Hans Richnow

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Hans Richnow ( bl. 1930s ) was a German motorcycle racing driver .

Career

The Berliner Hans Richnow acquired the German motorcycle sport in the 1930s through his performances with the hum Rudge celebrity. The motorcycle, an English 350 cm³ Rudge , was modified by the Berlin Rudge representative Friedrich Brumm so that it ran faster than the manufacturer's machines . So she received among others, a cylinder made of aluminum , another crankshaft and a modified bore - stroke ratio.

Richnow had his most successful season in 1933, when he won the 350 runs with the Brumm-Rudge at Rund um Schotten on the Schottenring , at the Hockenheim motorcycle race at the Hockenheimer Dreieck and at the Schleizer Dreieckrennen , thus securing the title in the German road championship .

In 1935 he won the 350 AVUS race and the Swedish Grand Prix held in Saxtorp . In 1939 Richnow won again in Schleiz and was sixth in the 350 race at the Swedish Grand Prix, which was part of the 1939 European Championship .

After the Second World War , Hans Richnow returned to racing with the Brumm-Rudge. However, the post-war version of the machine was no longer competitive.

statistics

title

Race wins

year class machine run route
1933 350 cc Rudge All about bulkheads Schottenring
350 cc Rudge Hockenheim motorcycle races Hockenheimer triangle
350 cc Rudge Schleizer triangle race Schleizer triangle
1935 350 cc Rudge AVUS race AVUS
350 cc Rudge Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp
1939 350 cc Rudge Schleizer triangle race Schleizer triangle

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personal data
SURNAME Richnow, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century or 21st century