Jan Kater
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Jan Käter (born November 24, 1937 in Werlte ) is a German motorcycle track racer who drove both speedway races and long track races on grass and sand tracks.
Käter began his career in 1958 and was an active track racing driver until 1985. In 1968, 1969 and 1970 he was in the final of the European sand track championship and also for the long track world championship introduced in 1971, Käter qualified in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1977, with a 4th place at the first World Cup final in Oslo was probably the greatest success.
In 1974, Jan Käter had qualified for the long-course World Championship final in Scheeßel , but was injured four weeks before that at the grass track race in Schwarme and was no longer able to take part in the World Cup final, so that the reserve driver at the time, Egon Müller, moved up into the main field and finally Langbahn- Became world champion in 1974.
Jan Käter started on the shorter speedway track for MSC Cloppenburg in the Speedway Bundesliga, was a member of the German national speedway team for several years and also took part in the qualifications for the individual speedway world championship.
successes
- Sand track European Championship finalist: 1968, 1969, 1970
- Long course World Cup finalist: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977
- Best result: 4th place World Long Track World Championship finals in 1971 Oslo
Personal
Jan Käter still lives in Cloppenburg , is still a member of the MSC Cloppenburg and after his racing career was active as an engine tuner in the motorcycle track sport scene, but also tuned racing karts. Käter was considered a rain specialist in rail sports: if the track was already wet and muddy, Jan Käter really turned it up, it was said a few times among rail sports fans.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Speedweek - website: Jan Käter. www.speedweek.com, accessed December 17, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kater, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German motorcycle track racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Werlte |