Helmut Fath

Helmut Fath (24 May 1929 – 19 June 1993)[1] was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968.[3] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design. After a bad accident in 1961, he took time off and returned with his own design URS four-cylinder machine to win the title in 1968.[4] The URS engine was also used in solo competition as well as powering Horst Owesle/Peter Rutterford to the 1971 World Sidecar Championship.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Motorrad-Marken
  2. ^ "Helmut Fath". Motorsportstatistik.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Helmut Fath - Competitors - The official Isle of Man TT website". Iomtt.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. ^ "FIM Sidecar World Championships". Superside.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Motor Racing Circuits Database". Theracingline.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by World Sidecar Champion
with Alfred Wohlgemuth
1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Sidecar Champion
with Wolfgang Kalauch
1968 		Succeeded by