Preis von Tirol, Flugplatzrennen Innsbruck 1966



The grid for the under-1300 cc race, with two 1000 cc cars quickest, both '66 Abarths - Endress ahead of Mantzel. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
On the right the earlier Abarth of Trivellato. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Brändle in full swing. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Old Wendlinger Sr in his Abarth. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Paolo Hanny from Italy. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien There's Wendlinger Jr (father of the future F1 driver, aptly named Karl as well - gives me three generations of Wendlinger to confuse you!). © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Mantzel roaring to victory. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien "Matich" with his '65 version finished second. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Trivellato in his probably self-prepared Abarth. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Liedl, winner of the 700 cc class. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
A Lancia for a change; this is Botter, originally entered in the GT class which explains his starting number. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Eichhammer was not classified. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Bodmer lifting the inside wheel. He won the 1300 cc class. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Abt, fourth overall behind Bodmer. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Endress leading Hanny. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Gapp spins out. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Mantzel...  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien ... and Bodmer. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
The over 1300 cc grid: Quester on pole. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien The Alfas however dominated the race. Rindt leading Bussinello and Quester. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
The Cortina could hardly keep up; is this Schetty leading Fröhlich, Pust and Foitek? © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Foitek ahead of Helbling, over-2000 class winner.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
The Lancia Zagato of "Kandaru" leading Detlev Basche. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Rindt won by 8 seconds over Bussinello. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Quester, headlight ablaze, on his way to fourth overall and another class win.  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Peter Peter leading Stommelen and Schnitzer - but he would fall back. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Schetty or was it Greil after all?  © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Fröhlich leading Pust. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Foitek, seventh overall. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Bussinello on his way to second. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien
Stommelen would finish third. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien Peter Peter again, finally eight overall. © Erwin Jelinek/Arthur Fenzlau, Technisches Museum Wien


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