groot formaat hardcover, in prachtige staat


Synopsis:

Dear friends, When we announced the first Winter Trial in 2001 from Apeldoorn to Monte Carlo, the rally attracted 71 competitors. We were proud - very proud. In the following years the number of competitors rose to 100 and in 2004 | had to put & cap on the number of cars we would accept. Organising rally in the Winter and moving marshal crews from behind the raily to the front again was a hard job, especialty with the ever rising number of cars. | have made an exception for 2010. For this - the 10th event - | have accepted 110 cars, but only because it Is the jubilee year. From the regular finish in France we moved away to more classic car and rally friendly countries. As a result of this decision we saw a lot more snow, on roads that remained driveable because there are fewer steep passes to be conquered. The Imperial Automobile Club of Austria organised the first Alpine Rally exactly one hundred years ago. It goes without saying that this year's Winter Trial, starting and finishing in Austria, is run under the umbrella of the Austrian OAMTC. The first Alpine was held in Austria and Slovenia. Later the Czech Republic was added to the route and the rally becarne one of the most admired events in Europe, shortly followed by other names like the Mille Miglia, The Monte Carlo Rally and the Liege - Rome - Liege. These events were a mixture of a road race and a rally. At that time the challenges of the Alpine Rally were the gravel roads, the steep passes and the hot summer temperatures. Now we seek the challenge of the snowy winter period to drive the same cars over the same famous routes - Now an even greater challenge for man and machine. In the 2010 edition, immediately after the start we navigated our way over the Postalm were we got the grips with our regularity system and before lunch competitors enjoyed the thrils and spills of the Altenmarkt snow track. As soon as the competitors receive the road book, the rally has started.