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It's been a long time - the birth of the Ennstal Classic

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Created on June 23, 2011

Reading time 6min

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Austin Healey Mk II (1962) - Walter Röhrl auf dem privaten Healey - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Fiat 1100 S (1948) - der seltene Fiat - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Austin Healey Mk II (1962) - Walter Röhrl macht sich bereit zum Start - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Austin Healey Mk II (1962) - Walter Röhrl am Start - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Impressionen Ennstal Classic 1993 - Walter Röhrl, der glückliche Sieger

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Porsche 904 GTS (1964) - das Kopfsteinpflaster bekommt dem Plastikbomber weniger gut - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche 904 GTS (1964) - die Kühe haben keine Ehrfurcht vor dem seltenen Zuffenhauser - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche 904 GTS (1964) - in den Alpen-Serpentinen - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche 904 GTS (1964) - schnelles Geschoss aus Zuffenhausen - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Chevrolet Vega 2300 (1971) - durch Berg und Tal - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Steyr Fiat 1100 E (1951) - beim Messpunkt - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Steyr Fiat 1100 E (1951) - Vorsicht, Vorsicht - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Alfa Romeo Giulia SS (1964) - Weidroste sind unübliche Rallye-Sonderprüfungen - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Alfa Romeo Giulia SS (1964) - auf der Startrampe - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Impressionen Ennstal Classic 1993 - konzentrierte Blicke

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Austin Healey 3000 Mk 3 (1967) - durch romantische Täler - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Austin Healey 3000 Mk 3 (1967) - Kurven auf Kurven - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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BMW 507 (1958) - der BMW bahnt sich einen Weg durch die Kühe - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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BMW 507 (1958) - Dieter Quester blickt optimistisch drein - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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BMW 507 (1958) - Dieter Quester auf dem edlen 507 - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (1963) - mit Hubraum und amerikanischen Leistungswerten - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Impressionen Ennstal Classic 1993 - warten auf besseres Wetter

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Ferrari 275 GT Spider (1966) - die trockenen Momente lassen spontanes Offenfahren zu - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Fiat 1100 S (1948) - Herbert Völker mit der Rarität aus dem Werksmuseum - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Fiat 1100 S (1948) - Über sieben Brücken musst du gehn - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1955) - gebanntes Warten auf die Startfreigabe - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1955) - Karl Wendlinger im Flügeltürer - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1955) - Wendlinger und Beifahrer suchen immer noch den Weg - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1955) - nicht eingeplant im Roadbook war das Freiräumen der Strasse von Kühen - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1955) - Wendlinger und Beifahrer beim Kartenstudium - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche 356 Carrera GS 2000 (1963) - es regnet einmal mehr - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche 356 SC (1964) - hoffentlich bleibt das Kalb, wo es ist - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche Carrera RS (1972) - fast unberührte Landschaften, sparsam interessierte Zuschauer - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

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Porsche Carrera RS (1972) - solange die Kühe nicht die Fahrt versperren - Erste Ennstal Classic 1993

Summary

The 19th Ennstal Classic will soon be starting in Gröbming. The idea for one of today's largest and best-known classic car rallies was born in 1992 on the occasion of the Hungarian GP in the Sauber team's catering tent. Helmut Zwickl, Michael Glöckner and the author of these lines were sitting at a table at the time. This article tells the story of how the Ennstal Classic came about, the most important events of the first edition and looks at the differences to today's internationally renowned event.

This article contains the following chapters

In a tent at Sauber
At the first event, there were already 41 registrations and many well-known racing stars
The weather tipped the scales
Cows as influencers of the overall classification
Driving in the last paradise
Winner Walter Röhrl
Final ranking Ennstal Classic 1993

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The 19th Ennstal Classic will soon be starting in Gröbming. The idea for one of today's largest and best-known classic car rallies was born in 1992 on the occasion of the Hungarian GP in the Sauber team's catering tent. In a tent at Sauber Helmut Zwickl, Michael Glöckner and the author of these lines were sitting at a table at the time. As is usually the case in Budapest, it was scorching hot and we were philosophizing about God and the world. Suddenly we came up with the idea of doing something with historic cars among friends. No, not a coffee trip, it should be something more, we imagined the "something" in the form of a small rally.

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