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Oldtimer Grand Prix
The Oldtimer Grand Prix on the Salzburgring near Salzburg, Austria, had been brought into being by Prof. Dr. Helmut Krackowizer, the famous Austrian journalist and ex-motorcycle racer. After his retreat in 1955 from active motorcycle racing he started to search for historical motorcycles throughout Europe. Some of these discoveries he kept to himself; having let them be restored, he exchanged and sold them. In 1967 he founded one of the first vintage motor clubs in Austria and for a short period he was president of the Austrian Vintage Club Association in 1976. Krackowizer knew nearly all vintage motorcycles in detail, kept the legends of rare motorcycles in mind and told the biographies of motorcycle racers. He counted as friends Sammy Miller, John Surtees, Walter Zeller, Luigi Taveri, Hans Haldemann, Georg ''Schorsch'' Meier and many other persons of the motor racing scene. He was a member of the Rudge Club in England. One of his great dreams became reality with the leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Krackowizer
Helmut Krackowizer (April 29, 1922 – October 22, 2001) was an Austria, Austrian Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer and journalist known for his work with Motorcycle, vintage motorcycles. Early life Born in Austria on April 29, 1922, Krackowizer began drawing motorcycles as a young schoolboy. He rode his first motorcycle, a 250cc NSU Motorenwerke AG, NSU, at the age of 16, and soon replaced this motorcycle with a 500cc Norton (motorcycle), Norton "International".Peter Krackowizer: "Motorrad Professor Helmut Krackowizer Erinnerungen zum 100. Geburtstag" ("Motorcycle Professor Helmut Krackowizer memories on his 100th birthday", biography), edition April 2022see announcement In 1932, he attended one of the first Motorcycle racing, races on the Gaisberg near Salzburg. He took advantage of any opportunities to ride, buy (a Rudge-Whitworth, Rudge 250cc two-valve, his first racing motorcycle after the World War II, Second World War), or rescue motorcycles. He saw the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |