GRUPPE C THUNDER
RETURNS!
May 7 to 9, 2021
during the Bosch Hockenheim Historic at the Hockenheimring.
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The fascination with the bygone days of motorsport returns 7-9th May 2021 with the traditional start to the German Historic Motorsport season: the Bosch Hockenheim Historic.
We are pleased to announce the feature race at the Bosch Hockenheim Historic will be the new Group C Super Cup race, which will be an inaugural standalone event for 2021 with more events planned for 2022.
The Bosch Hockenheim Historic - The Jim Clark Revival is an established motorsport event for vintage and young timers that draws large visitor numbers from Germany and throughout Europe to the traditional racing track in Baden each year.
Back in July 1985 the 1000kms WEC race was the last time these cars were raced at Hockenheim, with drivers such as Derek Bell,Hans-Joachim Stuck, Stefan Bellof, Bob Wollek, Manfred Winklehock & Mark Surer at the controls of Porsche 956/962, Jaguar, Sauber Mercedes and Lancia C1 cars. For the Group C2 category Gordon Spice, Ray Bellm, Stanley Dickens, Almo Copelli, Frank Jelinski, Martino Finotto, Carlo Facetti and John Graham in the Spice, Alba and Gebhardt C2 machines.
36 years later, we will again see and hear the spectacle of both in period and later Group C/IMSA GTP machines bring the Hockenheimring alive at such a great historic motorsport event. The feeling of nostalgia and living history will be in the air when the cars once more set off on this legendary track.
Corona and Motorsport
- the consequences of the lockdown and a lockdown extension
Pitwalk Video Commentary in German.
World Sports Car Championship
Hockenheim 1985
Watch the highlights of the historic 1985 WEC Race at the Hockenheimring.
We Are In Hockenheim !
Good Old Boys – S. Dicken
As the 1989 Le Mans winner, Swede Stanley Dickens is an established name in the history of the golden Group C era. But only a few people know that the 68-year-old has a very prominent ancestor who comes back every year, particularly around Christmas.
Translation of the original text from Norbert Ockenga published in PITWALK Magazine #58
Old Friends Reunite
Confirmed entries increase, old friends back together again & more sponsors announced - Despite the continued uncertainty due to COVID, enquiries have been flooding in from drivers and teams.
UFO Sighting
Fritz Gebhardt is having his fleet of old C2 Bolides refitted just in time for the Group C comeback, with a race at the Hockenheim Ring in May 2021. Even the legendary UFO is to take to the starting line again at the Jim Clark Memorial – alongside its successor models. The restoration is set to be a breathtaking journey through the history of motor sport.
Translation of the original text from Norbert Ockenga published in PITWALK Magazine #57
