Eilenriederennen
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
- Vincent Glon: Les grandes Courses Allemandes - Hanovre (Hanover). racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on February 27, 2013 (French).
References and comments
- ↑ a b c Karl-Heinz Grotjahn, MA: Eilenriederennen (see literature)
- ↑ Note: The information "1955-59" in the city lexicon of Hanover contradicts the statement also written there that the Eilenriederennen was discontinued in 1955.
- ↑ Hans-Peter Lohmann: Legendary German Race Tracks , Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03438-9 , pp. 44-48.
- ↑ https://www.eilenriederennen.de
- ^ History - historian has written book about the Eilenriederennen - HAZ - Hannoversche Allgemeine. Retrieved May 16, 2017 .
- ^ List of fatal accidents on the Eilenriede. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on February 27, 2013 (English).
- ↑ 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.
- ^ Peter Lohmann: Legendary German race tracks . Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-613-03438-9 , p. 45 u. 46.