He fulfilled a lifelong dream by realizing the great motor veteran race on the Salzburgring, the "Oldtimer Grand Prix", which took place between 1974 and 1987. Stars like Niki Lauda, Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentinean automobile racer), Hans Herrmann and other former automobile and motorcycle racers came to these veteran races for historic automobiles and motorcycles. Well over 100 automobiles and up to 300 motorcycles came to this event at the Salzburgring in the best years. Mercedes Benz sent the famous Silver Arrows, BMW and Audi brought historical racing cars from their museums to Salzburg.