Round 6 Norisring

Very special thanks must go to Gerhard Puttbach and Gert Schreiber for help with this page. They were drivers in the 1976 Junior Cup.

Round 6

Norisring

22 Laps

Results

1st. M.Winkelhock

2nd. W.Bergmeister

3rd. L.Bachmaier

4th. H.Kotthoff

5th. W.Schutz

6th. B.Bermel

7th. H.J.Hoffknecht

8th. V.Hartke

9th. G.Butenhoff

10th. G.Schreiber

Fastest Lap

L.Bachmaier 1.12,1 min = 114.34km/h (71 mph)

Guest Driver

Rudolf Urban (Journalist)

Manfred Winkelhock(8) leads Luis Bachmaier(1) and Bermel(4).

The following pack of Bergmeister(2), Sander(7), Hoffknecht(22) and Muller(9).

Dieter Muller(9) and Wolfgang Schutz(3) battle for position, Butenhoff keeps clear.

Gerhard Puttbach(26) leads Karlheinz Gunther(27) at the Dutzendteich Kehre.

Ortwin Reichart(12) Gert Schreiber(18) and Friedel Reese(5).

Walch(23) leads the following pack into the Grundig hairpin. Gelbach(21) makes contact with Hueck(31).

Gelbach(21) takes out Hueck(31), leaving him facing the wrong way. Walch and Kissel(19) avoid the incident.

Gert Schreiber(18) and Friedel Reese(5) at the Dutzendteich Kehre.

Gert Schreiber's memories of the race;

"I remember this July day in 1976 as one of the hottest days ever, the temperature inside the black Scirocco was well above 50 degrees Celsius!!! I made my own cooling system: wringing a towel filled up with ice crunches around my neck gave me some advantage for the first laps, the rest was incredible. I stepped out of the car being totally wet from neck to feet, I've never ever had a race or rallye like this again."

Manfred Winkelhock three-wheeling to victory.

Junior Cup Standings after 6 rounds

1st. L.Bachmaier 193

2nd. W.Bergmeister 187

3rd. W.Schutz 184

4th. B.Bermel 182

5th. M.Winkelhock 156

6th. F.Reese 138

7th. W.Sander 129

8th.= D.Muller 127

8th.= V.Hartke 127

10th. G.Butenhoff 119

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