Auto Union C Type (1936) Engine 6005cc V16 Twin Supercharged
Entrant: Audi Tradition
Driver: Hans Joachim Stuck
AUTO UNION SET
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The Auto Union C yTpe was a mighty beast bu tricky to handle and competed both on track in the Grand Prix races and in the then highly prestigious European Mountain Hillclimbs, primaryly held in the Alps Only a couple drivers were able to take the Type-C to its full potential namely Rosemayer and Hans Stuck (Snr.)
Its appearance at Shelsey was the highlight of the season and came about with the cooperation of Audi Tradition in Germany and Audi UK. To mark the 80th anniversary of the cars appearance at Shelsey. The mighty Audi C Type only made three appearances in the UK in period the first at Shelsy Walsh in June 1936 and the other two later appearances at Donington Park for the British Empire Trophy and the British Grand Prix.
Hans Stuck (Snr,) drove that day and his and the Auto Unions appearance came about thanks to a close freidship between Hans Stuck and the Midland Auto Club Secretary Leslie Wilson. Between them they arranged for the Twin Supercharged V16 500+ bhp Gran Prix car to be brought over in order to set a new course record, which at the time was held by Raymond Mays at 39.5 seconds. Hans Stuck was then the reigning European Mountain Champion and was well on the way to securing his nickname "Bergkönig" or "King of the Mountains". Also he had previously held the Shelsey Walsh record which he set in 1930 driving an Austro Daimler.
Practice took place on the Friday preceeding the meeting on a sunny afternoon in front of very few spectators, an went well and reputed Stuck set an unofficial time below Mays record. Is anyone sensing a BUT. The team retired well satisfied to the Swan Hotel in Tenbury. But as Saturday morning dawned the rain was falling the three times Mountain Champion tried as hard as he could but a combination of greasy surface and the car being probably much to powerful made the record unobtainable.
To make this very special all the more special, the car was driven by Hans Stuck (Snr,) son Hans Joachim Stuck a race legend in his own right and just to put the cherry on the cake he wore his Fathers original leather helmet
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Shot 17.07.2016 at Shelsey Walsh Classic Nostalgia Meeting, Worcestershire REF 121-407
