Fishing Port Race

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Motorbike racers on the racetrack at the 2003 Fischereihafen race

The Fischereihafen-race is a city ring motorcycle race in the port area of ​​the Bremerhaven fishing harbor and after the MotoGP run on the Sachsenring the second largest motorcycle racing event in Germany.

history

The race, which also includes classic motorbikes and sidecars, has been held since 1952 and has been held regularly since 2000 at Whitsun . The course has a length of 2670 meters. The route was changed several times due to major modifications in the port operations and leads in the area of ​​the streets Am Lunedeich , Am Fischbahnhof, Kaperstraße and Hoebelstraße. Since 2011, a new section that has been extended by around 650 meters compared to previous years has been used along the Dorschstrasse.

Nicknames of the fishing port race such as "Heringstopf-Glitsche", "Fischkoppraserei" and "Fischkisterennen" explain a special feature of the race. Crates of fish and bales of straw were used for slips in place of the gravel bed common for racing events of this type in the 1950s to 1970s. Nowadays, mostly straw bales are used to secure the racing area. Thanks to adequate security, the route is recognized as a city course after the annual safety tests.

The Bremerhaven fishing port race is organized by the MSG Weserland motorcycle club, and since 2000 Hinrich ("Hinni") Hinck from Bremervörde has been organizing it with German-Road-Racing GmbH.

The 2018 fishing port race was canceled due to a conflict with the DMSB .

The race did not take place in 2019 either, as the conditions for obtaining the track license could no longer be met by Pentecost.

Vehicle classes

Motorcyclists in eleven vehicle classes compete against each other in the fishing port race. The starting field ranges from the 1300 Superbike to rare classics from the 50s, 60s and even 30s and also includes teams.

  • Class 1: Fishtown Superbike Open
  • Class 2: Fishtown Twins & Triples
  • Class 3: Fishtown Sidecars Classic
  • Class 4: Sound of Classics Junior
  • Class 5: Sound of Classics Senior
  • Class 6: Superbike Legends: The 80s
  • Class 7: Formula 2
  • Class 8: Superbike Legends: Big Classics
  • Class 9: Sidecar Champions Challenge
  • Class 10: Corsa Speciale
  • Class 11: Fishtown SuperTwin

procedure

First of all, training runs for qualification are on the program on Whit Sunday. The racers must qualify for the races on the following day both for participation and for the starting position. On Whit Monday, the competitions will take place with more than 20 races in one day.

Incidents

At the fishing port race in 2013, a 21-year-old Westerauer collided with the barriers in a chicane in the second class 3 race and was fatally injured. The event was then canceled. In September 2013, four months after the accident, the organizers decided to continue the racing tradition.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DMSB sports commissioner Winfried Kasper in: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/fhr-2015-the-spirit-of-fishtown/
  2. ↑ Website of the organizer: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/die-tradition
  3. ↑ Official website of the city of Bremerhaven: Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Map for 2011 on the official website of the Fischereihafen-Rennens: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/das-rennen/
  5. ↑ Profile: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/hinrich-hinni-hinck-und-familie/
  6. ↑ Conflict with the DMSB https://m.heise.de/autos/artikel/Fischereihafenrennen-faellt-2018-aus-3916513.html
  7. ↑ Fischereihafen-Rennen // The Great German Road Race. Retrieved on March 27, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ Website of the organizer: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/das-rennen/
  9. ↑ Website of the organizer: http://www.fischereihafen-rennen.de/fhr2017-spannung-hoch-60/
  10. ↑ Fatal accident in the fishing port race with tour driver
  11. ↑ Press release of the organizers from September 15, 2013: 2014: We are continuing