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Some photos of DKW motorcycles

The picture above shows the DKW racing team at the peak of the ORe and Are charge pump machines in 1929 on the Eilenriede; f.l.t.r. Barthels, Walfried Winkler, ?, Hans Winkler (Munich), Sprung, Sepp Klein (Frankfurt), Niemeck (Hamburg), Xaver Gmelek (Munich), left behind race director Friedrich Prüssing (Chemnitz), Arthur Geiss; in the middle with hat Dir. Blau, Zschopau

This DKW 250 SS comes from the Audi Tradition museum in Ingolstadt. Großglockener Trophy 2004: August Gustl Hobl on a DKW 250 SS (c) Manfred Laux, Salzburg

This DKW 250 SS comes from the Audi Tradition museum in Ingolstadt. The left picture shows August "Gustl" Hobl (Vice World Champion 1956 in the 350 cm³ class) sitting on the motorcycle after the first run of the Großglockner Trophy 2004 Großglockner Trophy 2004.

Martin Schneeweisss 250 DKW

Martin Schneeweiss, Vienna, had already in 1939 a 250 cc supercharged DKW, hidden behind a tin to protect it against nosy visitors.. with that motorcycle he won the last race before the Second World War at the Großglockner in 1939 Großglockner Rennen 1939.

DKW 250 SS, 1939

a DKW SS 250 / 1939 - the last version before the war: water-cooled double-piston, 2-stroke engine with piston charge pump, 4-speed gearbox, 2 carburettors, 20 hp

DKW 350 SS, 1939

Christian Krackowizer in 1975 at the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Salzburg Ring in the saddle of a DKW 350 SS from 1939 (which was ridden by Kurt Mansfeld in the post-war period)

Kurt Mansfeld 1947

a funny picture from the year 1947: Kurt Mansfeld (in the back) on a DKW 350 during the first race on the Nürburgring (Germany) after the Second World War - with a backpack:
as in those days one had not had enough money to spend it for a room at an inn or hotel, Kurt Mansfeld stayed overnight in the paddock in the open air; but where to let ones personal belongings during race? Right - in a backpack.

Prof. Krackowizer in Bern, Summer 2001

Helmut Krackowizer in Summer 2001 at Bern, only a few month before he died, behind a DKW a very rare 350 DKW SS 1939 production racer