The 11th issue of CURBS is here! The February issue is once again packed with lots of interesting reports and stories about historic motorsport.
"You have to check every screw"
There are still cases of luck that don't actually exist. At the beginning of 2013, Biel Racing in Mönchengladbach received a call from Markus Brandi from Bad Homburg to say that his father had died. There was a dismantled old racing car in the cellar that needed to go. It was the ex-Eifelland-Hannelore Werner-March 713 M from the 1971 season, the first Formula 3 March with a monocoque - "M-1".
"Copy and improve" - the organizer HSR of the Classic 24 hours Daytona must have thought, because the program was very reminiscent of the highly successful Le Mans Classic. Six starting fields were sent into a 45-minute race four times, and after 24 hours the winner was the one who had completed the most laps - just like the Le Mans Classic! Everything? Not quite!
Top secret mission
The Opel Rekord C, also known as the "black widow", replaced the Type B, which had only been in production for just under a year. It was a completely new car, which was also communicated as a "safety car" in comparison to its predecessors. Hans Mersheimer, Chief Engineer and Technical Director of Adam Opel AG in Rüsselsheim until 1967, had set the guidelines.
"No, it can also be used to build a mountain racer. Especially when a two-time German touring car mountain champion like Norbert Hand is behind the project. And when he teams up with a former member of the glorious Lancia World Rally Championship team.
"Capable of unleashing a battle"
There was always a flicker in his fawn-colored eyes, the only outward symptom of an inwardly blazing, constant desire to attack. In contrast to his younger brother Ricardo, who already had a lively and uninhibited, boyish Mexican temperament outside the cockpit, Pedro was a quiet, introverted and aloof character. In the race car, however, he exploded. In him, fighting spirit and driving skills were combined in ideal form.
John Wyer, born in 1909 in Kidderminster in Worces-Tershire, England, and died in 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona, is one of the most successful team managers and owners in motorsport history.
Cologne as it lives and breathes
In the article, Heinz Stüber remembers a very special "jecken" commitment for the cathedral city at the 24h Nürburgring 1991 - "Et Team för Kölle".
In its earlier heyday, Formula Vau repeatedly encouraged motorsport and technical involvement. This was a tempting prospect for many. This was also the case for the members of the Jet Racing team.
