Kieth O'dor

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Kieth O'dor (born April 5, 1962 in Salisbury , † September 11, 1995 in Berlin ), also Odor or Ódor , was a British racing driver . He had an accident on September 10, 1995 in a race for the Super Touring Car Cup on the Berlin AVUS (today A 115 motorway ) and died the following night in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. In the accident, his Nissan Primera skid for unknown reasons, hit the boundary wall on the left and bounced back into the middle of the lane. Some drivers were still able to evade, but not Frank Biela , who crashed head-on into the right, the driver's side, of O'dor's already stationary vehicle.

O'dor was of Hungarian descent and his correct family name was Ódor. His father, János Ódor (better known as Jan Odor, founder / owner of the Janspeed Racing Team ) emigrated to Great Britain after the Hungarian popular uprising and the invasion of Hungary by the Red Army in late 1956.

Career

  • 1987: British Production Saloon Car Championship - 2000cc Class Champion (Peugeot 205).
  • 1989: British Production Saloon Champion (Ford Sierra RS Cosworth).
  • 1990: British Group N Saloon Champion (Nissan Skyline GT-R).
  • 1991: British Touring Car Championship (Nissan Primera eZX).
  • 1992: British Touring Car Championship - 12th place (Nissan Primera eGT).
  • 1993: British Touring Car Championship - 6th place, win in Silverstone in the supporting program of the F1 - GP (Nissan Primera eGT).
  • 1994: British Touring Car Championship - 15th place (Nissan Primera eGT).
  • 1995: German STW Cup - 10th place, victory in the sprint race at the AVUS in Berlin (Nissan Primera eGT), later fatally injured there.

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personal data
SURNAME O'dor, Kieth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Salisbury
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1995
Place of death Berlin