The Hamburg - Berlin Rallye 20.08.09 - 22.08.09

Fans of classic cars, this entry will "pop" your eyes. The month of August was yet another exciting month for Sinn with the Hamburg-Berlin Rallye - even more so in fact, as they got right into the heart of action - by racing in it!

An annual classic-car rallye (also known as "oldtimer" car race) that spans over 3 days and across 650km, the rallye starts in the seaport city of Hamburg on 20 Aug, ending in Berlin, the capital city of Germany on 23 Aug.

One of the drivers is a man who appreciates classic design and loves masterpieces of mechanical engineering: Lothar Schmidt, owner of SINN Spezialuhren in Frankfurt am Main.

Mr Lothar Schmidt, together with fellow colleague Mrs Simone Richter, gamely participated in this special "oldtimer-rallye" together with 186 other participants and their old and young-timer cars.

Check out the SINN-Team ride: A Mercedes-Benz 220 SEL/B Cabriolet (Classified: Oldtimer). (Some "old timer" - I will gladly trade in my cookie-cutter Jap car for some of that shiny chrome!)

Mrs. Richter was the Pilot of the car while Mr. Schmidt was the Co-Pilot. His role is to navigate, while abiding to the rules and tricks during the race, maintaing optimal speed and to manage all the chicanes and different challenges. After 3 zestful days, the SINN team came in at No.82 out of 186 challengers, a commendable result indeed!

The only tool Mr. Schmidt used for this race was the NEW RALLYE chronograph Model 917 GR, one of 3 new models that were specially launched during the car rallye.

Model 917 GR

Model 917
For more details of the watch please click here http://sinntimepieces.blogspot.com/2009/09/chronograph-watch-model-917.html

Dashboard clock 4.917

We leave you now to enjoy these delightful pictures of a very unique event held under beautiful skies, picturesque towns and gorgeous gorgeous classic cars.

Little fun facts about the rallye:

The three-day classic car rallye from Hamburg to Berlin in August 2008 was a spectacular success when it was introduced nearly a year ago. This year, the magazine AUTO BILD KLASSIK brought back the event – and succeeded in mobilizing more than 150 extravagant classic cars to participate.

AUTO BILD KLASSIK is a germany car magazine that is all about classic vintage automobiles that are older than 15 years old. As quoted from the magazine: “The young magazine for old cars”.