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A bit of history from 1947

 

Erich Bertram winning a meeting at the 1,600m sand track in Berlin-Karlshorst

 

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/583546?q=&xf%5B0%5D=Keywords&xo%5B0%5D=EQUALS&xv%5B0%5D=Motorsport

 

If you don't want to see all the other stuff go direct to 7:45 mins

 

A little piece about the career of the Berlin rider and how when he finally reached retirement in 1987 formed the "Erich Bertram Motor Racing Team" that included Gerd Riss

 

http://www.bahnsporttechnik.de/Jawa/Blijham/Triumph/bertram.html

Also from 1947 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen,the famous winter sports town Sand track meeting in front of 30,000 people.The pace looks massive!!And afterwards a couple of children have their own race in what could be midget cars

 

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/583552?q=&xf%5B0%5D=Keywords&xo%5B0%5D=EQUALS&xv%5B0%5D=Motorsport

 

Go to 3:42 mins

Another nice piece this time from Austria in 1950.Showing Fritz Dirtl winning the meeting at Baden,near Vienna with 12,000 interested people watching and sidecars as well

 

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/585907?q=&xf%5B0%5D=Keywords&xo%5B0%5D=EQUALS&xv%5B0%5D=Motorsport

 

Come in at 8:40 mins

Back to Berlin(1950) and this time the track in Mariendorf.Hans Zierk was fastest rider,but not sure of the name of the rider who won.Sidecars again also in the meeting

 

https://www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de/video/585911?q=&xf%5B0%5D=Keywords&xo%5B0%5D=EQUALS&xv%5B0%5D=Motorsport

 

In at 9:31

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