Sébastien Petit was the winner of the 30th European Hill Race in Eschdorf. At the only hillclimb in Luxembourg the Frenchman secured his victory already in the first race of the day with a new trackrecord. Patrik Zajelsnik, competing in a similar Norma M20 FC Mugen as the winner, drove better than ever. Still it …
Herbert Pregartner won the first round of the Berg-Cup this weekend. The Austrian dominated the Bergpreis Schottenring in his Porsche 911 GT2. Fastest times in practise and three of the four race sessions made him the well-deserved winner. On top of that Pregartner also broke the trackrecord in his final run. Norbert Handa set the …
In 10 days the only hillclimb in Luxembourg takes place near the small town of Eschdorf. This year marks the 30th edition of the European Hill Race. Almost 190 drivers have entered this year. The race counts towards the national championship and also the German Hillclimb Championship and the Berg-Cup. Eric Berguerand is still chasing …
The Bergpreis Schottenring is the first round of the Berg-Cup. Because there are no double guardrails only touringcars are allowed. For that reason the event does not count towards the German Hillclimb Championship.
The German Berg-Cup will count 12 races next year. As was already known for sometime the Bergrennen Mickhausen will not be contested in 2018. The rest of the calendar remains identical to this year. The German Hillclimb Championship will count all races in Germany plus the European Hill Race in Eschdorf.
Before the event it was already known that this year’s edition of the Bergrennen Mickhausen would be the last. Because of difficulties with organising the event the race will not return in 2018. What happens in 2019 and beyond is still unclear but not looking very good. Final edition or not, the 2017 event was …
The Bergrennen Esthofen – Sankt Agatha in Austria was competed with record speeds. Not only numerous class records fell, also the absolute trackrecord came down one second. Winner Christian Merli managed to go under last year’s record, which was also his, in both races. The European vice-champion managed to complete the 3,2 kilometres in just …
The German Hillclimb Championship and the Berg-Cup visited Eichenbühl this weekend for the Bergrennen Unterfranken. Uwe Lang was the fastest driver in every session and the logical winner. Frank Debruyne was second-fastest in every session and the obvious runner-up. Dino Gebhard was third quickest in race 2 and 3, but his first run was not …
The German Hillclimb Championship and the Berg-Cup continue next weekend with the Bergrennen Unterfranken near Eichenbühl. Almost 150 drivers have entered the speed hillclimb. Local man and winner of the past two years, Norbert Brenner, is not present this year. It is therefore almost certain that Uwe Lang will take his sixth victory at Eichenbühl.
The Bergrennen Oberhallau was stopped halfway during the third race after a serious accident involving Martin Wittwer. Some 500 metres before the finishline Wittwer lost control of his Peugeot 205 GTI and went off the road. He was airlifted to the hospital but his injuries were too serious. The race was abandoned immediately. Final classifications …
