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Heinz Brendel
Can anyone assist with information on the post-war career of Heinz Brendel, one of the 1939 Mercedes-Benz reserve drivers? Any information on his later life would also be welcomed.
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This any use? Or did you know all this already?
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Best place to ask might be here: I'm sure "Uechtel" and "McRonalds" will know something. How's your German? http://www.f1welt.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 |
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I did a search for you on the forum I quoted: just one post-War reference. Brendel won an 1100cc Sports Car race at AVUS on September 28th 1952:
Sportwagen bis 1.100-ccm 1. Heinz Brendel / Porsche 2. Kurt Sauter / Sauter Stanguellini 3. Hans Finke / VW Spezial 4. Paul Bulla / Porsche Co-incidentally, the 1500cc sports car race on the same programme was won by his erstwhile Mercedes-Benz team-mate Hans-Hugo Hartmann in a Borgward. |
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Thanks to "Vitesse".
Your data on the 1952 AVUS race are new to me. Brendel does not appear in the entry for the following year's Avusrennen (1953. A web search reveals he tried to race at the 1953 Le Mans, first, with von Berkein in a Porsche 356, the entry for whch was not accepted. Brendel was then was listed as a reserve driver for car #45, the Porsche 550 of Frere and Von Frankenberg but it seems he never drove the car. Any more details would be welcome. I assume from the lack of evidence otherwise that Heinz Brendel is still alive in his 80s. Does anyone know? |
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Welcome Tony.
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Brendel was 1952 German 1100 sportscar champion at the wheel of a Glöckler-Porsche, winning at the Eifelrennen 25/5 and Essen 20/7 as well as at the Avusrennen 29/9.
He was entered to drive a works Porsche 550 with Polensky in the 1953 Le Mans 24hrs but the entry was scratched. |
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David: I'm sure you're a day out on that AVUS date. September 29th was a Monday. Plus, on the Yesterday Forum, there's a picture of the programme!
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Thanks Vitesse
I noted the variance from the date in this thread but left mine in in the hope of drawing a reaction I shall adjust my records accordingly |
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