Weekend tip: Interlaken and GP Mutschellen
SLALOM AND OLDTIMER SHOW This weekend, you have double the opportunity to enjoy good motorsport. On Saturday, the slalom in Interlaken will be competing for SM points, and on Sunday, historic vehicles will be on display at the GP Mutschellen. Six days after Frauenfeld, points for the Swiss Slalom Championship will be at stake again on Saturday at the Interlaken airfield. With 4.328 km [...]
Six days after Frauenfeld, points for the Swiss Slalom Championship will be at stake again on Saturday at the Interlaken airfield. With 4.328 km and 66 gates, this slalom is one of the longest and at the same time fastest in the race calendar.
The whole program takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in one day. The nationals train from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and complete their race runs, divided into two race fields, from 2:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. according to the schedule.
Since the race management of the ACS Bern is known for its expeditious handling, it can become earlier with a course of events without time-consuming incidents.
Five-way fight for the day's win, three-way fight in the new TCR class
Yves Hängärtner, last year's surprise winner of the day, returns to the action in his newly acquired Tatuus-Honda Formula Master. Local hero Christian Balmer and Jean-Marc Salomon also bring such potent race cars to the start after Philip Egli and Marcel Maurer had decided the victory among themselves in Frauenfeld.
For the first time, there will be a showdown on Swiss soil in the internationally booming TCR class. Peter Niederer, normally competing with an E1 Kadett 2.0, will alternate with Frauenfeld solo winner Reto Steiner at the wheel of the Seat Leon Cupra TCR. And because his E1 Honda is not yet ready to race, Daniel Kammer should show up with a Civic TCR from Rikli Motorsport.
Admission for spectators is free of charge. The race site can be reached via the A8 freeway, Interlaken Ost exit. Then follow the signalization.
Historic showcase at Zurich's gates
After the event of 2016 was affected by rain, which was reflected in significantly lower spectator numbers than usual, the association Grand Prix Mutschellen hopes that the weather this year will be at least as good as it is predicted for Sunday.
Like the spectators, this would also be deserved by the participants, who are lining up with around 300 sporty vehicles on two, three and four wheels. Among them are former mountain king Fredy Amweg with his self-designed Amweg-BMW from 1976 and his later Formula 2 competitor Erwin Steingruber in a March-BMW.
The race will take place on the approximately 2 km long track from Rudolfstetten to Friedlisberg. Admission is 15 francs (from 16 years) plus 5 francs each for parking and program booklet.
The complete start lists of both events are available for download on the Internet.
