Hungarian TT

The Hungarian TT ( Hungarian Tourist Trophy ) was an international motorcycle race .

It was held eight times between 1924 and 1931. The organizer was the Royal Hungarian Automobile Club. The route used was a route near Budapest , which initially had a length of 14 kilometers and was shortened to 12.5 km from 1926 or 1927.

The Austrian Puch factory driver Rupert Karner was killed in the 350 cm³ race of the 1928 edition . He came off the track at about 130 km / h , probably on a DSH with a MAG engine, and hit his head against a kilometer stone . He was taken to hospital with a fractured skull base and other injuries, where he died shortly after arrival.

Winners list

Edition	date	venue	class	winner
1.	May 4, 1924	unknown	250 cc	I. Majlath ( Cotton )
			350 cc	H. Wolfner ( AJS )
			500 cc	Paul von Fedely ( Sunbeam )
2.	May 17, 1925	Budapest	175 cc	Méray-Horváth (Meray- Villiers )
			250 cc	no starter reached the finish
			350 cc	Otto Putz ( Sunbeam )
			500 cc	Walter Delmár ( Sunbeam )
			over 500 cm³	Karl Hild ( Scott )
3.	May 16, 1926	Budapest	350 cc	Otto Putz ( Sunbeam )
			500 cc	Paul von Fedely ( Sunbeam )
			over 500 cm³	Hajos ( Scott )
4th	May 15, 1927	Budapest	175 cc	Johann Puch Jr. ( Puch )
			250 cc	Karl Hild (Nova- JAP )
			350 cc	László Urbach ( AJS )
			500 cc	Georg Thumshirn ( Ardie - JAP )
			over 500 cm³	Nandor Beszilla ( New Imperial )
5.	May 20, 1928	Budapest	175 cc	Kurt Friedrich ( DKW )
			250 cc	Stephan Burghardt ( P&M )
			350 cc	Tivadar Zamecsnik ( Royal Enfield )
			500 cc	László Bálász ( Sunbeam )
			over 500 cm³	no starter reached the finish
6th	May 5, 1929	Budapest	175 cc	Kurt Friedrich ( DKW )
			250 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
			350 cc	George Himing ( Zenith )
			500 cc	Josef Klein ( DKW )
7th	May 4th 1930	Budapest	175 cc	Ferencz Lukavecz ( Francis-Barnett )
			250 cc	I. Erdelyi ( DKW )
			350 cc	Leo Davenport ( AJS )
			500 cc	Hans Winkler ( DKW )
8th.	May 17, 1931	Budapest	175 cc	Ferencz Zboray ( DKW )
			250 cc	Ladislaus Kiss ( Puch )
			350 cc	Tivadar Zamecsnik ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Endre Kozma ( AJS )

In 1932, the Budapest government banned races in the city. Therefore, in November 1932, the Royal Hungarian Automobile Club held a race on an unknown track that was not called the Hungarian TT .

date	venue	class	winner
November 20, 1932	unknown	175 cc	Ferencz Lukavecz ( Francis-Barnett )
		250 cc	Ladislaus Kiss ( Puch )
		350 cc	Gers ( MAG )
		500 cc	Otto Steinfellner ( Rudge )
		over 500 cm³	Belatiny ( unknown )

According to some sources, the last Hungarian TT was held in Budapest in May 1933.

date	venue	class	winner
May 1933	Budapest	250 cc	Ladislaus Kiss ( unknown )
		350 cc	Ando ( MAG )
		500 cc	Istvan Matinek ( Gilera )
		over 500 cm³	Lusztig ( unknown )
		Teams	Dalnoki ( unknown )

Also in 1933, in Sopron an international match Austria vs. Hungaria , which Hungary won with 137 to 64 points.

date	venue	class	winner
June 4, 1933	Sopron	175 cc	Ferencz Lukavecz ( Francis-Barnett )
		250 cc	Schuszter ( Rudge )
		350 cc	Otto Steinfellner ( Rudge )
		500 cc	Endre Kozma ( Rudge )

References

Web links

• Vincent Glon: Le TT Hongrois et les Courses à Budapest. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on July 29, 2012 (French). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rupert Karner. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed December 27, 2012 (English).