Roland Schnell

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Roland Schnell (* 1921 ; † October 8, 1980 in Karlsruhe ) was a German motorcycle racer .

Career

Roland Schnell was German road champion in the 350 class on a Parilla in 1951 before Hans Baltisberger ( AJS ) and in 1952 before Ewald Kluge ( DKW ) . In 1949 he was able to take second place in the 350 category of the German championship, behind Siegfried Wünsche (DKW) and ahead of Wilhelm Herz ( NSU ). He tied on points with Wünsche but was placed second.

In 1951 Schnell took second place behind Hans Baltisberger in the races on Feldberg im Taunus , but won in Dieburg , the Eilenriederennen in Hanover , the Rhein-Pokal-race in Hockenheim and the Eifelrennen on the Nürburgring .

In 1952 Schnell competed in the World Cup of Nations on the high-speed railroad in Monza, Italy, and finished sixth in the 350cc race, which earned him a world championship point.

In 1953 he supplied 16 other racing drivers with a 350 cc Horex that he had tuned . The machine became known as Schnell-Horex .

Roland Schnell died in Karlsruhe in 1980.

statistics

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Race wins

year class machine run route
1951 350 cc Parilla Dieburger triangle race Dieburger triangle
350 cc Parilla Eilenriederennen Eilenriede
350 cc Parilla Madrid Grand Prix Parco del Retiro
350 cc Parilla Eifel race Nürburgring - Nordschleife
350 cc Parilla Rhein-Pokal race Hockenheimring

In the motorcycle world championship

season class motorcycle run Victories Second Third Points Result
1952 350 cc Horex 1 - - - 1 13.
total 1 0 0 0 1

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personal data
SURNAME Hurry up, Roland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1980
Place of death Karlsruhe