Originally Posted by
Master Oil Racing Team
I had heard that Dieter built a stacked combination motor for OE after the failed attempt of the 6 cylinder, but I never saw it. I will look through my pics I took at the factory when we rigged up to go to Linz, Austria in 1979, but I do not remember seeing anything like that.
Dieter had realized that what Walt Blankenstein had witnessed and told him about the 6 cylinder opposed would be a problem. Apparently Dieter saw the great interest in OE at that time might help boost his company. With you Lars, Roger Jenkins, John Hill, Michael Werner, making big press, Dieter would be able to put out a formidable motor to win and promote the Konig line of motors. The primary weak link of the big Konigs was the lower unit. The six cylinder had a different weakness that only happened with sudden revs that twisted the cranks, but that mostly happened with lower unit failures