Top Car – Felix Hickmann

Top Car Hickmann: 25 cars on a shared track

At Top Car, the fun starts with your own choice at the wheel. You can head for an open area, avoid another car or take another turn. At the same time, the other cars are on the move. So the situation keeps changing, even if you make several circuits on the same ride. It is especially fun with friends: everyone drives for themselves and keeps meeting the others on the track.

The Bertazzon New York vehicle type is part of the documented equipment of this attraction. The specialist Ride-Index database lists a total of 25 of these cars. This also distinguishes Top Car from bumper car rides that use other Bertazzon series or vehicles from another manufacturer. The cars belong to a covered Cosmont hall with two pillars spanning the ride area.

Top Car at fairgrounds in Saxony

The ride is based in Plauen and is associated with various fairs in Saxony. Well-known venues include the Leipzig Autumn Fair and the Eisleber Wiesenmarkt in Saxony-Anhalt. Top Car can be found there among the other rides and attractions at the fairgrounds. Its shared track makes the ride a meeting place where visitors can take an active part.

However, other showmen also use the name “Top Car”. A bumper car ride with the same name under a different operator is therefore not necessarily the same ride. The key identifying features of the attraction described here are the Hickmann family from Plauen, the Cosmont hall and the Bertazzon New York cars.

The history of the Hickmann showman family

The operating history of Top Car passes from one generation of the Hickmann family to the next. Ride-Index lists Peter Hickmann from Plauen as the previous owner and records his period as operator until 2019. Felix Hickmann is then listed as the showman operating the ride. This means the same physical ride changed operators; it does not necessarily mean a new bumper car hall was built.

The ride can already be seen in older photographs from the 2000s. Its long travelling history is supplemented by more recent photos and further documented appearances. When comparing such photographs, it is important to consider the operator and the specific hall together. A change in decoration or vehicles can alter the appearance of a bumper car ride without requiring the entire structure to be replaced.

Who is Top Car Hickmann for?

If you want to steer for yourself at a funfair, Top Car offers the classic bumper car experience. The ride is all about the changing encounters on the track and how you handle the steering wheel. You can also watch from the sidelines as the cars find their way around. Ask at the ride for the rules for younger riders and whether they need to be accompanied. You can find more bumper car rides and their individual stories in our attraction directory.