Reitnau: Mountain race is unfortunately a thing of the past

However, it was important to the ACS to first personally inform all persons directly involved about this decision and to show the motives that led to this decision. The municipalities, all landowners and the associations were also informed in advance in writing about this decision.

Not enough financial resources
The background to this decision is that it is unfortunately no longer possible for the ACS to provide sufficient financial resources for this major event. This is due to the changed market situation in the automotive environment. This has changed very quickly and unfortunately not very much in favor of motorsports.

Thomas Kohler, managing director and organizer of the event (gallery center): "It's not Corona itself, if anything, the time after Corona and now still the current problems in the world market. E-vehicles will be the future on the roads, but for now we can not meet this need to our sponsors in motorsport, and the majority of it does not meet the wishes of our spectators."

No chance for the anniversary occasion
After 54 years of hill climb Reitnau is over with motorsport in the Suhrental, although the anniversary caps for the 55th edition, already since 2020 in the cellar. The ACS regrets this decision very much. In this decision, other factors were also taken into account. A change in spectator behavior, but also the shift of advertising money to Internet marketing.

Corporate sponsorship on site is on the decline. This is also felt by many other organizers, outside of motorsport. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the space available in Reitnau, which has become increasingly limited in recent years, leaves no scope for adapting and expanding the event to meet the new requirements of a major event.

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