Quote Originally Posted by jackie wilson View Post
Just came across this thread and it brought back some nostalgia from the early 60's.
I used to smuggle parts from Dieter for W.S.Holland, who tonked drums for Johnny Cash,in those days you had to run the Russian controlled corridor and the searches by the border guards.
Dieter and GEORGE KRAAGE used to run in the European E Class with a 65hp twin, George would run a v bottom and Dieter a hydro. Remember when George sank the rig in Malaga in '68, Dieter made him dive for it , dry it out, race in the last heat.
It was an offshore course and it was rougher than a witches tit, I got beat into second spot by a guy that weighed in at 220 pounds.
Dieter always wanted to be first round in the Berlin 6 hours, usually held on the Wannasee
I got to know Kim Newcome and his girlfriend pretty well, Paddy Rolfe introduced us.
Sorry to poke my nose in, but it is an interesting site and Dieter was always a main player in outboard history.
Interesting post!