Flugplatzrennen Tulln-Langenlebarn 1969



Oskar Mras entered this Cortina, which looked likea middle-60's Alan Mann car. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Lammy Hofer was third on the grid and would finish second overall. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
An Alpina BMW 2002 for Bennier; second on the grid, third overall at the finish. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Pole for Pust in another BMW 2002; he would retire. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
No race without an Alfa in the 60's; this is Reisch in a 1600 GTA. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Row 1: Pust on pole, then Bennier, Hofer and the Escort of Huber. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Row 4 with an empty spot on P12, but what's more important is the car #41; no less than the "Black Widow", Opel's unofficial 1968 works car which had been sold to Kaimann's boss Kurt Bergmann. He entered a young driver here: Niki Lauda, who would retire the car. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien This is row 5; Minis, a rallye Porsche and a mildly tuned Escort TC. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Row 6: an NSU with whitewall tires, a Mini and Wendlinger's Abarth. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
And we're off! © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Lauda must have had a bad start. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Reisch leading Manhalter. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Manhalter lapping Moser. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Oops! Reisch on the verge of losing it. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Hofer leading Manhalter. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Reisch again, he would finish sixth overall. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Wendlinger, fresh father of the unlucky future F1 driver Karl Jr on his way to a class win. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Koltay in the Group 5 Alfa Romeo finished seventh overall. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
An unusual car: the 1900 Kadett of Peter Berger. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Altmann fights the Imp in spectacular style. © Ewin Jelinek/Technisches Museum Wien
Mras and Beryer having a fight. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien Peter Huber won the race outright. © Arthur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien
Wendlinger and Fink celebrating their class win... © Ewin Jelinek/Technisches Museum Wien ... just like Meisinger. © Ewin Jelinek/Technisches Museum Wien


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