{"id":16677,"date":"2019-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/bugatti-victory-at-the-gp-of-nations-1929\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T08:15:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:15:06","slug":"bugatti-victory-at-the-gp-of-nations-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/bugatti-victory-at-the-gp-of-nations-1929\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti victory at the GP of Nations 1929"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a new ‘Gebirgs-, Renn- und Pr\u00fcfungsstrecke’ (mountain, race and test track) called the ‘N\u00fcrburgring’ opened in 1927 in the remote German Eifel region, sensational racing events took place here from now on. In 1929 the Grand Prix of the Nations was announced. For this purpose, the entire circuit of the N\u00fcrburgring with Nordschleife and S\u00fcdschleife (which no longer exists today) was to be used. Each of the 18 laps of the race covered a distance of 28.265 kilometers, which means a total distance of 508.77 kilometers. That alone is a great challenge. In addition, not all parts of the circuit were as smooth at that time as they are today. There were also no run-off zones, guardrails or crash barriers back then.

Actually, the race should have taken place as the ‘Grand Prix of Germany’. This designation is however only intended for racing events, which are written out exclusively for racing cars. At the Grand Prix of the Nations on 14 July 1929, however, sports cars were also allowed to take part in different classes. Among the 33 participating vehicles were four Mercedes-Benz SSK with a 7.1-liter inline six-cylinder engine in the category of cars with more than 3 liters of displacement. Bugatti’s works team came with three Type 35 C for the class between 1.5 and 2 liters. Other cars produced in Molsheim served private drivers as racing equipment. In addition, there were a few more privateers with vehicles of different manufacturers. In contrast to today, the starting order wasn’t determined on the basis of best times in training. Instead, the time of registration for the race and the engine class counted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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