Strength, power, pleasure and heroics - the hill climb on the Zugerberg from 1924 to 1928
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Between 1924 and 1928, the Zugerberg in Switzerland hosted a highly regarded hill climb on several occasions. International greats such as Hans Stuck and local heroes such as Kessler Merz, Leopri and Kracht were at the start. The cars were Bugatti, Rally, Austro-Daimler and Amilcar. Bernhard Brägger has rummaged through the archives and written a review of these exciting hill climbs in the heart of Switzerland.
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- 1924 - "A song of power and force"
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On 20 July 1924, the newly founded Zug section of the Automobile Club of Switzerland organized the first hill climb on the Zugerberg. At least that's what the gentlemen on the board claimed, ignoring the fact that the Touring Club of Switzerland had beaten them to it with their race on September 1, 1922. Both races took place on the same 3.5-kilometre course with a gradient of up to 18%. The start was at the Hotel Guggital streetcar stop in Zug and the finish at the Hotel Schönfels on the Zugerberg. And as there was no love lost, each club stuck to its own count. As a result, there were two Zugerberg races in the same year, 1924 and 1925! This stubborn club mentality certainly had an effect on the quality of the races. Well-known Swiss racing drivers such as Kessler, Merz, Lepori and Kracht preferred to race for their club as ACS members. International participation was only achieved by the ACS on July 8, 1928, when the great Hans Stuck, the mountain king, shone in the 3-liter Austro Daimler with victory on the day and a new record time.
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