Oldtimer rallies enjoy’s a gigantic popularity. But not all fans of Automotive vehicle history want to fight for fractions of a second and glass mini cups hose tests and secret guest reviews. Weekend trips are the latest trend.

In the shadow of the renowned classic car events such as Silvretta classic, Ennstal classic and Mille Miglia, a not entirely new pastime has increasingly formed: the automotive weekend trips. This weekend had already conquered a place in the post-war diary is in the 1950s. At that time, the Sunday went gold with a vintage car, but simply with your own vehicle. The highlight of the weekend was not the Sunday roast or the excursion to the mother-in-law, but often a drive your own car. With the VW expressed Saturday morning on gloss beetles or Opel Kadett a trip in the surrounding area was made; preferred not to a particular destination. The way was the target.

This looks more than half a century later not much different. Long ago, the own wheeled stand, is driven with the week in the Office or friends is for no longer enough. Old or Youngtimer in the heart of the family members have driven up in more and more households. With these, it is preferred at the weekend on large or small tour. The own roommate is the right environment for an entertaining exit from home here but no longer. A new scene has established itself in the shadow of organized competitive classic car events. Luxury hotels, Internet communities and automobile brand clubs organize trips by those where seconds count nor metre accurate Roadbooks, secret ranking checks and exact starting times usually between April and October.

“People taking part in an event like our classic car days Interalpen, want no sporting competition,” Andreas Dorsch told PR that perform one of the most prestigious events in the Interalpen hotel near Telfs by match point “problem is the fact, to go with his vintage through beautiful scenery, good food and easy together to enjoy the time.” While the vehicles of participants at the Interalpen of classic car days can quite see. Jaguar E-type convertible, Mercedes 220 SE Coupé, Ford Model T, a historical Ford Mustang or a Cadillac Convertible 62 gets to see not all days in Tyrol. That gecruist is casual by the fascinating Austrian mountain landscapes. Exact Durchfahrtszeiten or a precise route guidance interest not even on the edge. There are common meals, local attractions, castles or lakes, not only by the sunshine only beaming faces.

That looks a couple of weekends later hardly different in the westernmost part of Germany. The Youngtimer Rallye celebrates this time around the Nürburg their tenth edition creme 21. While flanierten at the classic car days in Tyrol only around 30 vehicles by the Tyrolean mountain world, there are over 140 vehicles of the years 1968 to 1989. The organization is loose, and the event is not so exclusively. And yet, the automotive ideas of both event is largely identical. Between Eifel, Luxembourg and Saarland, the participants of the cream are 21 brothers in spirit. Bests, stopwatches or excessive organizational targets interest anyone – here just like in Tirol. Anyway, all are fond of your car. “From 1371 in Baur produced Cadet of Aeros that is the number 1114, as you can see the mark”, radiates cream 21 participants Detlef Hoffmann as 1978 is Cadet Aero to his Opel directed, “is driven my Cadet of a 2, 2-liter engine with five gear from a calibra.” Curb weight ensure among 1,000 kg sporting power and “up to 185 km/h top with this rear.”

The pseudo-alternative cream-21 rally lasts for long five days. Since, the Interalpen of classic cars days are significantly more compact on a weekend. Also the distance of over 900 kilometres would be the most participants too lush. But here too, more than 300 km at the end of the weekend at the speedometer. Looking Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, Jaguar E-type, or a red over Cadillac on the highways tour between the Eifel and Rhein-Main in vain. Are here the automotive stars Ford called Granada 2.8i Ghia, BMW 535i M or Mercedes SL of class W 107. There was the incidentally on the classic car days to admire – anything but a coincidence. For most of the participants of both events, the events are not the only ones in the annual calendar. Wochenendausfahrten are just back in. As in the 1950′s – just different.