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[paulhooft]

I am looking for magazine reports English and Dutch or German or French about the Dutch Grand Prix 1950 -1960.
And there is more:
Why was there no Dutch Grand Prix in 1954?

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was held only a week after the Le Mans race...
The 1956 Dutch Grand Prix never took place because of Economical reasons....
The 1957 Dutch Grand Prix was cancelled because of the Economic, and Suez Crisis,.
But am I right?
Your reports are very welcome.
Paul

Edited by paulhooft, 11 March 2013 - 21:13.

[Arjan de Roos]

For 1954 the Dutch GP was scheduled for June 7th. It was later postponed by the organizers (KNAC) as teams indicated not being ready. A new date was set for August 15th. Later they organised the international sports car race on that date.

In 1954 the track had seen a renovation of the surface as well as the start of the restaurant.

[paulhooft]

Thank you Arjan,
The story of these early Dutch Grand Prix races races is not that well documented..
Paul

For 1954 the Dutch GP was scheduled for June 7th. It was later postponed by the organizers (KNAC) as teams indicated not being ready. A new date was set for August 15th. Later they organised the international sports car race on that date.

In 1954 the track had seen a renovation of the surface as well as the start of the restaurant.

[D-Type]

For 1954 the Dutch GP was scheduled for June 7th. It was later postponed by the organizers (KNAC) as teams indicated not being ready. A new date was set for August 15th. Later they organised the international sports car race on that date.

In 1954 the track had seen a renovation of the surface as well as the start of the restaurant.

I assume the main teams who weren't ready were Mercedes-Benz and Lancia. As the last Argentine race, the Formule Libre Buenos Aires race was on January 31st, I would have thought that Maserati and Ferrari wouold have had ample time to bring their cars back to the factory and prepare them.

[David McKinney]

There were of course numerous non-championship F1 races between 31 Jan and 7 June in which both Maserati and Ferrari participated, and Gordini as well, not to mention sundry rats and mice, but you're right in that Mercedes did not appear until the beginning of July, and Lancia not until the end of the year

[Arjan de Roos]

Connaught?

The 1956 and 1957 GP's were indeed not organised due to money issues between the KNAC and oil companies. The organizer set up a fund in collaboration with the mayor of Zandvoort to secure the 1958 race.

[paulhooft]

It's I think fair to say that in those days , the leading Dutch newspapers were a little , to say it mildly , against something like: Auto Racing....


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I assume the main teams who weren't ready were Mercedes-Benz and Lancia. As the last Argentine race, the Formule Libre Buenos Aires race was on January 31st, I would have thought that Maserati and Ferrari wouold have had ample time to bring their cars back to the factory and prepare them.

[Arjan de Roos]

It's I think fair to say that in those days , the leading Dutch newspapers were a little , to say it mildly , against something like: Auto Racing....


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Hi Paul,

Well I don't fully agree. Leafing through the archives of 'Het Utrechts Nieuwsblad', I must say that they do report on car and motor racing relatively neutral. OK, no large articles, but basically they reported on so much more. It makes you think that nowadays newspapers are relatively narrow visioned reporting on football (soccer) and two or three other sports (e.g. BCE F1).
In the postwar years so much was to be reported, and racing in Holland was small but maturing. And yes, it was considered somewhat as a circus coming to town.

[paulhooft]

May be this new book. gives us many of the Answers?,
However I am still looking for the english reports of the race

http://forums.autosp...w...=184050&hl=

Paul