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Slovenia: MTB ride to 24th Hrast memorial

Today, the 24th Hrast memorial took place and I decided to visit it with a bicycle - Garmin Connect. Hrast memorial is a race, where drivers of motorcycles, motorcycles with sidecars, and oldtimer cars compete in a race along the well known gravel road that leads over the mountain pass of Ljubelj, with a grade of 33%. The first mountain speed races for cars and motorcycles in Slovenia took place on Ljubelj as far back as in 1926, when the development of motorization was still in early infancy. Up until 1939 there were eleven races, with a high international participation, and Ljubelj became famous as the most challenging race in Europe.

Miro and Alenka Hrast on BMW 750 R75 from 1939.

Dusted.

NSU MAX 300 from 1956.

Puch 250 SGS from 1955.

Another Puch SGS 250. This one from 1958.

 

Activities back at the start of the race.

#MTB #Karawanks #oldtimer