Herbert Leide

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Herbert Leide (born April 3, 1930 ) is a former successful motorboat racing driver in the GDR .

The master mechanic Leide drove to motorboat races as a helper for several years. In 1956 he started for the first time with his own boat with a Wartburg engine in the E 01 class (sports boats with a standard inboard engine up to 900 cm³). In 1961 he switched to the faster OC class (racing boats with outboard engines up to 500 cm³). As a top athlete, he was able to take part in races in Germany and in western countries and secured some of his successes there. This changed when the GDR stopped supporting non-Olympic sports in 1972. From 1973 onwards, Leide no longer started. His son Frank, who had also started motorboat racing in 1972, stopped again in 1974 without any notable success.

successes

  • 1958: European champion class E 01 in Dresden
  • 1958: Master of the GDR, class E 01
  • 1959: Master of the GDR, class E 01
  • 1965: Master of the GDR, class OC
  • 1967: Master of the GDR, class OC
  • 1968: Vice-Champion of the GDR, class OC
  • 1970: Vice-Champion of the GDR, class OC
  • 1971: World Champion class OC in Antwerp
  • 1971: Master of the GDR, class OC

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhard Ludewig: Rennbootfahrer, self-published, 1971
  2. ^ Journal Illustrierter Motorsport (Berlin), Issue 13/1958, pp. 295–296
  3. ^ History of the Eisenach automobile works
  4. ↑ Illustrierter Motorsport magazine (Berlin), Issue 8/1971, page 182
personal data
SURNAME Sorry, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorboat racer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1930