Club history
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CHRONICLE of the Automobil-Club Schlitz
In the mid-sixties, the first
Activities of Schlitzer motorsports enthusiasts who took part in so-called reliability drives in the Rhöner Land and Vogelsberg.
Good placings in a row ensured the necessary attention and allowed the circle of motorsport fans to grow quickly. From this young, still nameless interest group of
originally 10 people was formed in
March 1968
the
Racing Team Schlitz
, short
RTS
Inseparably linked with this foundation is the creation of the
1. Schlitzerland Rally
on March 16, 1968. From then on, lively activities led to a rapid increase in the number of interested motorsport enthusiasts.
At the
April 4, 1970
45 motorsport enthusiasts finally gathered at the Kruppert Inn in Schlitz and founded the
Automobil-Club-Schlitz 1970 eV in the ADAC.
1. Chairman will be
Gustav Peetz.
Also
1970
under the leadership of the ACS the establishment of the
East Hesse Championship (OHM),
an organizing community with the automobile clubs from Lauterbach, Hünfeld, Schlüchtern, Fulda and Alsfeld.
The ACS story.....
an excerpt
1970-1980
For the first time in
December
1971
The ACS Ball had its debut. This gala evening was one of the social highlights in Schlitz until December 1992 and had to be cancelled for economic reasons.
February 1972.
Wolfgang Siemon
takes over
the office of the 1st Chairman.
1973
The ACS was the most successful automobile club in East Hesse.
The Schlitzerland rides developed into top events. 128 teams in three classes took part in the 9th Schlitzerland Rally.
May 1974.
After just over two years,
Walter Schneider
the office of 1st Chairman from Wolfgang Siemon.
1975
the second edition of the Osthessen Rally with the reigning
European Champion Walter Röhrl
(with CO Burkhard Wendel) and
Jochen Berger
(as CO of Konrad Eisenbach).
12 special stages (87 km), including 10 special stages in Schlitzerland. Overall winners were Röhrl/Wendel in a Ford Escort 2000.
June
1979.
The 14th Schlitzerland WP ride, which was cancelled last year due to the prevailing storms, will start for the second time on June 9th at 4 p.m. at the station square.
An era is coming to an end. The “Racing Eck” in Pfordt, which has served as a club and “second home” for many years, will close on December 16th
1979
its gates.
1980-1999
May
1983.
The former MAN sales bus purchased from Jenisch will be converted into the club's own multifunctional vehicle and inaugurated on May 1st.
July 1983
After a construction period of over 1000 hours, the new "Bimmellieschen" (a replica of a T3 steam locomotive from 1886) is presented to the public. In addition to the Schlitzerland homeland and traditional costume festival, other regional and national parades are part of the area of operation of this historic railway.
January 1984.
After ten years, W. Schneider hands over the chairmanship to
Hans Adametz.
September
1991:
The prototype of an ACS mini car (soapbox) was presented as part of the bicycle tournament. As it later turned out, this laid the foundation for rapid development in the youth sector.
Away
1992
The youth department built three more mini-cars and prepared them for soapbox racing.
April 1995
.
The ACS is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a whole series of events. On Tuesday, April 4th, Chairman Adametz invited the founding members to a social evening at the Hotel Guntrum. Other highlights were the festival banquet in the community center, a rock concert in the marquee in Willofs and the rally event with supporting program in the "Rallye-Zentrum Willofs".
In its anniversary year, the club has 209 members.
September
1996.
A tradition is being revived. After around 20 years, a soapbox car race is taking place again in Schlitz. For the "Grand Prix of Schlitz", 38 starters will be taking part in the "Herrngartenstrasse" race track, which is secured with around 500 bales of straw.
In the
June
1998
There is a racing atmosphere in Schlitz like at the Nürburgring. For the first time, the ACS is organizing a kart slalom race for the ADAC Hessen-Thüringen championship. A total of 93 participants are taking part.
May
1999
! The time has finally come. The contract between the town of Schlitz and the ACS to convert the old fire station into a clubhouse has been concluded. The first renovation work will begin in the autumn.
2000-2005
On 10.
November
2001
is a big day. After more than 10 years of intensive efforts and 31 years after the club was founded, the long-awaited goal has been achieved. After more than two years of renovation and many hours of personal effort, the inauguration of the clubhouse is celebrated with many guests of honor. I
In the year
2001
international flair at
m Vogelsberg
g-Cup. Advance car "00" rally ace Nikki Schelle (Toyota Celica GT 4, ex-Carlos Sainz car) Advance car "0" Timo Salonen, ex-world champion 1985, (Audi 200 turbo quattro). New feature of this event: Night prologue under floodlights on Friday evening on the circuit in Willofs.
April
2003.
The ADAC Rallye-Vogelsberg is on its way to the top league. With the MSC-“Rund um Schotten”, as the new partner of the organizers’ association, the event is
under
Test conditions for the DRM next year.
In the
October
2003
will be a
On the occasion of the 3 Cities Rally in Straubing, according to a press release from the Rally Committee of the DMSB, it was announced that the Vogelsberg Rally would become a round of the DRM in 2004
will rise.
February
2004.
On Friday, February 27th, the clubhouse will host the
"
Association for the promotion of non-profit
Purpose of the sports club ACS 1970 e. V. in the ADAC
“
, abbreviated to FV ACS. 29 members are present. The first chairman is Rene Burkhard, the secretary and deputy chairman is Walter Althaus and the treasurer is Michaela
A
lthaus.
April 2004.
With the ADAC Hessen-Rallye Vogelsberg, the top rally league DRM is returning to historic times. Memories of the rally highlight of the 70s and 80s are awakened. The most prominent onlooker was world champion Walter Röhrl at the circuit in Willofs under floodlights and the legendary Schottenring. The overall winners were Kahle/Göbel with their Skoda Oktavia WRC.
In the
January 2005,
After 21 years, an era is coming to an end. During the annual general meeting, Hans Adametz retires as chairman of the ACS. For his achievements, he was awarded the ADAC Gold Badge of Honour by the board member of the ADAC Hessen-Thüringen, Erich Spieker. The first chairman is
Helmut Zindler
chosen.
2006-2010
October 2006.
Second motorsport highlight in the Vogelsberg. First “Rally Sprint eu” in Storndorf. Idea from Jürgen Stehr
together with the ACS, which is responsible for the sports part, and with the participation
the SFG Vogelsberg organized the event. Many well-known rally drivers accepted the invitation and showed the approximately 5,000 spectators "Fun For Drivers And Fans" with sensational drifts.
February 2007
. ACS in top form. HR 4 visits the Automobil-Club-Schlitz. On Sunday, February 18th,
From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the ACS will be presenting itself to listeners across Hesse in the program “My Club in hr4.” Moderator Heinz Günter Heygen will be broadcasting live from the clubhouse.
In the
November
2007,
At the same time, on the evening before the first run of the Rally Sprint, the Lauterbach Sports Association's Sports Awards will take place in Schlitz. Under time pressure and with the award ceremony brought forward especially for her, Katrin Becker will be taking part for the first time as an active
ACS Member
the honor as
“Sportswoman of the Year”
in contrast to.
June 2008.
A journey through time into mobile nostalgia. Schlitz is the centre of the 3rd stage of the classic car rally to the Hessentag in Homberg/Efze. The 54 classic cars set off from the market square at one-minute intervals.
The participants were treated to a Schlitzerland breakfast in the ACS clubhouse.
April 2009.
For the 6th time, the ADAC Hessen Rallye Vogelsberg is a race for
D
german
R
ally
M
championship. The central point was, after many years, a large rally tent at the service area, where the award ceremony and the rally party also took place. The overall winner was Herrmann Gassner Jr. with a lead of 10.1 seconds over Sandro Wallenwein.
April 2010.
In the marquee at the service area, where the rally and the award ceremony had dominated the events the day before, in the presence of many guests and
nd members
“40 years of ACS history”
What once began with the Schlitzerland drives by the Racing Team Schlitz (RTS) has developed into the highest league in rally sport. In a journey through time, divided into eras, the two presenters H. Zindler and H. Becker presented the comprehensive history of the club.
November 2010.
ACS supports
the action
“Help for Bianca”.
The motorsports enthusiasts under the patronage of Katrin Becker, Volker Schmidt and Michael Rausch organised a typing event on the Rallyesprint site at the Rallyesprint eu parallel to the events in Schlitz. Promoted with flyers and an interview with Katrin on Radio FFH, another 135 donors were registered from the ranks of spectators and rally drivers. All rally cars also drove with a sticker to draw attention to the typing event.
to point out.
2011-2020
January 2011.
Change of leadership at the top of the club. Helmut Zindler was the last to present the annual report for the past year. After six years at the head of the board, he is handing over the management of the club. His successor is
Frank Preisendörfer
elected as 1st Chairman.
December 2011.
The
ADAC Hessen Rallye is breaking new ground. Hessenhalle in Alsfeld will be the new rally center. The ACS invited regional press representatives to a press conference in the clubhouse. The planned city circuit, to mark next year's city anniversary, in conjunction with a greater need for service areas, are the basis for the decision.
June 2012.
The city course was a crowd puller at the rally and many representatives from local politics wanted it to be repeated in 2013. The situation from the organizer's point of view and the criteria that need to be considered and resolved were therefore explained to the city's political committees in a joint meeting about the future of the rally. According to the ACS, they would like to return the rally to Schlitz in full.
April 2013.
The Vogelsberg Rally is back in Schlitz. Lots of new and familiar things. Thanks to the consent of the property owners, the expansion of the service area was possible. All in all, this amounts to an area of more than 15,000 m², which is only available to the owners for a limited period of around one week. The new start and finish gate also celebrated its premiere.
July 2013.
Since its construction and first test drive in 1983, the Bimmel-Lieschen, or BL for short, has taken part in a large number of parades of all kinds. The ACS players took this 30th anniversary as an opportunity to meet up with some of their former colleagues in the clubhouse and celebrate a little.
October 2014.
Finally! Hesse championship on two wheels in Schlitz. After many years of effort, Peter Richtberg managed to bring the youth cycling state tournament to Schlitz. Previously it had failed due to the lack of a suitable hall, but the comprehensive school's sports hall was able to be used for this purpose, subject to certain conditions.
April 2015.
This is also a rally: Mayor Schäfer as co-driver of the German champion and OPEL driver Horst Rotter on the special stages "Kreutzersgrund" and "Willofs" at a brisk pace. The mayor obviously enjoyed Rotter's driving skills and was pleased with the crowds of spectators.
May 2016.
Mobile rarities on the Schlitzer market square. On the way to the Wasserkuppe (nomen est omen) it was raining so heavily early on Friday morning that the stopover on the Schlitzer market square was a must without umbrellas. The 22nd ADAC Hessen-Thüringen vintage car tour had arrived for a stage check after exploring the border region. Around 90 vintage cars got their boarding pass stamped and rushed off the market square under the watchful eyes of spectators.
November 2017.
There will be no round of the German Rally Championship in Schlitz in 2018!
After 13 rally races in the German Rally Championship and one race in the ADAC Rally Masters (2006), the ACS has cancelled the event for the first time in 2018. This decision was made by the board for a number of reasons.
Various interests, combined with requirements and expectations that were increasingly pushing the limits, could no longer be realized within the imaginable framework. This cancellation was not easy for those responsible for the rally organization and the board, especially given that we could have celebrated our 50th anniversary as a rally organizer in 2018. But it was the sum of all the pending problems that would have made it very difficult to ensure the usual standards and quality of the event.
March 2019.
There were two "small anniversaries" at the beginning of the year. First, the support association looked back on its 15th anniversary, which was celebrated in a small group in the clubhouse.
Also in March there was the 25th ACS traffic information evening, to which members and guests were invited.
April 2020.
The
Automobil-Club Schlitz 1970 eV in the ADAC
becomes:
"50"