Olaf Sweet
Olaf Süß (born December 10, 1968 in Erlabrunn ; † May 1, 1998 in Kirchdorf an der Krems , Upper Austria ) was a German rally driver .
Career
Olaf Süß drove together with his younger brother Rüdiger Süß in the German Rally Championship and in the German Cinquecento Trofeo . The greatest successes were, among other things, several second places at the European Rally Championship in the Cinquecento class.
Deadly accident
On May 1, 1998, a serious accident occurred at the European championship run for the 9th International Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rally in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria . On the first special stage, the Fiat Cinquecento of the Süß brothers slipped with the passenger side against a concrete wall.
In this accident, Olaf Süß died as a passenger. His brother Rüdiger was injured so badly that he died of the consequences of his injuries after a week in the Linz hospital . The brothers Olaf and Rüdiger were buried in the Bernsbach cemetery in the Erzgebirgskreis .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Olaf and Rüdiger Süß
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sweet, Olaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rally driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erlabrunn |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1998 |
| Place of death | Kirchdorf an der Krems |