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'''Helmut Fath''' (born 24 May 1929 in [[Ursenbach]], died 19 June 1993 in [[Heidelberg]]), was a [[German]] [[sidecar]] racer and engineer. He won the [[Sidecar World Championship]] in 1960 and 1968.<ref>http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1880</ref> His early racing was on [[BMW R50]] sidecars with a chassis of his own design, but after a bad accident in 1961 took time off only to return with his own design URS four cylinder machine and win the title in 1968.<ref>http://www.superside.com/history.php</ref> The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutherford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.<ref>http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Netherlands/index.html</ref> |
'''Helmut Fath''' (born 24 May 1929 in [[Ursenbach]], died 19 June 1993 in [[Heidelberg]]), was a [[Germans|German]] [[sidecar]] racer and engineer. He won the [[Sidecar World Championship]] in 1960 and 1968.<ref>http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1880</ref> His early racing was on [[BMW R50]] sidecars with a chassis of his own design, but after a bad accident in 1961 took time off only to return with his own design URS four cylinder machine and win the title in 1968.<ref>http://www.superside.com/history.php</ref> The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutherford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.<ref>http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Netherlands/index.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:47, 18 January 2011
Template:Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider Template:Infobox TT rider Helmut Fath (born 24 May 1929 in Ursenbach, died 19 June 1993 in Heidelberg), was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968.[1] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design, but after a bad accident in 1961 took time off only to return with his own design URS four cylinder machine and win the title in 1968.[2] The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutherford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.[3]