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Motorcycle participant badge from the Grillenburger triangle
One of the last original milestones of the Grillenburger Sachsenring next to a historical signpost in the Tharandt forest
First memorial plaque on the Schlossbrücke in Grillenburg by 2010
Second memorial plaque and historical photos at Gasthaus Waldhof zu Grillenburg since 2011
Third memorial plaque on the Schlossbrücke Grillenburg (2013–15), renewed in 2017
Start and finish of the popular vintage motorcycle commemorative trips, here for the first edition in 2005, in the courtyard of Grillenburg Castle

The Grillenburger Dreieck was a motorsport racetrack that was located in the Tharandt Forest between Grillenburg , Naundorf and Klingenberg-Colmnitz . It went down in history from 1927 to 1931 as the Grillenburger Dreieck and then until 1933 as the first Sachsenring . Today there are still commemorative drives on the original course.

Direct forerunners in the Dresden area

From 1924 to 1926, the Dresden Motorcycle Club (DMC) held three large triangular rides in 1914 on the Moritzburg triangle ( Moritzburg - Radeburg - Steinbach - Moritzburg, 28 km) near Dresden in the Moritzburg Forest (up to 50,000 spectators, 65-75 starters, 6 –10 classes, 1 run each).

Racing events on the Grillenburger Dreieck

On August 28, 1927, the first race on the Grillenburg triangle (Grillenburg - Naundorf - Klingenberg - Grillenburg, 14.5 km) in the Grillenburg Forest took place as the 4th large triangular race of the DMC 1914 (35,000 spectators, over 80 starters, 9 classes, 2nd Runs). The second race on the same course was started on September 2, 1928 as the 5th big triangular race of the DMC 1914 (35,000 spectators, 84 starters, 9 classes, 2 runs). The race management and award ceremony took place in the Gasthof Grillenburg (today: Waldhof zu Grillenburg ).

Interruption from 1929 to 1931

In the years from 1929 to 1931 there was a ban on all racing events on the main roads in Saxony .

On May 9, 1929, the 2nd Saxon Club Championships were organized as an alternative solution by the Freiberg Motorcycle Club 1929 on side streets outside Freiberg . The 3rd Saxon Club Championship was held on September 21, 1930 on an interim basis on the circuit ( military training area ) operated by the Königsbrück motorcycle club since 1927 .

Racing events at the 1st Sachsenring Grillenburg

The third race on the racetrack now known as the Sachsenring Grillenburg (Grillenburg – Naundorf – Klingenberg – Grillenburg, 14.5 km) took place on June 21, 1931 in the Grillenburg Forest as the second round of the German Motorbike Road Championship (40,000 spectators, over 90 Starter, 5 classes, 2 runs). On September 6, 1931, the fourth race on this course was held as the German and Saxon Motorcycle Club Championship (30,000 spectators, 78 starters, 2 classes, 2 runs). The fifth race followed on July 10, 1932 as the third run of the German Road Championship for motorcycles (60,000–80,000 spectators, over 120 starters, 7 classes, 3 runs). The race management and award ceremony found accommodation again in the Gasthof Grillenburg.

The sixth and final race on the now shortened Sachsenring Grillenburg (Klingenberg – Grillenburg – Klingenberg, 12 km) as the fourth round of the German Motorbike Road Championship and the first speed competition for racing and sports cars was held on June 25, 1933 (100,000 spectators, over 100 starters, 7 classes, 3 runs). The race management and award ceremony were at the changed start and finish location in the Sachsenhof Klingenberg.

Interruption from 1933–1937 and continuation in Hohenstein-Ernstthal

After the two Badberg Viereck races in 1927 and 1928 by the Hohenstein-Ernstthal Motorcyclist Club , which was founded in 1925 , this racetrack was reopened in 1934 and after the Sachsenring Grillenburg was finally shut down, it was renamed Sachsenring in 1937 . a. 1933–1934 a planned new race track at Pöhlberg in Annaberg failed.

Commemorative drives on the Sachsenring Grillenburg

The first vintage motorcycle commemorative trip on the Grillenburger Dreieck - 1st Sachsenring was held on July 10, 2005 in Kurort Hartha and Grillenburg (approx. 175 participants, motorcycles built 1927-1970, over 1,500 visitors) by the organizer, Zweirad-Schubert from Kurort Hartha in cooperation with the Tharandter Wald e. V. in the form of an excursion and tours on the original course. On July 15, 2007 the second vintage motorcycle commemorative trip followed in Grillenburg (approx. 300 participants, motorcycles built 1927–1970, over 2,000 visitors) with tours on the original course, organized by classic car friends from the Hartha health resort with the support of the Tharandter Transport and Beautification Association Forest e. V. and sponsors, which has taken place every two years since then. On July 19, 2009 the third, on July 17, 2011 the fourth and on July 7, 2013 the fifth commemorative trip, most recently with 274 registered participants, started. After the first billboard on the Schlossbrücke was stolen in 2010, a memorial plaque was unveiled in the foyer of the Waldhof zu Grillenburg inn and a new billboard was placed on the bridge in 2013, which was also stolen in 2015. It was not until June 2017 that a new notice board was set up at the same location before the 7th commemorative trip with 188 registered vehicles. The 8th vintage motorcycle commemorative trip for the 90th anniversary - 1st Sachsenring took place in July 2019 with 214 registered participants.

  • Start and finish of the 2nd commemorative trip in the castle courtyard in 2007

  • Poster of the 3rd commemorative trip 2009

  • Departure of the vintage motorcycles for the 4th commemorative trip in 2011

  • Start of the historic sidecar machines for the 5th commemorative trip in 2013

  • Vehicle exhibition for the 6th commemorative trip in 2015

  • Vehicle presentation for the 7th commemorative trip 2017

  • Exit for the 8th commemorative trip 2019

  • Arrival of the 8th commemorative trip 2019

References

literature

  • Gerhard Herber: The Grillenburger Sachsenring 1927–1933 . The story of a forgotten racetrack. 1st edition. Lotos Druck GmbH, Reichstädt 2005, ISBN 3-00-015943-6 .
  • Jörg Stock: This year motorcycle fans rattle across the Grillenburger Dreieck in: Sächsische Zeitung, Freitaler Zeitung, 8./9. January 2011
  • Thomas Schmidt: The end of the Sachsenring at Pöhlberg in: Freie Presse, Erzgebirge, Annaberg, June 3, 2014
  • Jörg Stock: The oller, the doller in: Sächsische Zeitung, Freitaler Zeitung, July 3, 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Schmidt: The end for the Sachsenring on Pöhlberg. Freiepresse.de , June 3, 2014, accessed on June 3, 2014 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 7.8 "  N , 13 ° 30 ′ 18.7"  E