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AFM Formula One Drivers: Hans Stuck, Gnther Bechem, Willi Heeks, Willi Krakau, Helmut Niedermayr, Theo Fitzau

AFM Formula One Drivers: Hans Stuck, Gnther Bechem, Willi Heeks, Willi Krakau, Helmut Niedermayr, Theo Fitzau


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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Hans Stuck (sometimes called Hans Stuck von Villiez) (December 27, 1900 February 9, 1978) was a German motor racing driver. Both his son Hans-Joachim Stuck (born 1951) and his grandson Johannes Stuck became race drivers. Despite many successes in Grand Prix motor racing for Auto Union in the early 1930s, during the era of the famous "Silver Arrows", he is now mostly known for his domination of hillclimbing, which earned him the nickname "Bergknig" or "King of the Mountains". Stuck's experience with car racing started in 1922 with early morning runs bringing milk from his farm to Munich, shortly after his first marriage. This eventually led to his taking up hill-climbing; he won his first race, at Baden-Baden, in 1923. A few years later, after a year as a privateer for Austro-Daimler, he became a works driver for them in 1927, doing well in hill climbs, and making his first appearance in a circuit race (the German Grand Prix) that year as well. In 1931, Austro-Daimler left racing, and Stuck eventually wound up driving a Mercedes-Benz SSKL in sports car racing, where he continued to excel. Stuck at 1932 Avusrennen in Mercedes-Benz SSKLIn 1933, his acquaintance with Adolf Hitler (whom he had met by chance on a hunting trip in 1925) led to his involvement with Ferdinand Porsche and Auto Union in Hitler's plans for German auto racing. With his experience from racing up mountain passes in the Alps in the 1920s, he was virtually unbeatable when he got the new Auto Union car, which was designed by Porsche. Its rear mounted engine provided superior traction compared to conventional front engine designs, so that its (eventually) 500+ horse-power could be transformed into speed even on non-paved roads. In circuit racing, the new car wa... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=868581


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158327034
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 26
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 50 gr
  • ISBN-10: 115832703X
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jun 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Hans Stuck, Gnther Bechem, Willi Heeks, Willi Krakau, Helmut Niedermayr, Theo Fitzau
  • Width: 229 mm


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