In June of 2017, my friend Otto Richelmann and I decided to take part in the infamous Petermax Müller Gedächtnis Rennen, which translates into “Petermax Müller Memorial Race”. It is a Cannonball-style race, organized by a team of Englishmen and Norwegians, open to Beetles, Buses and Ghias with early Type-1 engine cases, aka 25/36 hp motors. It takes place every other year, starting at different locations in Germany, ending always at the vintage VW show in Bad Camberg or Hessisch Oldendorf, depending on which one takes place.
Yes, I know, “Cannonball race” sounds highly illegal, but as the “race cars” are all based on early cars with tiny 25/36 hp engines, you barely
