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Well this maybe a long one, so bear with me and I hope it isn’t to boring. It was in about 86 or 87. As some know. The race in Lakeland Florida was a big Ally race for years. Well this particular...

That’s a good story Wayne, I too with Ralph and some drivers and mechanics from the boat club MRC went to a bar after boat club meeting. Drinks flowed and good times and hours slipped away. I was to...

Careful Ralph, this is a kid friendly site;), but yes we had a time over there for sure, my best time was at factory as I was like a kid in a candy store with the keys to the place. After hours, when...

Hi Wane, I seen the one in West Berlin and was told about it, but the one Ralph was speaking of is in East Berlin. We went over to that side to have dinner and meet with the East Berlin drivers....

Not quite Ralph, the money thing was later, maybe in 87 or 88, that is when the factory was behind on motor delivery to the Russians, and Deiter did not want us in factory because everyone was busy....

yes it does Wayne, and Bill, your comment is the pot calling the kettle black I:cool: think

Wow, I remember that well.the shop I ran back then, I did a transmission rebuild for a gal that worked for the local paper. She took interest in the boats and stuff,and was asking me questions about...

With Ralph’s post and prices, those restoring old motors think prices are the same! Not so!

thanks Mike, Then I will have your email address to then, Steve

Hiiiii Mike, Glad to see you are still with us and hope you are well. Steve

yes that is what I was saying, the a has the yard dart pipes behind the tree, the B has the bull horns. the Anzani has normal for them. Steve

No Those were on a A motor and was one of the upgrades for that motor, motor on the hydro with guys standing is a B with megs that came straight out the sides. The A, also had these type megs and...

That is going to take a higher authority than anyone here as Peter has been dead for maybe 5 years now. Factory is closed and Marion is hard to get hold of, man that rents space there knows little of...

Deflector for deflector the Konig was better than the say Quincy Mercs ( not loopers). The two carb B had two rotaryvalves, they were at the bottom of each case where as the single carb B had a...

Wayne read that correct John, your win was no fluke, but the new square block was a much better motor and between that one and the new cast inron cylinder Fa, they pretty much killed the flatheads....

The Konig were fast and depending on driver won, the big change was going from two carb B's to the single carb model, when the Quincy looper cane about it ruled until 67 when the first four cylinder...

I still make mudslides Todd! And Brent, the guys I helped out west back in early eighties did well also until USAC out laced all two strokes in TQ. The four cycle boys wined to much I guess,Steve

I think your getting weak on me Wayne😁Wish we could have a schlite together now, steve🍻

Hi Brent, yes I knew also Ron. I heard from his son a couple years ago and talked about his Dads racing days. The Tq used D and E motors depending on track rules about displacement. This car was sold...

Yes I have heard of the wheel maker Gene, They are popular with the small car crowd here. I have even drank Koing beer as well, Steve

The hectamotor was not a racer, First race motor was 175 about 1937 or so, Dieter was the racer maker much to the dismay of Rudolf, he made the pleasure motors. Dieters sister set a record with the...

No Problem Wayne, you have my number and private email, Steve

Hi Wayne, I will get some pictures of mine over holidays as like you I work a lot at this time. I'm not sure when Konig stopped with making these but by the mag parts i would say late forties and...

That is part of (motor only) a side board model motor. It is mounted to a board that goes across the transom. I have one of these in my collection. It has a long driveshaft tube and the motor sits on...

Well Tim, The years they go by quick ya know and you may be right but for some reason 83 sticks in my mind. Damn things were pipey wern't they? Steve

He has a "A "(250) that is nearly square. I don't think he ever ran the A, don't remember, but I do know that it was a produced motor and the last invention of Deiter. Very soon after Deiters Death,...

The Va was first used in 1983 I think but really 1984. Yes it was 38 mm bore and 54 stroke. Ralph Donald and I ran the first two in USA at Lakeland Fl in 84. The Va was a screamer but had near zero...

Yes it is, Looks like Manfred Loth behind him And the brother of Hans son in law at the rope as it looks like Ronald to me. Steve

Pictures are coming, getting stuff ready for races now, will get some shots of it next to the 8 cylinder as well. Can't wait to start on them to get them show worthy. Steve

It just has a four digit number on the case halves, It is not like all the V series motors with the class displacement and year model. Steve

Well I have waited for a long time for this one for my collection. I finally acquired a 6 cylinder motor. I have been in contact with Uli Collaz and Uli Rochelle about this motor. Seems that there...

Peer, You should be very proud of this work on the Konig bike, It is a tribute to Hans and Dieter that you do this. I hope you and family are well and hope to see you soon, Steve

Hi Wayne, Yes I have a few and I will try to post, Did not know there was interest except to me and a few others. Steve

Really not much more to add to what has already been said. The bike i saw at factory had a D motor on it and was also a BMW Frame. The in house frames were made by Kim and Dieter I believe. Dieter...

The 6 cylinder was two cylinders 64 mm and 4 cylinders 66. Is was infact the motor Hans won with in OF. As Bill said during this time we had big D's but they were run F class Nationally and CDF...

Yes Joe I know Holger as well. We meet first time in Year 2000 at Lakeland Fl for world Championships. He tasted my Mudslides there. His two drivers at the time were Oliver Lucas and Marion Young who...

Yes Wayne, I did meet Bernie several times. First was at the Nite Club with the telephones on the tables that you told about earlier. Ralph and myself had dinner with Bernie and many other drivers...

Yea I drove a Danisch as well. It was 3 meters 20 If I remember correct, as Ralphs B boat was 3 meters 10 or 3 meters even. The first time I ever drove one was at Grine Austria. I had not driven a...

Yea Wayne, you got it right on the steering, it was direct, and the boat I drove over there had about a 2.5 inch hub at the wheel end. With the torque of the D and the little hub, you had to be...

This is the way they were sold as the split case units came sometime in mid to late 70's. Early FA's also had this type unit. In a letter from Scott in Wayne's post he talks about the new 14:14 unit...

Brian The motor you have is a real FA. It was just before Konig went to back to cast iron cylinders. It was a aluminum cylinder with Carburetor and exhaust on both sides like earlier cylinders but...

Yes Charlie it is true as it was one that I did over here in USA for warranty for Deiter. He asked me to do this to save money and speed up the time for racer to make races. There are a few with my...

gee Wayne i thought there were not any of me from back in the day as I wa a quite and shy type and yes was a light 160lbs in my senior year of high school. a few years later I put some muscle mass on...

Yes the relationship between the two factory's was maybe better for Volvo than Konig, But Volvo did the remake and design of the gears for new Konig units that this agreement lasted until Konig's...

before I go on with my story and involvement with Dieter and Konig factory, I want to explain some observances with the man and some stories he told me along the way. dieter was in his early teens...

My first day at Factory was a little intimidating to say at least, I knew no German, I was outside USA for first time in my life and could not walk home if need be, Yikes!. First Off Dieter ask me...

Yes that is Uli, One of the best crankshaft men in the biz. What a great man. I have been out racing the past couple weeks and now just getting caught up with this thread. many memories that have...

Man I have got to tell you a story about Kurt Mischke, or his Mrs really. We were at a race that Hans put on in Berlin. Like most races they race and then about mid day, they stop racing and have...

Margrit mostly ran the parts counter and controlled the inventory in parts room, She did make sand molds for motors when everyone else was busy and when needed as well as make crates for shipping...

Hi All, To set record straight, I did not live in Berlin but would visit Factory for training at least 2 times a year from 1984 to 1988. My first encounter with 8 cylinder was making crankshaft for...