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Nürburgring Nordschleife, BRD

Date: 4/8/1974
Track length: 22.835 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 33 (div. 1), 35 (div. 2)
Finishers: 22 (div. 1), 20 (div. 2)

Pole position: Fitzpatrick in 8.18,1 (div. 1), Glemser in 8.35,2 (div. 2)
Fastest lap: Fitzpatrick in 8.30,8 (div. 1), Obermoser in 9.32,6 (div. 2)

Distance: 7 laps = 159,845 kmh
Average speed: 143,15 kmh
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Group 2/70, group 4/71
Car info: 1974 Cars

 

After the Diepholz race, three favourites stood out, Obermoser, young Ludwig and Glemser.
Glemser was in form: after a lap of 8.37,2, which was an error from the time-keeper’s box, Glemser did a legal 8.35,2, fast enough for pole, with team-mate Heyer second. Problems for BMW: gearbox failure for Obermoser, engine failure for Kelleners. To make things worse, behind them on the grid were another two Zakspeed Escorts...
But all might have been in vain, if Glemser’s car hadn’t fired up with only ten seconds to go before the warm-up lap.

The field set out on an very wet track, most cars started on full wets. Glemser took the lead, followed by Heyer who had more troubles with his 13” wheels. Obermoser could overtake Krebs but that was about it - Heyer was out of reach, while Kelleners had given up with ignition failure.

For Ludwig in division 1, points seemed not that easy since the race was combined with an European GT race, so a lot of fast Porches turned up, three of them taking the first three spots on the grid. Stommelen was only fourth, with mysterious handling problems, Ludwig was seventh.
After the start, Stommelen forgot his problems and followed Fitzpatrick closely. After lap 1, rain was falling at Flugplatz and Hatzenbach. Now all cars were on slicks - an unwarned Fitzpatrick lost it and went backwards in the rails, Stommelen had taken notice and slowed almost to a standstill - but he could continue. Other victims were Schickentanz (Loos #1), Haldi and Emanuelsson, flown in from Sweden to drive the Gerstmann car vacated by Krebs, who took a Zakspeed seat.
Last but not least, Herbert Müller (Loos #2) went into the armco at Hatzenbach, got going again, passed Ludwig , lost it at Aremberg, removing the catch fencing there, got going yet again, passed through the field - including Ludwig. Ludwig could not believe his eyes when he met Müller once again, now parked into the barriers at Metzgesfeld. “Keller and I drove in first gear, but he drove like a man possessed. I don’t understand how a man of his experience can drive like that on slicks”, Ludwig said after the race.

Keller went in for rain tires, Stommelen changed to intermediates, Heyer and Sabine came in with damaged bodywork, but Ludwig continued on slicks - his car not suited for a quick change of tires. He drove cautiously, but when the track dried he could speed up. A fine second behind Stommelen was the result - and Kranefuss had to make his mind up very soon how to help Ludwig in the championship.

If the racing had not been exciting enough, behind the scenes all kinds of rumours were playing up. Some cars would not be legal!
Like the GS 2002 - it used illegal fuel, some said. Others accused it of having titanium conrods, like the formula 2 engine, but not allowed in touring cars. “Nonsense”, according to Basche, “it would not make any difference. Steel ones rev just as high.”
And why had Fitzpatrick chopped off some 6,5 seconds off his time from the 1000 km race in a Loos car?
“Why? We develop our cars, unlike the Porsche customers like Loos.” To end any further doubts, he held an “open-engine” party in the evening, to illustrate that his recently acquired IMSA cylinders and pistons (good for 3300 cc) were not used. Loos was the only one not invited...

Division 2
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   Castrol Team Zakspeed RTL
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Dieter Glemser, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:08.35,8 1 8.35,2    
2 2   Castrol Team Zakspeed RTL
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Hans Heyer, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:09.11,6 2 8.41,5    
3 3   Team Europa-Möbel GS BMW Tuning
BMW 2002		 Jörg Obermoser, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:09.35,0 3 8.45,2    
4 4   Castrol Team Zakspeed RTL
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Albrecht Krebs, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:10.15,8 5      
5 5   Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
BMW 2002		 Andreas Schall, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:12.53,1 8      
6 6   BMW Tuning H. Philipp Müller KG Fighter Tuning
BMW 2002		 Dieter Hegels, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:12.56,1 11      
7 7   Bergischer Motorclub e.V.
VW-Porsche 914/6		 Edgar Dören, D
 1991 B6 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:12.58,2 10      
8 8   Matthes Racing GmbH
BMW 1602		 Jörg Denzel, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:15.24,7 15      
9 9   Caramba-Renngemeinschaft Celle
Alpine A 110		 Peter Brand, D
   L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:15.44,5 14      
10 10    
BMW 2002		 Peter Ochs, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:16.18,9 13      
11 11    
BMW 1602		 Günther Scherf, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:16.26,6 20      
12 12    
BMW 1602		 Horst Döring, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:16.41,3 22      
13 13    
BMW 1602		 Willi Hatje, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:17.36,6 23      
14 14    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Armin Vogt, D
 1570 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:17.47,6 19      
15 15    
BMW 2002		 Wolfgang Busch, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 7 laps, 1:19.12,0 25      
16 16    
BMW 2002		 Erich Schormann, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 16      
17 17    
BMW 2002		 Hans-Lothar Koch, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 29      
18 18    
Lotus Elan		 Eugen Herrrmuth, D
 1594? L4 Div. 2 6 33      
19 19    
Alpine A 110		 Willi Clahsen, D
   L4 Div. 2 6 31      
20 20    
BMW 2002		 Jacob Hiltebrand, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 2 6 12      
DNF     Castrol Team Zakspeed RTL
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Peter Hennige, D
 1975 L4 Div. 2 4 6     Oil pressure
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Wolfgang Dimmendaal, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 4 18      
DNF      
Fiat X 1/9		 Paolo Zuercher, CH
 1500? L4 Div. 2 4 28      
DNF     Dürener Motor-Sport-Club
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Hans Schiffer, D
 ca. 2000 L4 Div. 2 4 26      
DNF      
Fiat X 1/9		 Tarcisio Fornera, CH
 1500? L4 Div. 2 4 30      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Karl-Heinz Becker, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 7     Differential
DNF     Jägermeister Racing Team
BMW 2002		 Helmut Kelleners, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 4 8.48,1   Ignition
DNF      
BMW 1602		 Peter Kuhlmann, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 3 21      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Kurt Mayer, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 3 9      
DNF     Balafre Lancome
BMW 2002		 Lothar Wagner, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2 2 17      
DNF     Dürener Motor-Sport-Club
BMW 1602		 Hans Schnock, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 2 27      
DNF      
BMW 1602		 Richard Peitz, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 2 35      
DNF      
BMW 1602		 Jo Helfenberger, CH
 1573 L4 Div. 2 1 24      
DNF     MSC Pellentz
BMW 1602		 Kurt Hens, D
 1573 L4 Div. 2 1 32      
DNF      
BMW 2002		 Roland Rutschow, D
 1990 L4 Div. 2   34      

Division 1
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 2 Ford Köln
Ford Capri RS 3100		 Rolf Stommelen, D
 3412 V6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:06.59,9 4 8.25,4    
2 2 181 Grab Ford Siegen
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Klaus Ludwig, D
 2999 V6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:07.54,4 7 8.29,0    
3 3   Samson Kremer Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Paul Keller, CH
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:08.44,9 3      
4 4   Team Foto-Quelle Max Moritz
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Reinhard Stenzel, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:09.53,9 6      
5 5    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Jean-Louis Chateau, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:11.27,8 27      
6 6    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Bernard Chenevière, CH
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:12.29,7 16      
7 7   Braun Sixtant Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Horst Godel, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:12.49,8 25      
8 8    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Ennio Bonomelli, I
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:13.57,0 11      
9 9    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Raymond Touroul, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:13.57,5 26      
10 10    
Porsche 911 T		 Alfred Stenpass, D
 2200? B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:13.58,4 28      
11 11   Samson Kremer Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Hans Heyer, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:14.08,4 8      
12 12    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Karl-Josef Römer, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:14.17,9 30      
13 13   Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Eberhard Sindel, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:14.45,0 17      
14 14    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Jan Lundgårdh, S
 2994 B6 Div. 1 7 laps, 1:16.15,7 19      
15 15    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Gérard Meo, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 29      
16 16   Ford Odenthal
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Waltraud Odenthal, D
 2999 V6 Div. 1 6 15      
17 17    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Josef Brambring, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 22      
18 18    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Dominique Bardini, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 33      
19 19    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Hartwig Bertrams, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 10     Accident
20 20   AC Rübenach
Opel Commodore GS		 Axel Sonntag, D
 2998? L6 Div. 1 6 31      
21 21    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Klaus Drees, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 23      
22 22    
Porsche Carrera RSR		 John Rulon-Miller, USA
 2994 B6 Div. 1 6 21      
DNF      
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Hanno Maurer-Stroh, A
 2994 B6 Div. 1 5 20      
DNF      
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Thierry Sabine, F
 2994 B6 Div. 1 3 24      
DNF     Team Kubero Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Bengt Ekberg, S
 2994 B6 Div. 1 3 14      
DNF      
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Wolfgang Kauwertz, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 2 18      
DNF     Samson Kremer Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
 2994 B6 Div. 1 1 1 8.18,1   Accident
DNF     Polifac Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Clemens Schickentanz, D
 2994 B6 Div. 1 1 5     Accident
DNF     Polifac Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Herbert Müller, CH
 2994 B6 Div. 1 1 2     Accident
DNF     Porsche Club Romand
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Claude Haldi, CH
 2994 B6 Div. 1 1 9     Accident
DNF   184? Ford Gerstmann Racing Team
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW		 Bo Emanuelsson, S
 2999 V6 Div. 1 1 13     Accident
DNF   172 Scuderia Città dei Mille
De Tomaso Pantera		 Maurice Dantinne, B
 5763 V8 Div. 1   32      
DNF     Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Werner Schommers, D
 3498 L6 Div. 1   12     Belt