Stock car racing

Stockcar or stock car refers to two different types of motor sport.

English speaking room

In the English-speaking world, the term originally referred to car racing with production vehicles. The English term "stock " means stock, so that " stock car " as much as " car out of the camp " means just so designated series vehicles. Today, changes to the car for racing are allowed, in particular by optimizing weight, more powerful engines, spoilers etc.

Spread this racing sport is particularly in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Brazil. The races are held mainly on oval tracks which are 400 m to 2.66 km long. The largest and most important organization of the race is NASCAR.

German-speaking

In German-speaking countries, the term refers to a type of stock car auto racing, are allowed in the jostling and collisions and even encouraged. These older cars are usually used. These races are not recognized by the FIA ​​and therefore also of their national, in charge of the sports authority member associations as motor sports. The sports authority has in Germany. DMSB, in Austria the OSK, and Switzerland Autosport Switzerland

Stockcar driving on an approximately 500 -meter oval track with uneven ground. Here are six to twelve cars per race on the track. We start in different racing classes, which differ by engine and engine performance of the vehicles.

Because of the numerous, deliberate collisions, the vehicles must be appropriately safe for the driver. So a roll cage in the car is essential as a rollover or turning is not excluded. Typically this will be cars that are no longer fit for the road, rebuilt. For many supporters of the stock cars, the fascination is certainly is to go through legal channels to the limits of their driving skills.

Rather unusual in racing are night races, especially in the stock cars, since they will be required for this technique usually not (any longer ) are equipped and therefore so directly before the race must be upgraded separately. Vehicles must have ( at any point ) at least one headlight and a brake light ( flashing).

How long does it already is stock car racing in Germany, is not exactly comprehensible. In Heudorf Hegau were from about 1973, held in Bramsche near Osnabrück since 1976 stock car racing.

Special gained popularity the sport, as Stefan Raab on June 25, 2005 The TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge organized at the 30 Stars competed in 10 different teams. The race was held there in fact little to do with the actual sport. Nevertheless, it was achieved a lot for the popularity of this sport. The show was such a success that it takes place every year since then. 2013, the ninth edition took place.

Germany

Bavaria

In Bavaria, about 50 clubs to the Bavarian Stock Car Association have joined together (abbreviated BSCV ) and drive since 1978 under its rules and regulations. The association is divided into two groups, the Northern Group comprises the areas between Regensburg, Munich, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg and pastures. The clubs around Regensburg, Straubing, Landshut and Passau form the Southern group. In both groups will be held throughout the year between five and six races, with - depending on the class - qualified only a certain number of riders and teams for the finals. In this final race of the Bavarian and German masters of the respective classes are determined. This always takes place once a year alternately on a north - south range or.

Here, a great emphasis is placed on safety. Thus, a USEFULLY racing suit, sturdy shoes, a neck brace and wearing a helmet with splinter -proof visor or goggles mandatory for the driver.

In-Vehicle everything has to be removed, which has splinters or fire, suitably things shall be in the interior expanded up to a permissible sports seat. To minimize the risk of injury, the driver's door must be stiffened with the rules and a roll cage to be installed. Even the trailer hitch and the original tank must be removed, this is instead mounted between the axles and it must not exceed the maximum tank volume of 30 liters. The window panes are replaced in the driver's area by a grid to protect the driver, for example, from stone chips. A racing license is not required.

It is started in the following classes:

  • Unobstructed Class: Bavarian Championship ( up to 1300 cc to 1800 cc and over 1800 cc )
  • Junior Cup ( max. 1300 cc and 48 kW, aged 16 LJ until the age of 18, LJs )
  • The built- Class Men: Bavarian Championship ( up to 1800 cc and over 1800 cc )
  • The built- Class Women: Bavarian Championship ( without capacity limit)
  • The built- Class Men: German Cup ( without capacity limit)
  • The built- Class Women: German Cup ( without capacity limit)
  • The built- Class Special: Bavarian Championship ( without capacity limit)
  • Cross - country skiing: Bavarian Championship (up to 2000 cm )
  • Superclass DIY: German Championship ( from 147 kW; Builds in optically nice condition )
  • Superclass Body: German Championship ( from 147 kW; series vehicles in optically nice condition )

Since the super -class vehicles are manufactured in many hours of work and in addition strongly motorized, there is in these races Crash absolute prohibition, but lean is usually allowed.

In the unspoilt class No welding work must be carried out on the body, the car remains external in its original condition, with the above safety regulations must be observed anyway.

With the built-in class, however, the trunk for example, must be removed in order to offer a lower attack surface. In addition, welding is allowed on the body, so it was possible to develop certain parts of the vehicle and nachzumodellieren with 1- mm sheet steel. Nevertheless, the engine area may not stiffened yet to be strengthened.

On 5 May 2007 took place in Munich's Olympic Stadium a stick Carver event held in front of several thousand visitors. This was the first major official stock car event in Bavaria.

Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania

In Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, there are currently three locations for stock car racing: Pomerania, Stavenhagen - Basepohl (also called Reuter city - Stavenhagen ) and Sanitz - Wendfeld.

The races in Pomerania have a special character. The Grimmener stock car racing is in the Guinness Book of Records with the "Greatest starter box ", which was more than 600 drivers. Origin of the race in Pomerania is a motorcycle meeting in 1992. Those days was driven with about 30 cars and the event was also intended as a show.

In Mecklenburg- Vorpommern is driven into the following classes:

  • Open class up to 60 HP
  • Open class for 60 to 80 hp
  • Open class about 80 to 140 hp
  • Open class 140 horsepower and all-wheel drive vehicles
  • Open class Heck Powered Vehicles
  • Trabant - class original 26 hp
  • Trabant - Class Tuning
  • Buggy class with self-made Trabant engines
  • Caravan

Will follow the junior classes:

  • Junior class Buggy 13-17 years original 26 hp
  • Junior class Trabant 13-17 years original 26 hp

Just the commitment of the many clubs in the conversion of vehicles to the education and training of young people and the introduction to the sport under the motto: " Affordable for everyone" play an enormous social significance. In Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, there are about 100 clubs, whose origin is the stock car port. The cradle for it was in Pommern. And the response by several thousand spectators at each event at the places mentioned proves the enduring popularity of this sport in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.

Saxony

In Saxony, have for many years, " stock car racing " or " Crash Car Race " very popular and until recently very common. Race tracks in Pomerania, Hartha, Altenburg, Dolsenhain, Nentmannsdorf and Seiffen were several times a year the venue for the race.

In Saxony is driven into following classes:

  • Class I - ³ to 1300 cm
  • Class II - over 1300 cc up to 1600 cc
  • Class III - over 1600 cc open (no wheel )
  • Class IV - Trabant
  • Class V - Buggy

Luxembourg

Stock car races having been held back in the 1950s, also in Luxembourg, at that time on the routes in breakage and Medernach. 1968, the national, responsible for the stock car sport federation Fédération Luxembourgeoise you stock car was ( briefly FLSC ) was founded.

Today in Luxembourg, the races are alternately driven on three routes in Alzingen, Schüttringen and bush village. For the 2013 season a total of nine racing teams were registered with the FLSC. Annually seven races are fundamentally, which are alternately organized by one of the participating racing teams or FLSC itself. Driving is divided into two classes:

  • Class I - up to 2800 cc, only two-wheel drive: two dangers are driven decision runs of 20 rounds where qualify each 10 first pilots for the final. Thereafter, depending on the decision of the organizer, one or two hope runs of 15 runs driven from which further qualify eight riders for the final. At the final total of 25 rounds are gone.
  • Class II - up to 2000 cc, only two-wheel drive: Here are two decision runs of 15 rounds are down, the points of these runs added. The first 28 riders will qualify for the final.
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