Harry Long, a diminutive Englishman on Rudge Rapid (1938, 250 cc)
had achieved the impossible aggregate for his two runs of only 3 seconds and won
the premier award. Arndt Schoppmeyer (FRG) on NSU dohc (1938, 250 cm³
whose motorcycle was originally found cemented into a house wall, and
Hugo Ryf (Zehnder 1928, 250 cc,) were second and third best.
In the Pre war class 1939 Werner Brack with his standard BS 500
(1929) scored against Thomas's Malzer (AJS R8-S, 1930) and Juergen
Schwarzmann (BMW R51 SS, 1939). Allan Robinson suffering from a binding
rear brake rode his BMW R51 SS to a sensible 20th.
In the 1941 to 1961 350 cc class a Austrian mark won: Hermann Stoeckl
Puch 250 SGSS (1958), had the closest aggregatet times. Walter Malzner
on Horak Walter OHC (350, 1947), the frame of Horak, was second and Alfons Rebholz
(Moto Morini Corsa (125, 1961) third.
A Matchless G50, ridden by Kurt Schwarz was victorious in 1941 to
1961 over 350 cc category. Andreas Luck on Gilera Saturo Competicione
(500, 1940) and Klaus Worringer ( Norton Triton 740, 1957) took
silver and bronze Trophys. Sammy Miller on his Gilera 500 was 13th
and 69 year old John Biggs on Norton Manx 15th.
Harry Manzel of the ORF (Austrian Television) regional studio
Salzburg rode only the first heat, just like the former ice speedway racer
Walter Wartbichler and the Moto Morini Settebello once raced by Giacomo
Agostini now piloted by Leopold Seebacher went only once up the mountain.
The sidecars and tricycles had Winners Siegfried Judge and Fritz
Wittmann on BMW R50/16, outfit had only a time difference of 0:03,05
sec. and attained average speed of 64,51 km/h (40 mph). Still faster were
the secondary placed Gary and Barbara Caroline from England with
their 1929 Morgan super aero tricar.
Sammy Miller said good-bye at the awards ceremony with nice words about
the organizer, detaimed overnight in hospital, Thomas Fritsch, and promised,
to come again to the 3rd Grossglockner Trophy and Professor Krackowizer
Memorial in two years, 2006.
Sammy said "we are like a big family". And that was the theme of the
whole meeting. Peter Krackowizer said " I am sure that my fathers spirit
walked through the paddock and was pleased"
It was such a happy and fulfilling weekend that had the "Krack" still
been alive he would have been very happy indeed.
Translated by Allan Robinson (thanks!)
Grossglockner Trophy 2004 Memorial "Mister Rudge", Helmut Krackowizer
Posted December 2012 by Peter
at the Fuscher Törl
Harry Long, winner
class up to 1939, 350 cm³
† Claudia Huth (organizer)
Peter Krackowizer (son of
Prof. Krackowizer)
Sammy Miller at the
awards ceremony
