Karl Braun
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| Complete name: Karl Braun |
| Birth date: 22.Aug.1937 |
| Birth Place: unknown, unknown |
| Death date: 22.Aug.1937 |
| Death Place: unknown, Germany |
| Nationality: Germany |
| Gender: male |
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| Event date: 22.Aug.1937 |
| Series: Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft [German Motorcycle Championship] |
| Race: Schleizer Dreiecksrennen |
| Event type: unknown |
| Country: Germany |
| Venue: Schleizer Dreieck |
| Variant: 1923-Oct 1949 |
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| Role: sidecar pilot |
| Vehicle type: sidecar |
| Vehicle sub-type: unknown |
| Vehicle brand/model: DKW |
| Vehicle number: ?? |
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Notes:
Karl Braun crashed his 600 cm3 DKW sidecar during the Schleizer Dreiecksrennen, the penultimate round of the 1937 Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft, on 22 August of that year. He passed away later that same day in a hospital; his passenger was unhurt.
The last race of the championship was held at Schottenring on 19 September, and Braun was still in the lead of the series. Hermann Böhm won this race and tied points with Braun for the title. Braun was posthmously awarded the championship.
Karl Braun was also the 1937 European champion, winning the FICM GP (Swiss GP) 600 sicecar race at Bern on 03-04 July.
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Sources:
- E-mail by Hans-Hugo Boecker dated 25 January 2005, citing book "Hockenheimring", by E. Christ, K. Buchter and W. Herz, citing also book "Das Marienberger Dreieck", by Jörg Zander, citing also magazine "Das Auto 8/1948", citing also newspaper Wuppertaler General Anzeiger, issue of 23 August 1937.
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E-mail by Vincent Glon, dated 12 June 2006.
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