October 3, I drove a scenic route: the Schwartzwaldhochstrasse. The romantic views are very special. The driving was less so. As it turned out October 3 is a holiday in Germany to remember the "Tag der deutschen Einheit". Therefore it was very busy with people just enjoying the drive or on their way to the Black Forest. Another annoying aspect of the Schwartzwaldhochstrasse is, that all the small towns are close to one another, so there is no possibility to make some speed and enjoy the corners.
In the romantic town of Kappelrodeck I had coffee and real Blutwurst (One of my Ideosyncrasaties).
The next two Days I visited the Hockenheim Circuit. The main race this weekend was the final race of the Season for the ADAC GT Masters. But there were also spectacular races among others the ADAC Formel Masters, Euro V8 Series and the ATS Formel 3 Cup.
This weekend was the final weekend for the ADAC Formel Masters Series, because of next year it will be replaced with the Formula 4. But the Drivers all gave their best performance up to the last lap of each race.
Start of the Race on Saturday with 1 minut to go.
For some drivers the track is never wide enough.
Will this boy be dreaming of a race career tonight?
Close racing on Sunday as well.
This weekend saw also the final race of the Euro V8 Series. A Serie that originated in Italie a few years ago but then spread its wings over the rest of Europe.
Here on the left the Chevrolet Camaro of Italian Driver Francesco Sini.
During practice chechoslovakian Audi RS 5 driver Tomas Kostka had an accident but his team was able to repair the car for the start on Sunday.
And next morning the Italian Audi crew woke the car up from a chilly night.
With only a dozen cars on the grid it looked to become a boring race. But that all changed, when Kostka and Sini put on a real race for the Championship.
This fight was won by Sini, when Kostka's rear right tire exploded after heavy brake issues.
Kostka ended the race still in 5th place. And lost the Championship to Sini with only 1 point between them.
As Intermezzo there was a drift show.
It was also the final weekend for the ATS Formula 3 Cup.
Here we see Dutch Driver Indy Dontje explaining some of the features of Formula 3 to Dutch invitees.
Dontje ended all 3 races in second place and won the Rookie Championship.
A look litteraly behind the scenes when we see the Flags being raised and lowered.
Between the races was also a Parade of Historic Monoposto Cars.
Here we see some of them in the Paddock.
And then there was the Seasons Final GT Masters with 2 races. One on Saterday and one on Sunday.
Dutch Driver Jaap van Lagen had a small change of winning the Title but stopped less than one second too short during the obligatory driver change. The Stop and Go Penalty sat him back to far back in the field to endanger the Championship victory for the Audi R8 of German Rene Rast and South African driver Kelvin van der Linde.
Lap 1 of the Saturday Race.
Lap 1 of the race of Sunday.
Finally the Cars can cool down. We see the Porsche of van Lagen- Christian Engelbert, the Corvette of Daniel Keilwitz-Andreas Wirth and in the back the Audi R8 of Rast and van der Linde.
The crowd attending is really a fan of Motorsports. Many stayed until the last contender finished under a round of Applause.
On my way back from Heidelberg to Amsterdam I stopped over at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Often there is the possibility for amateurs to just by a Ticket and drive the track. This track is part of the German Road. Therefore, when the track is open for Tourist Rides, all Drivers have to obey the German Traffic Code.
When I arrived the circuit was still closed due to foggy weather, but later the track was opened and everybody drove off.
Next time I will take my Big Black Toy out there to play.
