From July 19 to 21, 2013, the country roads around Solitude to the west of Stuttgart will be dominated by their own racing history. Hundreds of historic sports and racing cars will captivate many thousands of spectators and their engines will break through the otherwise rural tranquillity as they did 50 years ago.
Three days of action and partying
There really is a lot to celebrate at the 2013 Solitude Revival. First of all, there is the dream of returning to the historic venues of the start and finish towers, pit lane and paddock, which ADAC Württemberg has kindly made available.
Now, for the first time, the entire historical ensemble of the Solitude racing history and the entire Solitude ring can be reunited in one event(we have reported on this). The fact that this has been made possible to celebrate the "110 years of Solitude racing" anniversary is particularly pleasing.
Accordingly, there will be a festival with lots of non-stop action as well as entertainment and shows. The flair of the Solitude Renn-Volksfeste is to be revived.
The weekend will begin on Friday with a large parade of all participants, who will present their vehicles in a short sprint on the start and finish straight at the Glemseck. There will also be exciting stories and interviews from the experienced presenters Johannes Hübner and Siegfried Schlüter.
Afterwards, you will be emotionally transported back to the greatest era of the Solitude races: the SR Pitstop Party will take place in the pit lane at the Glemseck with a music and show program from the 50s and 60s. Costumes from this era are expressly encouraged and will be awarded prizes.
124 km of history
On Saturday, the Grand Opening will follow on the entire Solitudering with a cumulative 31 laps or 372 km over an 8-hour program. The program will include all racing car groups as well as a corso for street classic cars and a demonstration of special racing cars. This will be followed by part 2 of the pit stop party in the pit lane with an alternating program.
Sunday is the highlight with the Solitude Revival Grand Prix, in which, after a warm-up in the morning, each racing car group will present 5 laps in a row in the afternoon - the perfect illusion of a Solitude race as it was 50 years ago.
The participating vehicles will therefore take to the 12 km long historic circuit four times, on Saturday morning for the "inspection" (2 laps), in the afternoon for the Grand Opening (3 laps), on Sunday morning for the warm-up (2 laps) and then in the afternoon for a longer stint with five or six laps as the crowning glory.
Great prizes are up for grabs for the participants in a "Best of Show" SMS voting and the pair of visitors with the best costumes from the 50s/60s.
Attractive and diverse vehicle fields
The starting list of the participating vehicles, divided into different "grids", contains a large number of attractive vehicles and "Solitude originals" appear in the lists time and again, i.e. sports and racing cars that raced at Solitude around fifty years ago.
The approximately 180 four-wheeled competition vehicles are divided into 11 grids:
- Group A - GT & Touring Cars 1947 to 1975 (Part 1)
(to be seen among others DKW 3=6 Monza, Alfa Romeo Giulietta SVZ, Porsche 356 Abarth, etc.) - Group A - GT & Touring Cars 1947 to 1975 (Part 2)
(to see among others Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Alfa Romeo GTA, etc.) - Group A - GT & Touring Cars - special group Tiger with four FMR TG 500
- Group B - Sports cars and prototypes 1962 to 1973
(to be seen among others Alfa Romeo T33 Le Mans, Ferrari 512 M, Porsche 910, Porsche 356B 2000 GS with Kurt Ahrens at the wheel, Porsche 904 GTS, etc.) - Group B - Sports cars and prototypes 1947 to 1961
(to be seen among others Ferrari 500 Mondial, Jabro Mk 1 Crosley, Siata 300 BC Spider, Veritas RS 1500, Porsche RS 60 Spyder, Allard K1 Special, etc.) - Group C - Grand Sport - racing cars up to 1946
(to be seen among others Maserati 4CL, Maserati 8CM, Bugatti T 35, Fiat 514 S, etc.) - Group C - Grand Sport - sports cars up to 1946
(to be seen among others Delahaye 135 S, Jowett Ulster, Singer Le Mans, Aston Martin Ulster, Lagonda LG45) - Group D - Grand Prix - Formula 1 and Formula 2 racing cars
(to be seen among others Porsche 804, Porsche 718, Lotus 35 Ford, Cooper T75 F2, Cooper T53 Climax, Brabham BT3 Climax, Brabham BT16 F1, Lotus 24 Climax, etc.) - Group D - Grand Prix - Racing cars Forme 3 and Formula Junior
(to be seen among others Bianchini F3, Matra MS5 Ford F3, Brabham BT6 FJ) - Group D - Grand Prix - Formula Ford and Formula Vau racing cars
(to see among others Tecno FF, Lotus 51 FF, Formcar Formula V, Fuchs Formula V, etc.) - Group D - Grand Prix - Racing cars 1947 to 1960
(to be seen among others Ferrari 212 F1, Maserati 250F, Elva 100 BMC FJ, Talbot-Lago T26 F1, Stanguellini FJ, etc.)
There will also be two groups of motorcycles and sidecars, as well as a group of special vehicles and a "Corso Classico". So there should be plenty of entertainment for the public.
Solitude Originals
Original vehicles with Solitude racing history are registered, among others:
- Ferrari 275 GTB from 1965
- Marcos Fastback GT from 1963
- Alfa Giulietta SVZ from 1959
- Brabham BT3 Climax from 1963
- Lotus 24 Climax from 1963
- Brabham BT16 F2 from 1965
- Brabham BT6 FJ from 1963
- Poggi Fiat FJ from 1959
It is astonishing that none of the BMW 700s that used to be so numerous at Solitude are on the grid in race trim. Unfortunately, these will be just as absent as the many two-strokes that used to roar around the circuit near Stuttgart.
By the way, the last Solitude Revival took place two years ago, which we reported on extensively.
Further information can be found on the event's website.
