Wednesday 4 April 2012

The 1936 Swiss Grand Prix



-JdK- More pics from the Technisches Museum Wien, this time the 1936 Swiss Grand Prix. Jimmy Guthrie represented Norton; his good friend Stanley Woods brought a Velocette. Other riders showed up on very serious machinery that included a compressor-BMW. All of which didn't help really as Jimmy came first on a Norton in both the 350cc and 500cc class.

Guthrie and his Model 30
Guthrie (14) at the start of the 350s
Guthrie
Stanley Woods and Velocette
Otto Ley and his BMW; note the compressor
Heinrich Fleischman and NSU
Ragnar Sunnqvist and Husqvarna
Kurt Mansfeld and Auto Union DKW