Georg Goppert

Georg Goppert ( bl. 1940s and 1950s) was a German motorcycle racing driver .

Georg Goppert completed an apprenticeship in a motorcycle workshop and went to Victoria in the late 1930s . Goppert was successful in many disciplines, so he took a. a. also took part in the then quite popular motorcycle soccer games. After the war he worked as a driver for Victoria, drove his first race at the Norisring with a modified Victoria KR 35 Pioneer and immediately took third place.

As a works driver at Victoria, he won a gold medal at the Deutschlandfahrt in 1950 on a KR 25 . Goppert won further medals at the Germany Tour in 1952, at the International Austrian Alpine Tour , at the International Six-Day Tour in Bad Aussee in 1952 and in Llandrindod Wells in 1954. He won a gold medal in the 1700 km nonstop ride Rheydt - Monte Carlo over the years 1952, 1953, 1954. Goppert was successful on many routes, such as the ADAC winter trip , the Bavarian off-road trip , the Harz-Heidefahrt , the West German reliability trip , the heavy Swabian off-road trip , the North-Baltic Sea trip , the Isny three-day trip, etc. .

The international six-day race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1958 was his last active engagement as a racing driver. Goppert won a total of 46 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals for Victoria in more than 70 events between 1947 and 1958.

literature

• Matthias Murko: motorcycle legends . W. Tümmels, Nuremberg 1994, ISBN 3-921590-27-2 .