On the first race, more than 15000 people came to watch. Only a handful could afford to arrive by car or motorbike, and the organizers arranged for extra trains and buses. The small roads leading to the rack soon became jammed and all traffic stopped. People had to walk the last bit to finally reach the track.
110 motorcycles showed up at the start. Both ordinary machines and those with side-cars. Punctures and accidents accounted for a lot of the retirements in the race. Finally Toni Bauhofer stood as winner with his BMW.
The next day, the 19 June 1927 the racing- and sports-car race took place. Among the starters was three supercharger Mercedes, with the mechanic in the passenger seat. Rudolf Caracciola in car no 1, took a superior win, with an average speed of 96 km/h. Caracciola described the track as the most difficult roller coaster in the world.
The opening race turned out a success for the organizers, and already the following month the Grosser Preis von Deutschland took place, covering 18 laps with a total of over 500 km.