[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”164068″]The Spirit of J\u00e4germeister Racing[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”857296″]Also on display: one of his most famous cars: the 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0-litre.
\n72 Stagpower \u2013 The Spirit of J\u00e4germeister Racing \u2026 tells the story of an unusual racing team that has been associated with the J\u00e4germeister stag since 1972.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”199548″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”203605″]The bright orange cars of the J\u00e4germeister Racing Team, most of them also bearing the Porsche emblem, were a familiar sight at almost every racetrack around the world from 1972 to 2000. They were driven by some of the finest names in motorsport, such as Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, Stefan Bellof, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jochen Mass, Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx. Over the years, every one of these champions was under contract to Eckart \u2018Ecki\u2019 Schimpf. For over thirty years, the team \u2013 which was financed at the time by the entrepreneurial foresight of G\u00fcnter Mast, Schimpf\u2019s cousin and owner of J\u00e4germeister \u2013 contested thousands of races and secured hundreds of victories \u2013 80 of them with Schimpf himself at the wheel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”7338″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”477157″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”199548″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”203073″]Eckhard Schimpf is not only the team\u2019s founder, a racing driver and a widely read author, but also the man who ensured that the rare cars from J\u00e4germeister\u2019s racing history were brought back together in time \u2013 at least a very large proportion of them; indeed, one might say: the most significant part, comprising the most legendary cars.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”199548″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”7339″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”181960″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”115658″]An enthusiastic and outstanding journalist and author of over 20 books, Schimpf loved the camaraderie in the paddocks, even after he hung up his helmet for good in 1982. From then on, he devoted himself entirely to managing the team. In recent years, Schimpf, together with his son Oliver, managed to track down, purchase and restore over 20 of his old racing cars to launch \u201872 Stagpower \u2013 The Spirit of J\u00e4germeister Racing\u2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”199548″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”169516″]This initiative aims to successfully bring the spirit of this famous team back to life through demonstrations and exhibitions at historic events around the world. Selected racing cars from the collection have already been on display at the Classic Days on several occasions \u2013 on one occasion, the 72 Stagpower team thrilled fans at the festival with an unprecedented exhibition in 2018, whilst on another, Autostadt, as a partner, brought a large number of J\u00e4germeister Racing cars, driven by the Schimpf family, to the starting line. And they provided a breathtaking panorama of orange racing cars.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”7340″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”187977″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”171898″]Eckhard Schimpf will be taking to the track in his Porsche RSR at the Grand Meeting at Rittergut Birkhof \u2013 from 31 July to 2 August 2026. He is looking forward to seeing \u201cStrietzel\u201d Stuck, Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell again.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”200863″]We are delighted to welcome another driver \u2013 a true legend \u2013 who will be taking to the circuit in a fast racing car at the \u201cRacing Legends\u201d event, as well as appearing in talks and signing sessions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”accent” heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”349867″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Get your tickets now![\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”171898″]For all fans \u2013 and those who haven\u2019t got a ticket yet \u2013 Important note: Tickets for the Grand Meeting 2026 are limited \u2013 please make sure to secure your admission tickets and parking permits in advance at a discounted price:[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”accent” border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fclassic-days.shop%2Fde%2Ftickets%2F19.html%23day73|title:To%20the%20ticket%20shop|target:_blank|” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”280621″]To the ticket shop[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eckhard \u201cEcki\u201d Schimpf \u2026 racing legend, team boss, creative mind and guardian of a great racing legacy \u2013 the \u201c72 Stagpower\u201d racing history of the legendary J\u00e4germeister Racing Team \u2013 is coming to the Grand Meeting 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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