I wrote this on a different thread here att BRF..
http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...t=6727&page=21


"Dieter Koning was a first class person and I became a close friend of him.
He open up a new door in my Racing life.

By racing a Konig I was accepted in a very nice way in Germany and
spent many weeks at the Konig factory in West Berlin.

Dieter invited me to many different places in West Berlin, even his home.

When I was riding in his big brand new Mercedes S 280 I said to Dieter,
this car is pretty strong to be a small 6 cyl. engine?

Dieter was laughing and said, Lars it is a S 600 with a S 280 sticker on
the trunk!!!!

Dieter was a low profile person and I enjoyed every minute around him.

Well, I become a good friend of Hans Georg Krage to and he was way
different than Dieter.
Hans was racing OE with a hydro and to watch him testing props
at the very narrow canal outside Dieters factory was unbelievable.
His boat was not touching the water and in an angle like it was ready
to fly every second.

Well, there is more about my Konig experience to come"..