 40,000 at the beginning to 130,000 in 1951. After that, the audience enthusiasm declined. Environmental reasons and increased safety requirements after the accident at the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1955 led to the cancellation of the race in 1956 and the end of the race.

Racetrack

The 4.8 kilometer long circuit in the northern Eilenriede , the city ​​forest of Hanover , led in a triangular shape through the middle of the forest area and was driven counter- clockwise . According to an old sketch, the start and finish point was at the Lister Tower . The other two cornerstones were the Hanover Zoo and the forest restaurant tax thief . However, a description of the race names the tax thief as the starting point and the Lister Tower as the first hairpin.

Winners list

From 1924 to 1939

date	class	winner
March 30, 1924	250 m³	Emil Wuncher ( Zündapp )
	350 cc	F. Niss ( AJS )
	500 cc	Tailor ( Douglas )
June 28, 1925	250 m³	Josef Stelzer ( BMW )
	350 cc	Breidenbach ( Montgomery - JAP )
	500 cc	Bartling ( BMW )
April 19, 1926	175 cc	Erinst-Hans Magnus (TX)
	250 m³	Erich Hirth ( Schüttoff )
	350 cc	Georg Thumshirn ( Ardie )
	500 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( BMW )
	1000 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( BMW )
March 20, 1927	175 cc	Hans Sprung ( DKW )
	250 m³	Curt Wemhöner (Boge Blackburne )
	350 cc	Josef Kagerer ( Sunbeam )
	500 cc	Paul Köppen ( AJS )
	750 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( BMW )
March 18, 1928	175 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
	250 m³	Eugen Gerlach ( standard )
	350 cc	Paul Rüttchen ( standard )
	500 cc	Hans Soenius ( BMW )
	over 500 cm³	Toni Bauhofer ( BMW )
March 24, 1929	250 m³	Hermann Wiedemann ( Avis-Celer )
	350 cc	Toni Ulmen ( Velocette )
	500 cc	Josef Klein ( DKW )
	over 500 cm³	Josef Stelzer ( BMW )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Theodor Fork / unknown ( Norton )
	Carriages (over 600 cm³)	Theo Schott / unknown ( BMW )
March 23, 1930	250 m³	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Josef Klein ( DKW )
	500 cc	Ernst Zündorf ( DKW )
	over 500 cm³	Karl Otto Stegmann ( BMW )
March 22, 1931	250 m³	Hans Kahrmann ( Hercules - JAP )
	350 cc	Erich Tennigkeit ( Rudge )
	500 cc	Rudolf Runtsch ( NSU )
	over 500 cm³	Paul Rüttchen ( NSU )
	City of Hanover prize 350 cm³	Guglielmo Sandri ( AJS )
	Prize of the city of Hanover over 350 cm³	Tom Bullus ( NSU )
March 20, 1932	250 m³	Hans Kahrmann ( Hercules - JAP )
	350 cc	Hans Winkler ( Rudge )
	500 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( DKW )
	over 500 cm³	Paul Weyres ( Harley-Davidson )
	City of Hanover prize 350 cm³	Guglielmo Sandri ( AJS )
	Prize of the city of Hanover over 350 cm³	Tom Bullus ( NSU )
March 26, 1933	250 m³	Leo Davenport ( New Imperial )
	350 cc	Albert Schneider ( Velocette )
	500 cc	Otto Ley ( Norton )
	1000 cc	Paul Rüttchen ( NSU )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
	Carriages (over 600 cm³)	Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson )
	Anniversary race 350 cm³	Albert Schneider ( Velocette )
	Anniversary race over 350 cm³	Paul Rüttchen ( NSU )
April 15, 1934	250 m³	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Josef Klein ( Norton )
	500 cc	Toni Bauhofer ( DKW )
April 7, 1935	250 m³	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
	350 cc	Ted Mellors ( NSU )
	500 cc	Kurt Mansfeld ( DKW )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Kahrmann / Franz Höller ( DKW )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Willi Ehrlenbruch / unknown ( Imperia - JAP )
April 5, 1936	250 m³	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
	350 cc	Ted Mellors ( NSU )
	500 cc	Kurt Mansfeld ( DKW )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Kahrmann / Heinrich Eder ( DKW )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
April 11, 1937	250 m³	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( NSU )
	500 cc	Karl Gall ( BMW )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Karl Braun / Ernst Badsching ( DKW )
	Carriages (1000 cm³)	Hans Bock / unknown ( Norton )
April 24, 1938	250 m³	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
	350 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
	500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
April 16, 1939	250 m³	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
	350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( DKW )
	500 cc	Wiggerl Kraus ( BMW )

From 1950 to 1955

date	class	winner
April 30, 1950	125 cc	PH Ried ( DKW )
	250 cc	Hermann Paul Müller ( DKW )
	350 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( NSU )
	500 cc	Heiner Fleischmann ( NSU )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( NSU )
	Carriages (1200 cm³)	Thomas Seppenhauser / Josef Wenshofer ( BMW )
April 29, 1951	250 cc	Hermann Gablenz ( Parilla )
	350 cc	Roland Schnell ( Parilla )
	500 cc	Walter Zeller ( BMW )
	Carriages (500 cm³)	Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW )
	Carriages (750 cm³)	Sepp Müller / unknown ( BMW )
June 29, 1952	125 m³	Hermann Paul Müller ( FB Mondial )
	250 cc	Hein Thorn Prikker ( Moto Guzzi )
	350 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
	500 cc	Rudi Knees ( Norton )
	Carriages (600 cm³)	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron ( BMW )
	Carriages (1200 cm³)	Friedrich Staschel / unknown ( BMW )
September 27, 1953	125 m³	Werner Haas ( NSU )
	250 cc	Werner Haas ( NSU )
	350 cc	Karl Hofmann ( DKW )
	500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
	Carriages (500 cm³)	Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW )
5th September 1954	350 cc	Hermann Paul Müller ( NSU )
	500 cc	Ray Amm ( Norton )
	Carriages (500 cm³)	Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW )
September 11, 1955	125 m³	August Hobl ( DKW )
	250 cc	Hans Baltisberger ( NSU )
	350 cc	August Hobl ( DKW )
	500 cc	Gerold Klinger ( BMW )
	Carriages (500 cm³)	Willi Faust / Karl Remmert ( BMW )
In 1956 the races were canceled.

References

literature

• Janet Anschütz : Motorcycle racing . International Eilenriede races in Hanover 1924–1955. Ed .: ADAC Niedersachsen / Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. MatrixMedia-Verlag, Göttingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-932313-34-9 .
• Janet Anschütz: Myth of the Eilenriederennen , 1st edition, Hanover: Schlütersche [o. D., 2007?], ISBN 978-3-89993-658-2 .
• H. Langenfeld: With 100 things through the Eilenriede. In: Lothar Wieser (Red.): Sport in Hanover. From the city's foundation to today , ed. from the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History, Hoya eV, 1st edition, Hoya: Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History , 1991, ISBN 3-923478-56-9 , p. 131
• R. Birkefeld: Spectacle in the city forest. The motorcycle races in the Eilenriede. In: Adelheid von Saldern , Sid Auffarth (ed.): Weekend & beautiful appearance. Leisure and modern life in the twenties. The example of Hanover , Berlin: Elefanten Press, 1991, ISBN 3-88520-407-X , pp. 15-23
• Karl-Heinz Grotjahn, MA: Eilenriederennen. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 151f.

Web links

Commons : Eilenriederennen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Vincent Glon: Les grandes Courses Allemandes - Hanovre (Hanover). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on February 27, 2013 (French). 

References and comments

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Karl-Heinz Grotjahn, MA: Eilenriederennen (see literature)
2. ↑ Note: The information "1955-59" in the city lexicon of Hanover contradicts the statement also written there that the Eilenriederennen was discontinued in 1955.
3. ↑ Hans-Peter Lohmann: Legendary German Race Tracks , Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03438-9 , pp. 44-48.
4. ↑ https://www.eilenriederennen.de
5. ^ History - historian has written book about the Eilenriederennen - HAZ - Hannoversche Allgemeine. Retrieved May 16, 2017 . 
6. ^ List of fatal accidents on the Eilenriede. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on February 27, 2013 (English). 
7. ↑ Hanover-Eilenriede. (No longer available online.) Theracingline.net, July 5, 2003, archived from the original on June 23, 2013 ; accessed on February 27, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Peter Lohmann: Legendary German race tracks . Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03438-9 , p. 45 u. 46.