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Ruin 1955–1957

Oberreifenberg

Brunhildis-Bobbahn

Großer Feldberg, Oberreifenberg, Schmitten, Hesse · Germany

Closed in 1957 after three seasons; the forest is taking it back.

No mapped line survives for this track yet.

Real track · Published figures

First raced
1955
Last raced
1957
Length
1,600 m

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The Slidensa model, drawn over the real ground. Follow the run into every curve.

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Game model · Two-man bobsleigh reference run. These lengths, speeds and loads come from Slidensa’s physics and can differ from the real track’s published figures.

Length
1,585m
Drop
144m
Curves
16
Top speed
148km/h
Peak load
4.4g
Reference run
0:54.72
Curve-by-curve guide · 16 curves

The three curves in lime pull hardest in the reference run.

  1. 1 24° left Kink 1.0 g · 40 km/h
  2. 2 53° left 1.2 g · 65 km/h
  3. 3 32° right 1.6 g · 85 km/h
  4. 4 73° right 2.1 g · 102 km/h
  5. 5 19° right 1.5 g · 104 km/h
  6. 6 48° left 2.1 g · 102 km/h
  7. 7 94° left 2.5 g · 112 km/h
  8. 8 28° left 2.2 g · 116 km/h
  9. 9 67° right 2.6 g · 116 km/h
  10. 10 40° right 2.9 g · 127 km/h
  11. 11 88° left 3.4 g · 135 km/h
  12. 12 23° left 2.8 g · 142 km/h
  13. 13 51° left 3.6 g · 141 km/h
  14. 14 105° right 3.6 g · 137 km/h
  15. 15 22° right 2.5 g · 140 km/h
  16. 16 55° left 4.4 g · 145 km/h

The story

Built in 1954 on the north slope of the Großer Feldberg in the Taunus, with help from American soldiers stationed in West Germany. The bob run had a 9 % grade and banked curves up to 6 m high, lined with hollow concrete blocks. Inaugurated in January 1955, it staged the German four-man championship in 1956, along with junior and Hessian titles, then closed in 1957 because of unreliable snow and ice.

  • American soldiers helped build the run.
  • Its banked curves rose up to 6 m, lined with hollow concrete blocks.
  • It lasted only about three winters before closing in 1957.

Today

The remains lie in the Feldberg woods, slowly being overgrown.