Andreas Brandl

Andreas Brandl (born August 28, 1937 in Holzolling, Upper Bavaria ) is a German enduro athlete .

Career

Between 1960 and the mid-1970s he was a successful motor sportsman. At the beginning he dedicated himself to grass track and ice races and then switched to trials and later to enduro (at that time still off-road driving). Brandl was u. a. Member of the FRG national team at the 47th International Six-Day Race . He had his great days in racing as a works driver for the Munich brand Zündapp in the 50 and 75 cm³ classes. He was employed as a mechanic at Zündapp until the decline in 1984, after which he switched to BMW-Motorrad.

For his sporting success in off-road driving (today Endoro) he was honored on May 28, 1969 by being awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf.

successes

• German Trial Champion 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967
• German enduro champion in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973
• 1968 World Trophy winner
• Vice World Champion of the World Trophy in 1971, 1972 and 1973
• European Enduro Champion 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973

literature

• Steffen Ottinger: “Around Zschopau. The story of a motorcycle off-road trip ", Volume 1 . Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Marienberg, Marienberg 2004, ISBN 3-931770-49-4 , p. 60 ff .
• Steffen Ottinger: “Around Zschopau. The story of a motorcycle off-road trip ", Volume 2 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036705-2 , p. 21 .
• Steffen Ottinger: International Six Day Trip 2012. The story since 1913 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039566-6 , p. 51 ff .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 70 (In the sports report of the federal government the name Brandl was accidentally falsified into Brandel due to a printing error .) (Pdf , 1.86 MB)