Look forward to the #6 Black Forest Winter Challenge from 23 to 26 January 2025

Winter rally with culinary highlights

Classic car fans will get their money's worth when the Black Forest Winter Challenge kicks off for the sixth time in January. Numerous new stages, up to 1,200 metres and over 500 km will push the 60 vehicles and teams to their limits.

The special feature: as one of the few winter rallies, participants are required to complete regularity and skill tests in addition to target time and time trials. So there is always plenty of variety and driving fun is guaranteed. Culinary highlights and musical interludes round off the eventful days and promise an unforgettable event.

We look forward to seeing you and to four days of classic car enjoyment.

500 kilometres | 3 days | 6 examination types | Attractive locations

Programmablauf

Insight | 1st day Wednesday

15.00 to 19.00 hrs | Document and technical scrutineering (MANDATORY) | TÜV SÜD Service Centre Offenburg
16.00 to 20.00 hrs | Rally check-in (MANDATORY) | Rally office
18.00 hrs | Get Together - individual dinner with a small selection menu | Ritter Stube
 (self-paying - reservation is requested)

Black Forest HOCH 2nd day | Thursday

6.30 a.m.
Gourmet breakfast & punch for the drive to the filling | Ritter Wiedergrün
09.00 to 11.15 a.m.
Document & technical inspection (MANDATORY) | TÜV SÜD Service Centre Offenburg
09.00 to 11.30 a.m.
Rally check-in (MANDATORY) | Rally office
11.30 a.m.
Driver briefing (MANDATORY) | Bus garage
12. 00 hrs
Lunch | Ritter Stube & Wiedergrün
13.30 hrs
Start prologue (first vehicle) | Durbach festival site
14.30 hrs 
Espresso stop "Zur großen Tanne" | Unterstmatt
16.40 hrs
Finish line festival site (first vehicle) | Durbach festival site
19.00 hrs
Kitchen party | Hotel Ritter kitchen

Black Forest á la KART | 3rd day, Friday

6.30 a.m.
Gourmet breakfast & punch for the drive to the filling | Ritter Wiedergrün
08.00 a.m.
Start first vehicle | Durbach fairground
09.30 a.m.
Coffee break "Kartbahn" | Urloffen
11.30 a.m.
Lunch break "Julia's" (first vehicle) | Calamus-Areal Kehl
3.10 p.m.
Finish at the fairground (first vehicle) | WG Durbach
6.00 p.m.; 6.20 p.m.; 6.40 p.m. Shuttle to Staufenberg Castle | Departure at the main entrance of the hotel 00 hrs; 18.20 hrs; 18.40 hrs
Shuttle to Staufenberg Castle | Departure: main entrance Hotel
from 18.00 hrs
Aperitif & subsequent dinner | Staufenberg Castle
21.20 hrs; 21.40 hrs; 22.00 hrs

Black Forest SOUTH | 4th day, Saturday

6.30 a.m.
Gourmet breakfast & punch for the drive to the filling | Ritter Wiedergrün
08.00 a.m.
Start first vehicle | Durbach fairground
10.45 a.m.
Espresso stop "Löwen Patisserie" | Schönwald
12.30 p.m.
Lunch break "Hotel Silberkönig" (first vehicle) | Bleibach
4.00 p.m.
Finish (first vehicle) | Durbach fairground
7.00 p.m.
Aperitif | Kaminlounge
Gala dinner with the live band Unikat | Ritter Wiedergrün
Award ceremony and prize-giving | Bus garage

OUTLOOK | Day 5, Sunday

06.30 a.m.
Gourmet breakfast | Ritter Wiedergrün

Farewell to new friends and journey home
Individual check-out until 11.00 a.m.

Three vintage rally cars are parked next to each other on a gravel car park. On the far left is a yellow VW Beetle with start number 26, next to it is a green Mini Cooper with start number 2 and to the right is a red Mini Cooper. All three cars have additional rally headlights. Gentle hills, trees and a clear skyline can be seen in the background.

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Regulations

A light beige vintage Volvo with a black roof is driving on a race track. The car has the starting number 04 and a German licence plate. Stacks of tyres can be seen blurred in the foreground, while further stacks of tyres, a pit wall and trees in a foggy landscape can be seen in the background. The picture conveys the impression of speed

Every race requires a few basic conditions. Here you will find everything you need to know about rules, registrations, vehicles and classifications so that you can start the rally well prepared.

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Results

Three people pose in front of a white Porsche rally car with red and grey stripes on the bonnet. The car bears the starting number 15 and has additional yellow headlights on the roof. The three people are a man on the left who is putting his hand on the bonnet, a woman in the middle who is also leaning on the car and holding her thumb up, and a man on the right who is also holding his thumb up and has one leg bent. They are standing under an inflated start and finish arch on which is written ‘Start Finish’ and ‘Hotel Ritter’. The background is foggy with bare trees along a road.

Every rally has its shining winners. You can always find all the latest results for the various classifications of the Black Forest Winter Challenge here.

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Besuch von Top Speed TV

Noch drei Tage dann geht unsere schon legendäre Schwarzwald Winter Challenge in die sechste Runde.

Dieses Mal haben wir Moderator Martin Utberg von Top Speed eingeladen im Vorfeld gemeinsam mit uns zu kochen.

Es war ein toller Besuch, bei dem selbstverständlich das Hauptthema Oldtimer nicht zu kurz kam. Schauen Sie selbst und blicken Sie voller Vorfreude auf die anstehende Winter Rallye.

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Environmental package

To drive climate-neutrally at the SWC, there is the environmental package, which supports our valuable and sustainable environmental project: At the end of the day, a rally produces particulate matter and CO2. We offer sustainable compensation in cooperation with our partner and initiator Forst BW as well as with the Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kehl and a 50-hectare learning forest in Hesselhurst, which we created together with the school. We sensitise children in need of support and also the participants to the topics of climate and forest. To this end, we are building a nature classroom, planting mushroom cultures and tree nurseries and creating habitats for insects and animals.

ENVIRONMENTAL LOVE

An old suitcase stands in the forest between ferns and leaves.

Our sponsors

Such a professional rally with all its advantages would hardly be possible without strong partners at your side. Here you will find all our sponsors, most of whom have been supporting the Black Forest Winter Challenge with their heart and soul for many years.

Impressions #5 Black Forest Winter Challenge

A blue classic Porsche 911 is driving on a race track, surrounded by a tyre barrier. The car has the starting number 17 and Porsche on the side.

A red vintage car, an MG, is hanging on a lifting platform in a workshop. Three people, two of whom can be seen from behind and the third is partially obscured, are standing under the car and working on it. A red vintage car, an MG, is hanging on a lifting platform in a workshop. Three people, two of whom can be seen from behind and the third is partially obscured, are standing under the car and working on it.

A black vintage car drives under an inflatable arch labelled ‘Start Ziel’ and ‘Hotel Ritter’. A man in a high-visibility waistcoat and another person in dark-coloured clothing are standing to the left of the car. Other vintage cars, houses and a vineyard on a hill can be seen in the background

A cheerful person wearing a patterned cap sits behind the steering wheel of a red car and gives a thumbs up. The windscreen of the car has a white sticker with the words ‘forno freddo’.

Two rally cars are parked on a road at dusk. In the foreground is a bright yellow-coloured Volvo PV444 or PV544 with start number 05 and its headlights switched on. Directly behind it is a white, red and blue car, possibly a Lancia, also with its headlights switched on.

A classic black Porsche drives along a narrow tarmac road through a green landscape. The car's headlights shine brightly.

2. Tag - CROSSING BLACK FORREST

A grey Porsche 924 is driving on a wet, asphalted road. The headlights are switched on and are reflected on the wet surface. A white line is visible on the road to the right of the vehicle. A snow-covered landscape with trees can be seen to the left and in the background

A smiling man in a sports jacket with Martini Racing stripes leans behind the open car door of a mud-covered rally car. Behind him is a light green vintage car. Trees and an embankment can be seen in the background

A red vintage sports car takes a sharp right turn on a tarmac road in a forest. The road is surrounded by tall trees and the forest floor is covered with brown leaves. Further along the road, a white car can be seen travelling in the same direction

A smiling older man wearing a grey cap and a dark jacket sits in the driver's seat of a red vintage convertible bearing the starting number 04. He has his thumb stretched upwards. Several people, a traditional building and another vintage car can be seen in the background

A classic white Porsche 911 with the starting number 42 is parked on a tarmac road, its rear end slightly dirty. Behind it is a silver Porsche 924 or 944, with tall conifers and an older building with a red roof in the background. The sky is bright and the sun is shining through the trees.

A smiling man and a smiling woman are standing outside, each holding a cup in their hands. The man is wearing a light-coloured jumper and glasses on his head. The woman is wearing a dark jumper and also has glasses on her head. Trees, some snow on the ground and parked cars can be seen in the background

3. Tag - CURVES A LA CARTE

Two men are sitting in a car that can be seen through the open window. The man in the foreground, who is sitting in the driver's seat, is smiling and signalling with both thumbs. He is wearing a dark blue shirt and a wristwatch. Another man can be seen in the passenger seat, also smiling. Other people and a blurred environment can be seen in the background

Close-up of a dirty tyre and the hubcap of a car. The hubcap has five circular openings. The tyre is splattered with mud and the upper part of the car's wheel arch is decorated with rusty red and blue stripes.

A red Alfa Romeo GT Junior is parked on a tarmac road that winds its way through a forest of tall conifers. The car can be seen from behind, with the licence plate ‘HH PI 60 H’ and the starting number ‘08’ on a blue field below it. On the right-hand side of the road, in the background, is a tripod with a green digital display showing the time ‘13:36:00’. At the bottom right of the picture you can see some snow on the side of the road. The sun is shining from the top left, casting long shadows

A dozen vintage cars, including a yellow Volvo PV544 in the middle, are lined up side by side on a tarmac car park. The vehicles are parked under large, dark trees that cast shadows on the ground. In the background, more trees and a wooded hill can be seen under a clear blue sky. At the left edge of the picture, people can be vaguely recognised standing between the cars

A rally Porsche 924 S in grey with blue and orange stripes at the front is driving on a reddish gravel road in a quarry. The car has a roof rack and is slightly dirty. Parts of a large, rust-coloured conveyor belt and a yellow wheel loader can be seen in the background, with a wooded hill behind it under a cloudy sky

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