Eifel weather and great racing at the 24 h Classic
Last weekend's 24 Hours Classic at the Nürburgring once again offered exactly what we have come to expect from the Eifel and the Nordschleife. The weather fluctuated between light and heavy drizzle, the temperatures were in the late autumn range (around seven degrees Celsius) and classic cars from the sixties and seventies from the Youngtimer Trophy and FHR racing series battled it out on the track.
As in 2016, when the rain was even worse, the Porsche 914/6 GT with start number 914 (pictured above) emerged as the overall FHR winner. Michael Wittke completed 14 25.4-km laps in around three hours.
In the Youngtimer category, the Porsche Turbo with Andy Gülden at the wheel and number 220 on the flank won with 16 laps.
The field, which only comprised 140 vehicles due to the coronavirus (there are usually over 200 racing cars at the start), was further decimated over the three hours. In the end, Porsche cars dominated in both racing series, but BMW, Opel, Alfa Romeo and Austin-Healey were also among the best-placed cars.
The diversity and colorfulness of the starting field is certainly a large part of the appeal of this race, but the Nürburgring fans were unable to benefit from this on site this year, as the race had to take place without a large audience due to the coronavirus.
The live stream was probably only a rudimentary substitute for the hardcore fans.
You can get an impression of the event from our photo collection, which doesn't just show the winner.
