Teterower Bergring
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 Teterow , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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| Route type: | permanent race track ( grass track races for motorcycle racing )
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| Operator: | MC Bergring Teterow | ||
| Start of building: | 1920 | ||
| Opening: | June 29, 1930 | ||
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| Route length: | 1,877 km (1.17 mi ) | ||
| http://www.bergring-teterow.de/ | |||
Coordinates: 53 ° 47 '34.6 " N , 12 ° 32' 57.2" E
The Teterower Bergring is the largest natural grass track for motorcycling in Europe. The city of Teterow in Mecklenburg Switzerland thus became a focal point of the international rail sports scene. The mountain ring was created in the late 1920s by citizens of Teterow in the Heidberge Mountains near the city. One of the largest motorsport events in northern Germany takes place on the Bergring every year . The mountain ring races, which are held on Whitsun , have attracted up to 30,000 spectators on both days of the competition (qualifying on Saturdays and racing on Sundays) since the 1930s.
From July 2001 to May 2002, the Bergring-Arena Speedwayarena am Kellerholz , located near the Bergring, was built for the speedway races .
history
Motorcycle races were held in Teterow as early as the 1920s. Back then there was no real race track for that. The demands for a suitable railway grew from the Teterow population. Finally the decision was made to build a grass racetrack on the Schlachterkamp in the Teterower Heidberge. It was officially opened with the first race on June 29, 1930. Shortly before the opening of the Bergring - namely in 1928 - the Teterower Motor-Driver-Club (TMC) was founded. It was Teterow's first motorsport club and operator of the Bergring. Since the first events were very popular and attracted a large audience, several mountain ring races were held annually in the 1930s.
A few weeks after the 20th and, for the time being, last mountain ring race, the TMC was banned by the National Socialists in 1939 and incorporated into the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK). During the Second World War , the Bergring area was used as a potato field and a troop camp. The racetrack was then completely devastated.
The reconstruction of the Teterow sight began in 1949 on the initiative of the student councilor Carl Schröder, with many residents who are enthusiastic about motorsport. In his time as the first chairman of the Teterower Motor-Drivers Club at the end of the 1920s, Schröder had already been most committed to the construction of the mountain ring. On August 28, 1949, the first race on the Bergring after the Second World War could finally be started.
On December 14, 1957, the MC Bergring Teterow was founded as the official successor club of the Teterower Motor-Driver Club . A few months later it was decided to hold only one mountain ring race per year and to introduce a challenge cup, the mountain ring cup donated by the city of Teterow . There were also many smaller events on the Bergring, u. a. also equestrian events.
The international mountain ring race at Whitsun developed into an important motorsport event in the GDR with large international participation. The GDR leadership turned the race into a prestige event and drew a lot of media attention to the spectacle. Drivers from more than 20 nations took part in the competitions. The SED also made major cuts to the mountain ring. In 1972 it was decided that no more participants from western countries were allowed to start on the Bergring. This reduced the sporting value of the event, which also led to less attention abroad. In 1974 the race for the gold helmet was added to the program of the mountain ring race.
On May 23 and 24, 1980 an anniversary event took place in several respects. It was the 50th birthday of the Bergring and the 60th event on this route, 40 of them during the GDR era. Around 70,000 spectators came to this event and saw three-wheel races as well as a motoball tournament and a classic car show for the first time in addition to the two-wheel races.
Only with the political change did the requirement change that only drivers from " Eastern Bloc countries " were allowed to start on the Bergring. In the first few years the media interest was still relatively high. Up until 2002, Norddeutsche Rundfunk produced television images, first for live broadcasts and later for summaries of the race. The media attention later sank, however, until 2008 the mountain ring races were no longer broadcast on television, not least because the MC Bergring Teterow had given up its cooperation with the NDR in favor of the private radio station Antenne Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and now only relied on private radio support . In 2008, however, the NDR turned back to the mountain ring races and broadcast a one-hour special. At the beginning of 2009, the partnership with Antenne Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was completely discontinued and the NDR announced as a new media partner. In 2009, the NDR reported live from the mountain ring races in a one-hour special broadcast.
At the general meeting of MC Bergring Teterow at the end of 2006, it was decided to change the association from ADMV to the General German Automobile Club (ADAC). As a result, the competition for the Golden Helmet , which has been held since 1974, had to be given a new name, as there has been a Golden Helmet in the ADAC since 1995 . The new name has been officially called the “Green Belt of MC Bergring Teterow e. V. in ADAC ". The first winner of this trophy in 2007 was Enrico Janoschka .
In 2008 women also took part in the mountain ring race for the first time. However, the “Amazon Cup” in the motocross class was filled with only four starters. Jessica Elsinga won ahead of Ilona Wolgen and Harriet Zwiers (all Netherlands).
On May 23, 2010, the 90th mountain ring race was canceled before the start of the finals after the British Vincent Kinchin had an accident and died in hospital from his injuries.
On May 23, 2015, the German driver Enrico Sonnenberg had a serious crash and died six days later, on May 29, 2015, of the consequences of his serious injuries in the Rostock clinic. Enrico Sonnenberg is the sixth death in the history of the Teterower Bergring.
International mountain ring race
Since the MC Bergring Teterow was founded in 1959, there has only been one mountain ring race a year, before that there were several per year. The first mountain ring race was held when it opened in 1930.
Every year on the weekend of Pentecost, the mountain ring races take place on the Teterower Bergring, on Pentecost Saturday qualification and first valuation runs, on Pentecost Sunday the finals.
The two most important events are the race for the Green Belt of the MC Bergring Teterow in the ADAC , which has been awarded a new trophy, and the Bergring Cup, which has been held since 1958. But there are also many other trophies in changing classes. Motocrossers , quad riders and sidecar teams also compete. In addition, the club championships of the MC Bergring Teterow take place as part of the mountain ring race.
Competition mode
The green belt is driven out by drivers with the I license, i.e. drivers with international starting authorization. The drivers start in two groups. In each group, 3 point runs of 4 laps are carried out, whereby the first 9 drivers receive points (the first 10, the second 8, the third 7, etc.). The 8 drivers with the best points in the first group and the 4 drivers with the best points in the second group make it to the final, a run with 5 laps. The trophy is intended to be a reminder of the mountain ring: a green band is worked into a layer of glass, showing the route of the mountain ring. The trophy is awarded every year.
Both I and B license drivers (nationally licensed drivers) of the 500 cm³ class go into the final run for the Bergring Cup. It is held over 5 laps (a total of 9.4 kilometers). All previous winners who are still at the start are already qualified for the race for the Bergring Cup. Furthermore, the 3 best B license drivers qualify. The remaining field of a total of 12 drivers will be filled with the best I-license drivers. What is special about the Bergring Cup is that both I and B licensed drivers can start and that it is held as a handicap run. It is started from two or three rows, whereby the first row, from which the B license drivers start, has a time advantage. This is to keep the competition exciting until the end. So far, the Bergring Cup could not be awarded three times. In 1972, 1996 and 2005 the entire event was canceled at short notice because the start was not possible due to heavy rain. In 1994 Trevor Banks (ENG) was awarded the trophy, although there were no finals, after 8 races the event had to be canceled.
The record winner is Dietmar Lieschke with seven wins. This makes him the only driver to date who has been able to take this 40-centimeter-high, solid silver challenge cup home with him twice, because after three wins it will become the driver's possession. Thomas Diehr , Simon Wigg , Enrico Janoschka and Kelvin Tatum were also allowed to keep the cup after three victories, as did Günter Steinert , who however kept it in 1985 as the anniversary cup (750th anniversary of the city of Teterow) after a one-time victory.
The race finds many local, regional and supraregional sponsors year after year, for example Hansa Rostock , Coca Cola and the Hasseröder brewery were active sponsors for the 2007 event .
The importance of the international mountain ring race was highest at the end of the 1950s and shortly before the fall of the Wall. On May 25, 1958, 52,000 spectators came to Teterow for the 37th mountain ring race, and 49,000 on May 22, 1988. 40,000 or more visitors came in almost every year between 1950 and 1990. After the political change, the number of viewers declined. Today there are around 20,000 visitors on the race weekends. The Bergring experienced the last big influx of visitors in 2000, when around 40,000 spectators were able to watch the spectacular victory of the Dutchman Anne van der Helm in the race for the Golden Helmet as part of the 80th mountain ring race . For many spectators, the mountain ring race still has something legendary about it. Every year hundreds of fans camp in open spaces near the race track.
winner
Mountain ring
Mountain Ring Cup
Golden helmet of the ADMV
ADAC green ribbon
Cup of Nations
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Bergring-Arena (until 2010 Arena am Kellerholz)
Capercaillie Cup
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Shield Citizens Cup
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stretch
Mountain ring
The mountain ring is unique because of its hilly route and the length of the lap. Normally, rail sports events are held on level ground, such as B. Speedway or long track races . The mountain ring is 1877 meters long and 10 to 15 meters wide. The track has a solid surface and its surface consists of a sward that is cut back to about 5 cm for races. The course has climbs with an incline of up to 16% and inclines of up to 14%.
Immediately after the start, the riders head into a meandering curve with a medium gradient on the Startberg. After a short jump, it goes into the north curve, a left curve with a radius of 80 meters, on the slope of which up to 5000 people gathered during the heyday of the mountain ring races. Directly after the north curve, the route leads through the "Krähenhorst" over the "Hechtsprung", with a gradient of up to 15%, on which 30-meter jumps are possible. After a very hilly section - the "Hans-Winkler-Hang" - the south curve follows with a radius of 250 meters and an elongated straight to the finish.
There are seats for spectators in the start-finish area, on the south curve on grandstands and on the north curve on a hill covered with grass (natural grandstand ). There are also seats for spectators inside the course. The interior is connected to the area outside the track via a tunnel and other course crossings, which are opened during longer breaks between the races.
The route is only released once a year. On the Wednesday before the weekend of Pentecost, the training runs for the mountain ring race begin. The track is open to motor sports enthusiasts from Wednesday to Sunday. It will remain closed to motorsport for the rest of the year. As a result, it is hardly possible to familiarize yourself with the route. In addition, track athletes usually only make left turns, but the mountain ring also has several right turns, which is why it is difficult for the drivers to master the track. The motorcycles have to be converted separately.
Records
- Track record:
- over 5 laps: Trevor Banks (GB) 118.562 km / h on May 31, 1998
- over 4 laps: Simon Wigg (GB) 118.318 km / h, on May 30, 1998
Bergring Arena
The Bergring Arena Speedwayarena am Kellerholz is a speedway track with a length of 314 meters for up to 6 drivers. It has a modern mix of grit and sand as the subsurface and offers space for up to 10,000 spectators, including around 600 seats on a grandstand. The floodlights also make evening racing events possible. It was completed on time for the 82nd mountain ring race and opened with the first capercaillie cup . The arena was built to promote speedway sports in the MC Bergring Teterow and to provide club drivers with better training opportunities. The arena is home to Bundesliga races , the Auerhahnpokal as part of the mountain ring races, the Schildbürgerpokal and the Baltic Sea Cup, a competition that has been going on since the 1970s and is held every year at different events in several cities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (e.g. Stralsund ) , instead of. The MC Bergring Teterow was able to sign some of the best speedway drivers in the world, especially for the races for the Auerhahn and Schildbürger Cup. For example, the former world champions Greg Hancock , Sam Ermolenko and Billy Hamill as well as many current or former Grand Prix drivers such as Todd Wiltshire , Lukáš Dryml or Sebastian Ulamek competed .
record
The Australian Tyron Proctor holds the track record in the arena. He set a new best time at the 9th Auerhahnpokal 2010 and was 75.67 km / h fast. The previous record holder was the Swede Niklas Klingberg , who completed four laps in 60.53 seconds in 2005, which corresponds to an average speed of 74.70 kilometers per hour.
Trivia
In 2016, the 8th Rust'n'Dust Jalopy took place, a racing event based on American races of the 1940s and 50s. American vehicles built before 1959 are permitted.
Web links
- Official website of the Teterower Bergring
- Literature about Teterower Bergring in the state bibliography MV
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Championship: Speedway Grand Prix in the newly named Bergringstadt | Nordkurier.de . September 8, 2017 ( nordkurier.de [accessed September 9, 2017]).
- ↑ Bergring Arena. (No longer available online.) Bergring-teterow.de, archived from the original on June 18, 2010 ; Retrieved June 15, 2010 .
- ↑ a b Täterä in Teterow in: Illustrierter Motorsport (Berlin), Issue 7/1980, pp. 147-150
- ↑ Innovations in the MC "Bergring" Teterow. (No longer available online.) MC Bergring Teterow, archived from the original on April 2, 2009 ; Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
- ↑ Live coverage of the NDR mountain ring races 2009. (No longer available online.) MC Bergring Teterow, archived from the original on May 27, 2009 ; Retrieved May 31, 2009 .
- ↑ Fatal accident in mountain ring races. NDR Online, archived from the original on May 25, 2010 ; Retrieved May 23, 2010 .
- ↑ http://www.rustndustjalopy.de/