Klaus Enders (2 May 1937 – 20 January 2019) was a German
Sidecar
A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, Scooter (motorcycle), scooter, or bicycle, making the whole a three-wheeled vehicle. The combination of a motorcycle with a sidecar is sometimes called a ''rig'', ''outfit' ...
racer. He was a six-time
FIM
FIM may refer to:
Organizations and companies
* Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the International Motorcycling Federation
* Flint Institute of Music, in Michigan, United States
* Fox Interactive Media, now News Corp. Digital Media
* ...
Sidecar World Champion and a four-time winner of the sidecar class at the
Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907 Isle of Man TT, 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the e ...
. Enders decided to retire at the end of the 1970 season and try
car racing, only to return to sidecars a year later, winning three more world titles before retiring for good at the end of 1974. His co-drivers were Wolfgang Kalauch and Ralf Engelhardt.
Enders died on 20 January 2019 at the age of 81 following a long illness.
References
1937 births
2019 deaths
Isle of Man TT riders
German motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from Wetzlar
Sidecar racers
Sportspeople from the Rhine Province
{{Germany-motorcycle-racing-bio-stub