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Wachauring (Austria)
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AustriaAustria Melk ; Lower Austria
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Route type: permanent race track
Owner: ÖAMTC
Architect: Hermann Tilke
Track layout
Route data
Important
events: 		Rallycross EM and -ÖM; Supermoto World Championship; Histo cup; Drift Challenge Austria ; Fiesta Sporting Trophy ; Suzuki Cup
Route length: 1.15  km (0.71  mi )
Audience capacity: 10,000
Records
Track record:
(automobile) 		0: 47.030 min.
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Track record:
(motorcycle) 		0: 54.870 min.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 46.8 ″  N , 15 ° 19 ′ 39.5 ″  E

The Wachauring is located on the so-called "Stiftswiesn" in the cadastral community of Pöverding, just a few kilometers outside the town of Melk in Lower Austria ( Austria ), a little above the A1 West Autobahn . The Wachauring has had his current name since 1997. This year, the racetrack , which had previously been used exclusively for rallycross and, more rarely, also for autocross , had been rebuilt and had also been given a complete asphalt course. However, since September 29, 2003, the exact name of the facility has been the Driving Safety Center and Motorsport Facility on Wachauring / Melk .

history

In the spring of 1973, the St. Leonhard master builder Herbert Herr planned and built a rallycross track called Leruring in just five weeks and opened it with a national test race on Easter Sunday, April 22, 1973, which was carried out by Harald Neger ( Renault Alpine A110 ) was won. The first international test race was held on May 1st, 1973 and won by Franz Wurz ( VW 1302S ). Leru stood for the motorsport clubs of the two neighboring communities of St. Le onhard am Forst and Ru prechtshofen , which cooperated under the name "RAR Team Leru". On May 13, 1973, the first European rallycross championship race in motorsport history took place in Melk under the leadership of the “RRC 13 Vienna” automobile sports club; The winner of the race was John Taylor ( Ford Escort RS1600 ) from Scotland , who was also the first ever European Rallycross champion to finish the season. Between 1973 and 2009, a total of 19 European Rallycross races were held on the facility.

Older names of the Wachau ring (named after the Wachau , with Melk being referred to as the “gateway to the Wachau”) were Leruring (1973–1983), Thermoton-Ring (from Thermoton- Ziegel ; 1984–1986), Nordmende -Ring (1987– 1988) and rallycross ring (1989–1996). Another operator, after the "RAR Team Leru", was Paul Gindl (1983–1991) from Purkersdorf and the Bavarian Falko Jansen (1992–2002) , who lives in Ruprechtshofen . The current rallycross organizer of the track is the "Leru Team 2 - Motorsport Club" in cooperation with the ÖAMTC Motorsport.

Driving Safety Center

The ÖAMTC and its subsidiary Test and Training GmbH took over in late 2002 the site of the previous racetrack operators Falko Jansen, leased the base from the Benedictine Monastery Melk and built the driving safety center with motor sports resort in the original Rallycross track. In order to preserve the 30-year tradition, a rallycross slope was set up again, on which races for the rallycross ÖM and EM will be held again.

On September 29, 2003, the ÖAMTC started operating this driving safety center. In addition to the training slopes and the race track, there is an office building with seminar rooms and a restaurant on around 12.5 hectares . By merging the seminar rooms, an event area of ​​around 250 m² can be created. A circular path, two simulation straight lines, a special motorcycle course and a sling plate are available for the driving technique slopes in Melk .

Racetrack

The Wachauring race track was completely redesigned when it was taken over by the ÖAMTC, with the German Formula 1 race track planner Hermann Tilke playing a key role . The ring is now a maximum of 1266 meters long including gravel passages (in the pure asphalt version only 1150 m), the original length of the rallycross track was 1050 meters. The chicanes can be varied, resulting in six different driving options, not including a change of direction. The built-in irrigation system means that the track can be kept wet throughout, which makes it a preferred test site for automotive companies and their suppliers. KTM , Magna Steyr , Graz University of Technology , Toyo Tire Corporation , Hankook Tires and Continental AG have already tested here .

The state of Lower Austria approved racing events for the ÖAMTC for four weekends a year. These may be above the generally applicable noise restriction of 83 dB when driving past  . The biggest events since 2004 have been the Austrian rally for the European Rallycross Championship, which took place again at the Wachauring in 2009, and a run for the 2005 Supermoto World Championship. National events are the Histo-Cup Austria and the Drift Challenge Austria . In addition, the international design and racing competition "Formula Student" takes place every year.

photos

  • Guard ring

  • Rallycross European Championship run 1976

  • Rallycross European Championship run 1978

  • Rallycross European Championship run 1989

  • Rallycross European Championship run 2004

  • Rallycross European Championship run 2004

  • Rallycross European Championship run 2004

  • 2005 Supermoto World Championship round

  • Range Rover presentation

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