Swiss Classic Award: Jury Prize for Paul Berger
TRADITION The winners of the Swiss Classic Awards 2022 of the Swiss classic car industry have been determined. Four winners were chosen from the hundreds of proposed companies, projects and individuals.
The presentation of the Swiss Classic Awards at the end of the classic car season is already a cherished tradition. This year, the scene met at the Museum of Transport in Lucerne to find out who was among the honorees in the post-Corona year 2022.
As always, Dino Graf routinely led through the program. After a short opening speech by Bernd Link (gallery on the right with a Delage), Urs P. Ramseier first explained the modalities, then the individual nominees were introduced and finally the award winners were announced.
The evening was loosened up by short blocks of conversation. Uli Saferling gave his interpretation of the term "cultural asset" (gallery on the left with a Monteverdi), Mat Rebaud, a motorcross and freestyle artist, chatted about his experiences, about a stunt video at the Museum of Transport, and about the fact that he has a Porsche 911 but no motorcycle driver's license.
Rookie Award for Motorworld Kemptthal
The nominees for the "Rookie Award" were Motorworld Manufaktur Region Zürich, European Vintage Cars (Nils Willner) and the influencer Megan Liza Kohler. While the jury and the large audience in the summer of 2022 had been able to name proposals, which were reduced by the jury to three candidates, on which in turn the audience could vote via the web.
The Motorworld Manufaktur Region Zürich, represented by Christoph Baer, which has already been established in Kemptthal for over a year, received the most votes.
Door Opener Award goes to Brooklin Garage
For the "Door Opener Award", the Brooklyn Garage with its Big Cruising Lake Zurich, a round trip around Lake Zurich created in the Corona era without any big rules, the Lions in Classic, a regularity rally for a good cause, and the international VW meeting Châteaux-d'Oex for air-cooled Volkswagens were up for election.
Brooklyn Garage was celebrated as the winner, with Martin Sigrist giving the laudatory speech. It was easy for the audience to understand why just this informal and sympathetic event could win the door opener award.
Innovation Award for Automuseum Lömmenschwil
Nominated for the "Innovation Award" were RacingFuel Academy, a sim racing project based around the Klausen race, Alpenknattern, which gives snowmobiles a home, and the Automuseum Lömmenschwil.
Renate and Peter Hürlimann received the award and the laudation from Maja Guetg. The museum has only recently been opened and brings together countless exhibits from the Hürlimanns' passion for collecting, who are also responsible for the St. Gallen classic car fair.
Lifetime Award and unique Veston for Paul Berger
A pure jury affair is the Lifetime Award. Here, personalities are honored who have dedicated a considerable part of their lives to the automobile and the classic car.
Paul Berger fit the bill quite well, having helped to build up and make successful the only major sports car manufacturer of the sixties and seventies together with Peter Montverdi. Urs P. Ramseier gave the laudatory speech and explained why it is thanks to Paul Berger that the automobiles from Binnigen can be admired today in the Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
Photos: Bruno von Rotz
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