Probably the first part of the today's building was established 1924. Already briefly after the opening Daimler Benz noticed the advantages, which this house offered: Direct proximity to the racing course, infrastructure to maintain race cars and simultaneous accommodation for the team. Until today nothing changed!

For decades until the introduction of sponsorship liveries, each country had its traditional color in automobile racing. Italian race cars are still famous for their Rosso Corsa red color, English ones are British Racing Green, French blue, etc. German cars like the Blitzen-Benz were white. For example, the big supercharged 200hp Mercedes-Benz SSK with which Rudolf Caracciola won the 1931 Mille Miglia was called White Elephant. The origin of the silver arrows was accidental. The international governing body of motor sport prescribed for 1934 onwards a maximum weight limit of 750 kilograms for Grand Prix racing cars, excluding tyres and fuel. When the Mercedes-Benz team placed its new Mercedes-Benz W25 on the scrutineering scales prior to the first race (the Eifelrennen at the Nurburgring) in spring 1934, it recorded 751 kg. Racing manager Alfred Neubauer and his driver Manfred von Brauchitsch were at first baffled, before hitting on the idea of scratching all the white paint from the bodywork. The next day, the shining silver aluminium beneath was exposed and the scrutineering was passed. After a successful race of the 320 hp cars, the nickname silver arrow was born.

This is the story about the legend how it is told by Alfred Neubauer and Manfred von Brauchitsch in their memories...

Whether it really happend in such a way in the early summer 1934 will probably remain a mystery for ever. Fact is however that, the Forsthaus St. Hubertus was the racing head quarter of Mercedes at the Nurburgring in the 1930th until the company retreat from racing after the dreadful catastrophe in LeMans.

Even the White Elephant was prepared at the Forsthaus for his fast laps on the Nordschleife.

And also after the war in the 1950th the Ringhaus workshop saw a few legendary silver arrows.

Theo Helfrich was 1952 one of the drivers who pushed the 300sl round the Nordschleife. For this race the 300sl was converted to a Spyder. The roof was cut off to increase the lucidity. Only the 3 other Mercedes drivers Herrman Lang (No. 21), Karl Kling (No. 24) and Fritz Rieß (No. 22) finished in front of Helfrich. The 300sl finished on the first 4 places, unfortunately the only one time during the 50th. On the left picture you can see the winning car of Hermann Lang, near the car of Karl Kling who finished 2nd. And now make a guess: Where was the spyder conversion of 300sl no. 24 with the number plate "W 59-4029" made and equipped with the compressor engine for the training session? Of course, in the Ringhaus-Garage of "Forsthaus St. Hubertus"!

After this glorious times the "Forsthaus St. Hubertus" fell into a motorsporty sleep which lasts vor 50 years, until Team Mungo Racing kissed it in 2005 for awakening.