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Internationales Rhein-Ruhr Pokal Rennen

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 16/5/1970 to: 17-5-1970
Track length: 4.184 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 117 kmh (2)
Weather: Dry on Saturday, showers on Sunday
Ruleset: Group 1-4/70
Car info: 1970 Cars

 

The only championship race outside West-Germany took place at Zolder. On Saturday, the first two races were held.
The under-850 race had its aces in the form of Weiss (850) and Eichhammer (700). While Weiss duly won, Eichhammer had to retire enabling Siebert a win.
The 1300 class was spectacular as always. Memories of 1969 befell the spectators, since the Zakspeed Escorts finally were on form, battling it out with each other, finally with Menzel the winner. Third was the Spiess-NSU of Bilz.

Sunday the 1000 cc cars opened the meeting, and NSU had a bad day since even the absence of Abt and Trettau could not prevent a victory for the little Italian car: Casteel and Machatius went over the line first and second. The 1150 class was won by Schruf.

Hegels won the 1600 class without any opposition, the start of the 2-litre cars saw Stuck and Heyer in front, followed by Becker and Braun, then the first Alfa Romeos with Hessel and Mohr. Braun retired soon, and Stuck fell back, retiring eventually. Heyer, in his first ever race with Koepchen’s spare car, took over, followed by Thoridt, but now the Alfa Romeos had found their speed, so Hessel finally grabbed second. The big GT cars, sharing this race with the 2-litre Touring Cars, was a fight between Wetzel and Fröhlich once again; Wetzel had a small lead, but in lap 10 the Corvette started smoking - a bad habit, especially for a racing car. He had to reduce speed and could only salvage third behind Fröhlich and Schickentanz.

The last race was for the remaining GT Cars; Loos had to win this time, depriving Kastner of 3 points (he came second); the 1300 class saw a painful retirement of joint championship leader Schulze-Schwering.

Rennen 1: Touring cars under 850 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Texaco Racing Team
Abarth 850 TC		 Karl-Ludwig Weiss, D
 847 L4 TC 850 25 laps        
  2    
Abarth 850 TC		 Dieter Schulz, D
 847 L4 TC 850          
  3    
Abarth 850 TC		 Rolf Krenzer, D
 847 L4 TC 850          
  4    
Abarth 850 TC		 Dieter Wilthelm, D
 847 L4 TC 850          
  5    
Fiat 850 Special		 Hermann Cordes, D
 843 L4 TC 850          
  1   Scuderia Auto-Neuser
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Heinz Jürgen Siebert, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
  2    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Georg Höller, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
  3    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Helmut Undorf, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
  4    
Honda N600		 Norbert Hahne, D
 599 L2 TC 700          
  5   MS Racing Team e.V. im DMV
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Günter Hölker, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
  6    
Honda N600		 Bernd Hahne, D
 599 L2 TC 700          
DNF      
Abarth 850 TC		 Leonardo Cirincione, I
 847 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Fiat 850 Special		 Dieter Kunisch, D
 843 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Abarth 850 TC		 Bernd Rack, D
 847 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Gerd van Ommen, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
DNF     Vereinigung Süddeutscher Automobilsportler
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Franz Eichhammer, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
DNF     Neusser MSC
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Hans Kamps, D
 692 B2 TC 700          
DNF 1    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR		 Karl-Heinz Jonen, D
 692 B2 TC 700          

Rennen 2: Touring cars 1150-1300 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Harald Menzel, D
 1298 L4 TC 1300 25 laps        
2 2   Team Zakspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Willi Sommer, D
 1298 L4 TC 1300 25        
3 3    
NSU 1200 TT		 Dieter Bilz, D
 1260 L4 TC 1300 25        
4 4   Ford-Höfermann KG
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Paul Bergner, D
 1298 L4 TC 1300          
5 5    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Werner Schommers, D
 1290 L4 TC 1300          
6 6   Magenta Racing
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Detlef Lonnemann, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
7 7   Touren- und Sportwagen H.H. Stahlberg
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Werner Buls, D
 1290 L4 TC 1300          
8 8   Renngemeinschaft Wuppertal
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Dirk Gebhardt, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
9 9    
NSU 1200 TT		 Jürgen Klonz, D
   L4 TC 1300          
10 10    
Alfa Romeo		 Wolfram v. Helldorf-Garn, D
 1290 L4 TC 1300          
11 11    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jürgen Klatte, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF     D.L. Wooding & Co.
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Wilhelm Bisterfeld, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF     D.L. Wooding & Co.
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Leopold von Bayern, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF     D.L. Wooding & Co.
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Thomas Teves, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF     Alfa Romeo Hähn
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Dieter Weizinger, D
 1290 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
NSU 1200 TT		 Peter Boden, D
   L4 TC 1300          
DNF     Renngemeinschaft MSF Honsberg Team Breku
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Rainer Blumberg, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF     Chevron Racing Team
Morris Mini Cooper S		 Wilfried Menden, D
 1293 L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
NSU 1200 TT		 Karl-Heinz Simon, D
   L4 TC 1300          
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Peter Montgelas, D
 1290 L4 TC 1300          

Rennen 3: Touring cars 850-1150 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1? 1    
Abarth 1000 TCR		 Eckhard Casteel, D
 982 L4 TC 1000 25 laps        
  2    
Abarth 1000 TCR		 Dieter Machatius, D
 982 L4 TC 1000 25 laps, +7 sec        
  3   Eifel-Sportfahrer Racing Team
NSU 1000 TTS		 Edwin Wick, D
 996 L4 TC 1000          
  4    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Heinz Schindler, D
 996 L4 TC 1000          
  5    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Robert Hansen, D
 996 L4 TC 1000          
  6    
NSU 1000 TTS		 Friedrich Grotepass, D
 996 L4 TC 1000          
  1   MSC Stuttgart
NSU 1000 TT		 Werner Schruf, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  2    
NSU 1000 TT		 Thomas Ammerschläger, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  3    
NSU 1000 TT		 Werner Horn, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  4    
NSU 1000 TT		 Walter Kelsch, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  5    
Opel Kadett		 Bert Hensel, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  6    
Opel Kadett		 Josef Guggenberger, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  7    
Ford Escort 1100		 Klaus-Jürgen Benner, D
   L4 TC 1150          
  8   Irmscher Tuning
NSU 1000 TT		 Rudolf Ackermann, D
   L4 TC 1150          
DNF     Irmscher Tuning
Opel Kadett		 Dieter Nakaten, D
 1078 L4 TC 1150          
DNF      
Abarth 1000 TCR		 Wilfried Liehr, D
 982 L4 TC 1000          
DNF     Eifel-Sportfahrer Racing Team
Morris Mini Cooper		 Gerd Kuhlbach, D
 998 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TT		 Hans-Joachim Goerke, D
   L4 TC 1150          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TT		 Hans-Dieter Brüsseler, D
   L4 TC 1150          
DNF      
Simca 1000		 Werner Heiden, D
   L4 TC 1150          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TT		 Ilja Heidel, D
   L4 TC 1150          

Rennen 4?: Touring cars 1300-1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   BMW-Alpina
BMW 1600/2		 Dieter Hegels, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600 25 laps        
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Michael Westerfrölke, D
 1570 L4 TC 1600          
3 3   Neusser MSC
BMW 1600/2		 Ulf Kayser, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600          
4 4   Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
BMW 1600/2		 Rolf Wurst, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600          
5 5    
BMW 1600/2		 Karsten Stübner, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600          
6 6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Rolf Bernsen, D
 1570 L4 TC 1600          
7 7    
BMW 1600/2		 Klaus Uhlenbrock, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600          
8 8    
BMW 1600/2		 Klaus Vorbrüggen, D
 1573 L4 TC 1600          

Rennen 5?: Touring cars 1600-2000 cc, GT over 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
  1 140 Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Hans Heyer, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000 25 laps?        
  2   Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Hans Hessel, D
 1985 L4 TC 2000          
  3    
BMW 2002		 Helmuth Thoridt, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  4   Team Wiegmann Schnitzer
BMW 2002		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  5   Alfa Romeo Deutschland
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Dieter Mohr, D
 1985 L4 TC 2000          
  6    
BMW 2002		 Peter-Henner Merz, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  7    
BMW 2002		 Waldemar Warmbold, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  8    
BMW 2002		 Wolfgang Bitter, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  9    
BMW 2002		 Helmut Hesse, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  10    
Opel Kadett		 Manfred Jachmann, D
 ca. 2000 L4 TC 2000          
  11   Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000   1-3      
  12    
BMW 2002		 Willi Breuer, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
  1    
Porsche 911 S		 Dieter Fröhlich, D
 2247 B6 GT +2000 25 laps?        
  2    
Porsche 911 S		 Clemens Schickentanz, D
 2247 B6 GT +2000          
  3    
Chevrolet Corvette		 Curt Wetzel, D
   V8 GT +2000          
  4    
Porsche 911 T		 Gerd-Heinz Meyer, D
 2247 B6 GT +2000          
DNF     BMW Alpina Essen, R. Faltz
BMW 2002		 Sigmund Ogrodowcyk, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
DNF     Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Rainer Braun, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000   1-3      
DNF     Koepchen BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Helmut Kelleners, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000   1-3      
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm		 Harald Ertl, A
 1985 L4 TC 2000         Accident
DNF     BMW Alpina Essen, R. Faltz
BMW 2002		 Hans-Jürgen Schulte-Oversohl, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Heinz Schumacher, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
DNF     Eifel-Sportfahrer Racing Team
BMW 2002		 Hermann Barg, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Werner Christmann, D
 1990 L4 TC 2000          

Rennen 6?: GT under 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Porsche 911		 Georg Loos, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000 25 laps        
2 2   Auto Kremer
Porsche 911 S		 Werner Kastner, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
3 3    
Porsche 911 S		 Uwe Clees, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  4    
Porsche 911 T		 Hermann Schülter, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  5    
Porsche 911 T		 Gisela Hamann-Bauwens, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  6    
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Ingo Hopp, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  7    
Alfa Romeo		 Jörg Klasen, D
   L4 GT 2000          
  8    
Porsche 911		 Peter Rumpfkeil, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  9   Braun Sixtant Racing Team
Lotus Elan		 Horst Godel, D
 1594 L4 GT 2000          
  10    
Opel GT		 Peter Pütz, D
 1897? L4 GT 2000          
  11   Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
Porsche 911 S		 Albrecht Schütz, D
 1991 B6 GT 2000          
  1   Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Thomas Betzler, D
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
  2    
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Dirk Amthor, D
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
  3    
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Peter Giese, D
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
  4   Eifel-Sportfahrer Racing Team
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Alois Roppes, D
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
  5    
Honda S 800		 Charles De Meutter, B
 791 L4 GT 1300          
  6    
Alpine A 110 1300S		 "Sigi Rolls", D
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
  7   V-10 Kléber Team
Honda S 800		 Armin Siefener, D
 791 L4 GT 1300          
  8    
Simca		 Udo Kipp, D
   L4 GT 1300          
DNF      
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Hans Schulze-Schwering, D
 1289 L4 GT 1300         Belt
DNF      
Alpine A 110 1300S		 Marc Terrock, B
 1289 L4 GT 1300          
DNF      
Lombardi		 Bruno Pinzani, B
 843? L4 GT 1300          
DNF      
Lotus Europa		 Manfred Trint, D
   L4 GT 2000          
DNF      
Lotus Elan		 Wolfgang Schmidt, D
 1594 L4 GT 2000          

Rennen 7?: Touring cars over 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
  1   BMW Alpina Essen, R. Faltz
BMW 2800 CS		 Hans-Peter Joisten, D
   L6 TC 3000          
  2   Auto-Wagner
Ford Capri		 Heinz See, D
   V6 TC 3000          
  3    
BMW ?2800 CS		 Piet-Jürg Vorbrüggen, D
   L6 TC 3000          
  4   Auto-Wagner
Ford Capri		 Karl Becker, D
   V6 TC 3000          
  1   AMRC Wuppertal
Ford Mustang		 Bernd Lange, D
   V8 TC +3000          
  2   V-10 Kléber Team
Ford Mustang		 Rolf Kienen, D
   V8 TC +3000          
  3    
Ford Mustang		 Jim Doherty, USA
   V8 TC +3000          
  4    
Ford Mustang		 Mike Callahan, USA
   V8 TC +3000          
  5    
Plymouth		 Werner Schönian, D
   V8 TC +3000          
DNF      
Ford		 Kurt Feigel, D
   V6 TC 3000