Preis von Tirol, Flugplatzrennen Innsbruck 1964



Last-minute preparations for the car of Ahrens Jr.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Fischaber getting ready for the start. Note the door and the beautiful electron wheels; the days of amateur racing were soon over.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
The start, with Prinoth on pole as far as I can see.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Hahne, last car on row 1, is beaten by the Cortinas for now.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Midfield; the small cars and some bigger ones, like the Fiat coupé and the Jaguar of Egger. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Lichtenberg and Schneider bringing up the rear. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
A genuine Alfa TI Super of Wallpach leading the Cortina of Helbling. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Kramer in the Fiat 2300 S ahead of Fischaber. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Johannes Ortner leading a group of cars.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Is Müller trying to fight oversteer with the raised boot lid? © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Karl Wendlinger in his Abarth. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Tura from Italy with the fine Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Abt in the DKW ahead of Helbling. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Ahrens Jr (fifth overall) lapping Endress (DKW) and Bodmer (Glas), who would retire.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
That's a very large car: the Galaxie of Zünd, fourth overall. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Chalupa chased (now that sounds good) by Hahne, who would finish third. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Second: Prinoth. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien And here's the winner: Greil in the Lotus Cortina. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Greil enjoying the victory... © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien ... together with Hahne, Behnke?, Grähser?, Ahrens Jr and Zünd - I hope, since faces are not my speciality.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien


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