Xaver Gmelch

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500 cm³ DKW racing machine (PRe 500) from 1929 in the Museum for Saxon Vehicles
500 cm³ DKW racing machine (PRe 500) from 1929 in the Museum for Saxon Vehicles

Xaver Gmelch (born April 26, 1899 - January 1, 1976 ) was a German motorcycle racer .

Career

Gmelch, who comes from Mainburg in Lower Bavaria , won the Garmisch Winterfahrt three times until 1928 .

In the 1928 season he was on DKW behind the Briton Syd Crabtree in the 250 cc race of the Dutch TT at the Circuit van Drenthe in Assen, the Netherlands . He then finished second and third in the Czechoslovak TT and the Austrian Grand Prix .

In 1929 Gmelch won the Kolberg bathing race on a 500 cm³ DKW .

Race wins

year class machine run route
1929 500 cc DKW Kolberger bath race Kolberg

References

literature

  • Steffen Ottinger: DKW motorcycle sport 1920–1939 . From the first victories of the Zschopau two-stroke model at track races to the European championship successes. 1st edition. HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028611-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Gmelch, Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1899
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1976