24.4.2019 Rüsselsheim. The Bodensee-Klassik 2019 begins on Thursday, the 2. May at 17:00 with a prologue in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
On Friday (1. Stage, Bregenz-Reutte-Bregenz) and Saturday (2. Stage, Bregenz-Ravensburg-Bregenz) then roll 180 modern, well-kept vintage cars, a total of 530 kilometres, Vorarlberg, Tirol, the Allgäu and upper Swabia. With the rally this year-legends of Opel.
Headed by the Ascona B 400 – with such a type of Walter Röhrl and Christian geistdörfer were the 1982 world rally champion – start of the classics such as the “Kulläng”-Kadett and the Vauxhall Commodore. The Cockpits are prominently occupied: Opel brand Ambassador and Le Mans winner Jockel Winkelhock want to draw a Kadett C GT/E expertly through the serpentine, actor Florian Bartholomäi controls a Corsa A Cup of 1983, and Opel-communication-in-chief Harald Hamprecht directs are going to the 190-horsepower Commodore B GS/E.
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- The Opel-classics at a glance
- 120 Years Of Automobile Construction, 120 Years Of Motorsport, 50 Years Of Opel Motorsport
- Great names, great achievements, legendary inserts
The Opel-classics at a glance
Opel Kadett B “Kulläng” (106 HP), built in 1971
Opel Commodore B GS/E (190 HP), built in 1972
Opel Kadett C GT/E (160 HP), built in 1978
Opel Ascona B 400 (240 PS), built in 1981
Opel Corsa A Cup (83 PS), built in 1983
Opel Kadett E GSi (115 HP), built in 1985
In front of the Bregenzer Festspielhaus routes are also in the Opel race car from 1903, a Manta A in the Version as a long-touring car, as well as a 210 HP strong Opel Insignia Grand Sport 4×4 is issued. The current Opel flagship as the Exclusive model of pride, the yellow Racing the rally legends with the flash.
“The Bodensee-Klassik is always a Highlight for Opel this year: As we celebrate 120 years of the automotive industry. We have, therefore, laid in may of 1899, the Foundation stone for our Motorsport Tradition. With the Opel patent motor System lutzmann ‘car’ was the first Opel in a car race to the Start”, says Opel-communication-in-chief Harald Hamprecht on the vintage car rally.
120 Years Of Automobile Construction, 120 Years Of Motorsport, 50 Years Of Opel Motorsport
In 1966, Opel introduced the Rallye Version of the Kadett. At the end of the sixties beginning of the seventies of the Kadett B was the most driven car in the reliability of sports. Premiere as a factory team Opel Motorsport celebrated at the “Monte” in 1969 – 50 years ago. A Kadett B 1900 triumphed in the group 1 series touring cars. In 1973, adopted for the first time, the former young talent Walter Röhrl on a Vauxhall used Commodore B GS/E at the rally Carlo part Monte. Already a year later, Röhrl won with his co-pilot Jochen Berger Ascona A, the title of European rally most of it. In 1975, she won with the same car at the Acropolis rally in Greece to their first world championship race. In 1979, Jochi Kleint and Gunter Wanger rally champion of Europe. Your car what Ascona B with 186 HP, which is the Basis of the Ascona 400 was developed. In 1982 was followed by Walter Röhrl on the side of the Christian spirit villages of the winning of the world championship with just such a Opel Ascona B 400. Since 2015 brought Opel Motorsport four times Junior European championship with the 190-horsepower ADAM R2. This year, the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team in the FIA ERC3 Junior Championship, is aiming for a fifth title win in a row.
Great names, great achievements, legendary inserts
The oldest Opel in the field of the Bodensee Klassik is the Kadett B 1900 Rallye, 1971, a former official car of the Swedish Opel-works-driver Anders Kulläng. In the 106-horsepower “Sprint”version of the Kadett was the ideal car for the near-series wide sport. Quite different is the Commodore B GS/E 1972: Because the Top model in the Commodore series was not lodged at the time of the rally Monte Carlo is still gay, started by Walter Röhrl and Jochen Berger’s car at the time, in the group of special-tour. At the wheel of the 160 horsepower Kadett C GT/E of 1978, the most successful group of 1-rally car of its time, sitting in with touring car ACE and Opel brand Ambassador Jockel Winkelhock is a true professional. And where professionals are at the Start, must be the offspring is promoted. Already 40 years ago, Opel called the cadet Cup for Amateur racers. On Kadett C, and D in 1983, the 83-HP Corsa A was the car of the ONS Opel Junior Cup in rally and circuit races. A number of bigger and stronger: the Opel Kadett E GSi. With the near-series group A-cadet, Sepp Haider, and Copilot Ferdi won Hinterleitner 1989, the German rally championship.
Currently Opel Junior driver supports the ADAC Rallye Cup, which will be held with the 140 PS strong Cup Version of the ADAM. In addition to an attractive prize money for the winner tempting prospect, to secure for the following season with an ADAM R2, together with the parts package spare. In addition, Opel offers the Cup-for participants of technical and logistical Service, as well as a starter package for newcomers.
To season 2021 Opel will develop a new R2-vehicle on the Basis of the next Corsa, which is provided both for the European championship, as well as for the international customer sports. The manufacturer looks back on a great history and so, in the future of rally sport.
Dynamic: The 240-HP Ascona 400, built in 1981, what is formerly the training car of Walter Röhrl and Christian geistdörfer, who won the 1982 world rally championship (photo: Opel Automobile GmbH)
