- Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt
The Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt ("Prince Heinrich Tour"), named after
Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia , was an automobile contest held from 1908 to 1911 and a precursor to theGerman Grand Prix . The brother ofEmperor Wilhelm II , who had staged aKaiserpreis for automobiles in 1907 (and for other sports also), was an automobile enthusiast and inventor.Only production
touring car s with four seats and three passengers were admitted, no special made race cars. The trophy for the winner was a model car made of 13,5 kgsilver .Ferdinand Porsche himself won in 1910.The last event was in 1911, not as contest, but as a touristic event.
External links
*de icon [http://www.tiho-hannover.de/bmt/bmt/institut/personal/geiling/treffen/S15.htm Three small NSU cars finish in 1909]
*de icon [http://www.museumonline.at/1999/schools/classic/wiener_neustadt_2/objekte/stadt342.html Ferdinand Porsche returns home after his 1910 win]
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