Six Days Enduro 1990 Västeros Schweden Part 1

The event took place in Sweden for the fourth time, following the 5th (1923), 41st (1966), and 53rd International Six-Day Race (1978). 19 teams were registered for the World Trophy, 11 for the Junior Trophy, and 70 club teams (a total of 408 drivers from 17 nations). This year was the last time national and club teams from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic participated separately in their respective competitions: The Federal Republic of Germany participated in the World and Junior World Trophy, as well as with five club teams. The German Democratic Republic participated in the World Trophy, as well as with one club team. It is noteworthy that four GDR athletes, Andreas Cyffka, Jens Scheffler, Harald Sturm, and Uwe Weber, drove in the Federal Republic of Germany's World Trophy team. These drivers applied for and received approval from the General German Motorsport Association (ADMV) at the beginning of 1990 to participate in competitions with a Federal Republic license. Day 1 The day's stage covered a total of 240.2 kilometers east. This included a motocross and two enduro tests as special stages. After the first day of driving, the host team, Sweden, led the World Trophy. The West German team finished 13th. The Italian team led the Junior Trophy standings. Day 2 On the second day, the slightly modified route from the previous day was driven in the opposite direction. As on the previous day, the Swedish team led the World Trophy standings. The East German team was in 7th place, while the West German team improved to 8th place. As on the previous day, the Italian team led the Junior Trophy standings. Day 3 The route led north in two identical laps, covering a total of 260.2 kilometers. Each lap included one motocross and two enduro tests. The Swedish team continued to lead the World Trophy standings. The West German team improved to 5th place, followed by the East German team in 6th place. In the Junior Trophy standings, host country Sweden took the lead after a rider from the previously leading Italian team was eliminated due to a time violation caused by a technical defect. The West German team finished 4th. Day 4 The route was the slightly modified stage from the previous day and was ridden in the opposite direction. At the end of the fourth day of riding, the Swedish teams continued to lead the World and Junior World Trophy standings. The West German World Trophy team improved further to 4th place. Day 5 The route of the fifth day of riding was the longest stage of the event, with a total of 264.2 kilometers over two laps. The standings for the leading national teams remained unchanged after the fifth day of racing: The Swedish teams continued to lead in the World and Junior World Trophy. The West German team competing for the Junior World Trophy benefited from technical problems among its competitors and improved to second place. Day 6 On the final day, a 49-kilometer transfer stage to the motocross track north of Västerås was held. The final race took place there as the last special stage. Of the 19 World Trophy teams that started, only 7 reached the finish line without a rider retiring. Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...