Helio

Helio

Heinz Lindermann's 1950 eigenbau, the name deriving from his own. The engine was a BMW twin, linered down to 500cc and driving through a VW gearbox..

He didn't have a lot of luck with six DNFs to his name but eventually got sufficient reliability to take tenth in the 1951 West German Championship.

Some results for Heinz:

Grenzlandring  17th September 1950, DNF

 

Krefeld 6th May 1951, DNF

Hockenheim 14th May 1951, DNF in final

Nürburgring 3rd June 1951, DNF

Kiel 17th June 1951, DNF

Avus 1st July 1951, DNF in heat, DNF in final

Donauringrennen 8th July 1951, 5th

Nürburgring 29th July 1951 Grand Prix, DNF

Freiburg 5th August 1951, 23rd

Grenzlandring 9th September 1951, 19th

Essen 23rd September 1951, DNF

 

Hockenheim 11th May 1952, DNF

Essen 20th July 1952, 9th

 

Nürburgring 28th June 1953, 3rd

 

Nürburgring 23rd May 1954, DNF

 

 

The start at the Nürburgring. June 1953

 

 

 

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