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The Bernina Race of 1929 - Stuck wins the battle with the mountain

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Created in 1929

Reading time 9min

Written by:

Dr. A. Locher, St. Moritz

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Austro-Daimler (1928) - Hans Stuck fuhr Streckenrekord beim Bernina-Bergrennen 1929

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Mercedes-Benz SSK (1928) - Momberger wurde beim Bernina-Bergrennen 1929 Sieger in der Kategorie Sportwagen

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Berninastrasse - von oberhalb La Rosa bis zum Ziel des Bergrennens 1929

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Rennleiter Töndury, Sieger Stuck (Rennwagen) und Momberger (Sportwagen, sowie Strazza (Tourenagen)

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Summary

The first Bernina Race was held in 1929, from Poschiavo to the Berinapass. Almost the entire racing elite took part, including Stuck, Momberger, Chiron and Rosenberger. The winners were Stuck (racing cars), Momberger (sports cars) and Strazza (touring cars). The fastest climbed the pass at an average speed of over 60 km/h - impressive. The report by A. Locher summarizes the atmosphere and results in an exciting way.

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

What one would not have dared to think of four or five years ago, what would have been considered a utopia at the time, was realized last summer of 1929: St. Moritz, which had developed into the "hub of automobile tourism" in Alt Fry Rhaetia in an astonishingly short time after the opening of the roads in Graubünden to motor vehicles, came up with a large-scale automobile week, an event of such dimensions and with such a presentation, the first of its kind in Swiss automobile sport. And the venture was a success, the big hit in every respect. The press comments bear eloquent witness to this. From a purely sporting point of view, the St. Moritz meeting culminated in the Bernina mountain race. Admittedly, the Swiss sporting calendar has no shortage of mountain trials. Nevertheless, the Bernina race could be seen as a fortunate and valuable addition to our car racing calendar - and it was. Because the Bernina road from Poschiavo to the top of the pass is something unique. We do not want to claim that it is the most beautiful mountain race track in Switzerland, the most beautiful in terms of modern road construction technology. It makes no claim to that. However, it can confidently claim to be the most difficult mountain track in Switzerland.

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