Last Update: 24.04.2012, 10:30:59
YOUNGTIMER - the concept and the idea for a series of races as a popular sport was created by Egon Meurer (ADAC Nordrhein sports department) and Hans Schnock (including 24 hours of Nurburgring race director) to life. 1993, the two sat down with her idea against strong resistance from - and were successful.
With just 35 cars went to 1993 for the first race of the ADAC YOUNGTIMER TROPHY on the Nordschleife on. As part of the 24-hour race, the spectators were thrilled at seeing the cars of their youth back onto the track. The 500-km race at the Nurburgring was revived.
1994, there were already more than 70 race cars from the late 60s and the 70s. 1997 wrote a lot more than 200 teams in the ADAC YOUNGTIMER TROPHY. The vehicles of years 1966 to 1988 were indeed too young to be vintage, but they have included the auto-racing history.
In 2005, already occurred in more than 300 participants to the ADAC YOUNGTIMER TROPHY.

In the classic in the ranks of motor racing series, the popular touring and GT cars of the sixties to the eighties compete against each other.
Male and female drivers with a current national or international applicants and driver's license.
Technically and visually, the vehicles must be prepared in accordance with its homologation.
There are four time periods:
The vehicles are divided into nine divisions and a total of 54 different classes.

While in almost every racing series just a type of event is contested, must be able (to) equal to classic cars in 4 different "disciplines to prove."
As shown not only the athletic ability of the individual driver, is also provided for the audience through this diversity of voltage.
The aim of the events will be the promotion of grassroots sport in motorsport.
