This has been the Ennstal-Classic 2021:
QUOTES UND INSIGHTS
Over 800 kilometers through Austria, 227 teams from 15 nations reached Gröbming despite pandemic entry rules. 6 ladies teams, one of them in second place overall. The finest summer weather with moderate temperatures: The Ennstal-Classic 2021 was an experience!
Ennstal-Classic 2021: A Miracle in the Making and a Glimpse of the Future
“It is a miracle that this Ennstal–Classic is taking place at all.” Organizer Helmut Zwickl welcomed participants, friends, and fans to the opening night at Imlauer Hotel Schloss Pichlarn, despite uncertainty about holding such a large event in summer 2021.
In the end, everything went very well. Storms before the event affected the route – the Bad Ischl to Schladming stage via Postalm was relocated. The new Gschütt Pass route by Lake Hallstatt impressed participants and hinted at more routes to explore in the future. Especially next year, when the 30th edition of the Ennstal-Classic is coming up, from July 20th to 23rd, 2022. For the fourth time, the team Friedrich Radinger / Thomas Wagner on a Mini 1275 GT has won the Ennstal Classic. In second place and thus in the top three for the first time: a pure ladies team. Sisters Margarita and Magdalena Voglar in the Alfa Romeo Giulia TI completed the rally flawlessly and aim for victory next year.
Also in the field: Numerous celebrities from the world of racing and the celebrity scene. Evergreen Peter Kraus, Rauno Aaltonen, Dieter Quester, Sigi Wolf, and Jo Ramirez are traditional starters. F1 star Mark Webber, Richy Müller, Timo Bernhard, Fritz Enzinger, and Simo Lampinen also joined this year’s Ennstal Classic.
The Champions Night on Saturday featured an emotional award ceremony, expertly hosted by Servus TV F1 presenter Andreas Gröbl.
Before the Ennstal-Classic 2022, don’t forget the wintry PLANAI-CLASSIC from January 6–8, 2022, where we hope to see you again.
AND HERE IS A SMALL COLLECTION OF THE BEST QUOTES FROM THE ENNSTAL-CLASSIC 2021:
Achim Stejskal, Head of the Porsche Museum Stuttgart:
“The Ennstal-Classic is our motorsport living room.”
Helmut Eggert, Brand Manager Porsche Austria:
“True to the motto ‘time is its art and art is its freedom’, each of these cars that we drive here was the absolute top in terms of technology at the time. This enables us to draw a line to today, for example to the model range from Porsche, and at the same time see how important history is to enable progress. In the Goethean sense, we put the journey in the foreground here, not the arrival.”
Jens Svete, Managing Director Scuderia Gohm, the only official Ferrari dealer in Austria:
“Moving vintage cars like this one is still real driving. Today, cars are made manageable, but muscle strength counts in the old cars.”
Harald Kilzer, Vredestein Austria:
“‘Rock the Road, Feel the Freedom, Experience the Drive’ – this Vredestein slogan also applies 100 percent to the Ennstal Classic.”
Margarita Voglar, runner-up Ennstal-Classic 2021
“So far we have learned from our father, from now on our father can learn from us.”
Thomas Reingruber, Mayor of Gröbming:
“The advertising value for Gröbming and the surrounding area is enormous. 25.000 overnight stays speak a clear language. “