Pieter Zeelie from South Africa back at Uphöfener Berg

After his successful debut last year, South African driver Pieter Zeelie is returning to Osnabrück with his spectacular 850 hp Toyota MR 2 Super GT, together with his wife and team manager Retha Zeelie and his engineers. A few weeks ago Pieter Zeelie scored an excellent 4th place on his home turf, at the well-known Simola Hill Climb, cheered by a group of motorsport fans from Osnabrück who became friends with Pieter and his team last year. Pieter’s European tour calendar includes a second race this time, Saint-Ursanne – Les Rangiers in Switzerland, which counts towards the European Hill Climb Championship. His first objective, however, is to obtain a good result at Uphöfener Berg, hopefully again in front of a large crowd.

Ronnie Bratschi wants to beat his own touring car record

Ronnie Bratschi from Switzerland rejoins the European circus with his spectacular Mitsubishi EVO Lancer RS after a break of over a year. Despite suffering technical problems in the first two races of the season, in France and in Austria, he is aiming for a top spot in the FIA European Hill Climb Championship. In addition, his calendar includes the FIA Int. Hill Climb Cup final at the Int. 55th ADAC Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on 5-6 August. In 2019 he established the new track record for touring cars, at 0:57.338, and he hopes to challenge his own landmark this year, weather permitting.

MSC Osnabrück invites donations to provide healthy food for school children in need

Osnabrücker Tafel e.V., the food bank initiative for the Osnabrück region, supplies healthy food to schools in the region to support those children who would otherwise go hungry because they have neither had breakfast nor do they have the money to buy themselves a snack and a drink for the break. MSC Osnabrück and its IT partner SYSCON are supporting this initiative in 2023, inviting donations at all MSC events during the year or at any time online: https://www.betterplace.org/de/fundraising-events/44603-msc-spendenaktion-powered-by-syscon

Luca Gaetani from Italy exploring Europe in a Porsche

Luca Gaetani from northern Italy has already raced twice at Uphöfener Berg in a Ferrari. This year he has switched to a Porsche 911 GT3 R in collaboration with the Dinamic Motorsport team. This car means a lot to him: "It is a dream car that reminds me of my childhood and connects me to the memory of my father, who passed away in September.” Luca’s father Bruno, a keen motorsport fan and autocross driver, passed on his passion for motorsport to his son. Luca plans to compete in the entire 2023 FIA European Hill Climb Championship. In preparation for the season, he achieved a very promising victory in the Touring Car category at the 2nd Trofeo Coppa del Consumo in Tuscany and should be well equipped for the European Championship races. Luca is also planning to take part in the Int. 55th Hill Climb Race Osnabrück on the 5th and 6th of August. He and his team fondly recall the "intense and exciting" days they had at their previous two races at Uphöfener Berg.

An iconic hill climb car has changed hands

Jürgen Lätsch gehörte zu den Mitbegründern des NSU Bergpokals und war viele Jahre einer der Hauptorganisatoren dieser Kultserie des deutschen Bergrenn-sports, die bis heute nichts von ihrer Faszination verloren hat und bei den nationalen Bergrennen, u.a. auch beim Int. Osnabrücker Bergrennen, bis heute auf eine riesengroße Fangemeinde zählen kann. Mit seinem legendären grünen NSU TT […]

Formula Voltage: the entry-level electric racing car

The Formula Voltage will be ready in time to be showcased at the Int. 55th Hill Climb Race Osnabrück in August. The initiators of this ambitious project are Batterie24 and Tornau Motoren, represented by Jörg Kieback und Georg Barton, respectively. Imagine the style and flair of a 1960s formula racing car combined with a zero-emission, quiet electric engine. At an affordable price of around 30000 euros, the Formula Voltage makes it so much easier to venture into motorsport. Standardised parts are mounted on a very torsion-resistant aluminium chassis. A top speed of 100 km/h allows for individual body design without requiring elaborate aerodynamics. And with its total weight of only 375 kilograms and its torque of 600 Nm the Formula Voltage is great fun to drive.

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