Hans Affentranger
Hans Affentranger (born December 24, 1916 in Switzerland ; † December 16, 2005 in Lotzwil , Switzerland) was a Swiss car racing driver.
Life
Hans Affentranger, son of a small farming family in Oberaargau , took over a bicycle workshop during the Second World War and expanded it into a car workshop . In 1954 he bought a car repair shop in Lotzwil near Bern .
Affentranger only started racing in 1958 at the age of 42. He drove his first race in a Jaguar XK 120 . Later he celebrated his first victories with an Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 Gr. 1 and became known in racing. Alfa Romeo , the works agency, thanked him for his many victories. In 1966, at the age of fifty, Hans Affentranger became Swiss racing champion in a Fiat Abarth 700 .
From the late 1960s, Affentranger only drove open racing cars, such as an Abarth 1000 SP , a Chevron Cosworth and a Lola T297 , which he was still driving at the age of 79. In 1992, as an eight-time grandfather, he drove a race on his Lola in Dijon-Prenois, France, with average lap times of 156 km / h, 38 laps and 3.8 km per lap. He participated in individual mountain races until old age.
Hans Affentranger has received around 500 trophies and prizes in his 40-year career.
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| SURNAME | Affentranger, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 2005 |
| Place of death | Lotzwil , Switzerland |