Hi guys,
As is so often the case I have to update and correct material as new bits and pieces come in.
The 'Aknowledgements' recorded at the front of the book are no exception and they keep...
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Hi guys,
As is so often the case I have to update and correct material as new bits and pieces come in.
The 'Aknowledgements' recorded at the front of the book are no exception and they keep...
This is truly remarkable, chapter and verse from the beginning!
As always I am overwhelmed by the effort that has gone into acquiring this history. I will certainly use it believe me.
I understand...
Very interesting pics.
the bike engine is now canted up at the rear, which would have made access to the plugs better but raised the centre of gravity. Also the pipes now exit the bottom of the...
Trying to orient myself with the photos. It seems sad that all that activity had to come to an end.
When Kim got the bike going for the first time Dieter insisted on having a ride down the lane to...
Awesome photos!
Kim's work place was right at the back of the building. You went to the end of the drive and turned left. There was/is a seperate building behind the main building where Dieter's...
I would certainly be interested to know more about the aircraft side of things.
I have an obvious question.
This bike looks like a solo but it might have had a siecar attached I suppose. Do you know what class it races - solo or sidecar?
I really enjoyed the notebok entries. It made me feel like I was there!
I don't know whothe airplane guy might have been but I am aware that he conducted a long correspondence with a Canadian called...
We Antipodeans are full of funny little sayings. Mad as a cut snake, silly as a wheel, funny as a fight - to mention but a few.
The pics of the speedway bike are priceless - as are the pics of Ulli...
I can't believe how the final pieces are coming together. It's wonderful.
I have seen film of german troops in Russia crossing a river with an inflatable raft powered by a little outboard. I will...
I somehow missed this post. It had me laughing like a drain!
This list makes a lot of sense. The 'cushioner' may have been a version of the shock absorber built for the bikes. This was like a rubber cone on the end of the crank and it was to eliminate the...
Well that answers all the questions I have about that. I think the weight issue would have been an absolute killer given the quality of the Merc.
I did not know about the Renault so thanks for...
Sorry to keep firing questions but was the V6 in fact the biggest outboard in the world in 1968 or was it perhaps the most powerful and did the winged boat establish any records?
I gather that Hans George (with an e or without?) Krage was a Koenig customer and a mate of Dieter's. Reading between the lines he seems to have been a bit of a wildman - or am I getting it wrong?
It would be great to have a translation of the entire article.
thanks for the names - I'll follow them up.
I believe the factory built aircraft parts for the Luftwaffe as well as supplying...
I am sure that would be the same car. I have seen a few ads for the big outboard in Germany so I will try and track down some copies. At the time I saw them I really wasn't that interested but this...
The Ford V6 engines were German obviously - from Cologne. Koenig must have made a few because Flo Konig was given a car by Ford - a Capris I think. I have an idea that Volvo Penta was tied up in the...
Just out of interest is anyone aware of the big outboards Dieter made using Ford V6 engines?
Gads! What I'd give for these stories!
Here's one I have. Dieter slung a rope around the bough of a tree in his back yard and then dangled his baby son in it in a baby harness. He then tied another...
From the little I know of the dark art of casting producing the sand pieces requires a fair degree of skill.
That would be great. If he's willing to help maybe the number could be passed on as a private message.
I thought that was the case. And you are right - it is not an insignificant position in the team. I have tried to find a contact for her without success but I will try again
It's been a while since I visited the forum as I've been concentrating on finishing the Konig bike history. However it is amazing to see what has been posted since I was last here.
I would like to...
Hi Henry,
This is really fabulous stuff. The photo is the oldest I have seen of Dieter and along with your text makes for a most interesting story.
I have been working away on my book and I think I...
Hi Bill,
It would be great to have the championship results. In fact it would be invaluable.
I will read the Konig versus flathead thread with great interest.
many thanks
Tim Hanna
Hi Guys,
Its been a while but I have been beavering away on my Kim Newwcombe book.
Thanks largely to all your input the book now has a comprehensive section on the part Koenig played in American...
These photos are simply amazing.
I will try to find out who owned the black bike.
The yellow bike could easily have been Kim's. As you probably know the race numbers generally changed from one...
This just gets better and better.
First of all thank you all for your comments. I now have a reasonable understanding of the way things went and it is fascinating to cross reference them to the...
Hi Paul,
I appreciate your taking the trouble to keep the record straight. The thing that I find fascinating about the Quincy v Konig competition is the fact that two relatively modest family...
Many thanks Bill for the excellent info and the contact.
Are you able to tell me anything further about Harry Zak?
I have written to Carlo re his project but have yet to hear back. There is a...
Hi Sam,
Yep, you are right.
I will ask Rod what might be involved in changing the arrangement. After all Kim did just that.
All this good oil is overwhelming. I am going to write it all up as a...
Hi Bill,
You will gather to my other reply just posted that I am aware of Peer and his machine. However I would like to contact Ralf Donald. If you have any idea how I might do so it would be...
From what I know of Dieter I would say your accessment of him was totally accurate. I have spent time with his wife and son and a number of people who worked for him and I can appreciate how driven...
Thanks Sam, that is really instructive.
I have written a little about Kaaden but there are a number of points that remain obscure. For example when did Kaaden's work become public knowledge and...
Hi there,
I am new to this so hopefully this will end up somewhere useful. I am writing a book about the late, great Kim Newcombe. Kim, a fellow Kiwi, came second in the 1973 world 500cc motorcycle...