for the first time ever, we finally get to see the so called "Kurve der Jugend" or "Jugendkurve" of the Dessau race circuit "Dessauer Rennstrecke". It was used from 1952 until 1956. It was similar to the AVUS banking but much smaller - covered with grey bricks.
Pictures are from 15 May 1955.
I was there some years ago and took photographs of the remains.
I'll post more on this later.
No sorry Erwin. Record trials at Dessau in the 1930s. I know of at least one where a Diesel car built by Hanomag took a record that lasted quite a couple years
"Those who risk nothing, do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing" - David Jefferies
Does that mean the completely flat (i.e. no banking) courses in GPL and rFactor are wrong? Was this banking removed at some point and the circuit used without it?
PTRACER wrote:Does that mean the completely flat (i.e. no banking) courses in GPL and rFactor are wrong? Was this banking removed at some point and the circuit used without it?
Yes, completely wrong. Until now, strangely, there were no photographs of that banking; just a drawing in a newspaper of that time. The version for GPL was never used like that... but still a good track to race
sebbbl wrote:The Dessauer Rennstrecke uses a part of the Autobahn (so called Dessauer Rekordstrecke).
Today that's the A9 between Munich and Berlin. There were speed runs in 1939 of Mercedes, MG and Hanomag.
This clears it, thanks !
Co-incidently I recently bought a book called "75 Jahre Weltrekordfahrten bei Dessau: Der Hanomag-Diesel aus Hannover " about the Hanomag Diesel record car. I`ve seen it at the Technorama in Hildesheim last year (both book and car) but already was out of funds to get the book. lol
The photo should be around here as I posted about it, I think
"Those who risk nothing, do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing" - David Jefferies
sebbbl wrote:Oh, Never heard about that book... Sounds interesting!!
Could you post relevant pages from those Record Runs? Thank you!
I`ll have a look over the weekend as my main interest at the moment is Liam Becketts Full Throttle, which was due to arrive at the end of TT race week but appeared Tuesday already
First off the two pics I posted following my Technorama visit last year:
The unfinished rebuild of the Hanomag record car
The stats of the record car
"Those who risk nothing, do nothing, achieve nothing, become nothing" - David Jefferies
I believe that this is another very rare picture of the banked corner of the Dessau circuit.
It could very unlikely be Paul Greifzu during his final running during practice for the 1952 race; although he usually never wore a helmet.
Or it may more likely be Robert "Bobby" Kohlrausch during the 1953 race with the repaired Greifzu-BMW. Although I have a picture of him during that race where he's wearing a darker helmet.
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