You guys should know this site, I discovered these days, many photos and amazing cars of the 60's and 70's. New 4 crash pics for me, and one of Jim Clark!
http://www.carlosghys.be/html/biography_ahrens.html
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Kurt Ahrens Jr.
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Jesper Hvid wrote:Kurt Ahrens testing crash Ehra-Lessien, Wolfsburg, 1970:
You seem to have located larger versions of this, thanks.
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Kurt and I share the same place of origin, Braunschweig 
I think I have newspaper articles on Kurt Jr. and a chapter in one of my books. Have to take a look later
I think I have newspaper articles on Kurt Jr. and a chapter in one of my books. Have to take a look later
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Interesting career for Kurt Ahrens. This is what really stands out from that webpage though:
(April 7th, 1968)
(April 7th, 1968)
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Nice shot there.
I haven't found the folder with the newspaper articles on Kurt Ahrens Jr. yet, but a pic of him as a kid on his dads 'speedway' - (sort of asphalted oval for bicycle races) bike after Sr. won a race near Braunschweig in the exhibition catalogue, I still have in my shelf along the "Prinzenpark-Rennen" book by Eckhard Schimpf.
I haven't found the folder with the newspaper articles on Kurt Ahrens Jr. yet, but a pic of him as a kid on his dads 'speedway' - (sort of asphalted oval for bicycle races) bike after Sr. won a race near Braunschweig in the exhibition catalogue, I still have in my shelf along the "Prinzenpark-Rennen" book by Eckhard Schimpf.
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Article from Autosport about K.A. Jr., done at an early stage of his racing career, click to enlarge:
"An extremely polished driver"...
"An extremely polished driver"...
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Fernando Costa wrote: ↑10 years ago You guys should know this site, I discovered these days, many photos and amazing cars of the 60's and 70's. New 4 crash pics for me, and one of Jim Clark!
http://www.carlosghys.be/html/biography_ahrens.html
http://www.carlosghys.be/photographs/bi ... 00x398.jpg
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http://www.carlosghys.be/photographs/bi ... 00x547.jpg
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New image, found by Jesper:Jesper Hvid wrote: ↑10 years agoJesper Hvid wrote:Kurt Ahrens testing crash Ehra-Lessien, Wolfsburg, 1970:
You seem to have located larger versions of this, thanks.
From:
https://www.zwischengas.com/de/HR/rennb ... loten.html
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That explains what happened to the front of the car. Thanks for posting.
Kurt Ahrens is now 82 but still working with Porsche on occasion:
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/hi ... 20492.html
Kurt Ahrens is now 82 but still working with Porsche on occasion:
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/hi ... 20492.html
Developer of the 1967v3 Historic Mod for Grand Prix Legends: viewtopic.php?t=17429
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Never seen or heard of this before
This happened 10 days before Kurt Ahrens accident also at Ehra Lessien and also a Longtail 917
Willi Kauhsen was lucky to walk away from this horrifying shunt. In April 1970 Porsche tested the 917 longtail variant at the very fast Ehra-Lessien test track. While driving the car at a speed of 350km/h (217 mph) he was surprised by sudden rain and the car went off the road. Ten days before, Kurt Ahrens survived a similar accident.
This happened 10 days before Kurt Ahrens accident also at Ehra Lessien and also a Longtail 917
Willi Kauhsen was lucky to walk away from this horrifying shunt. In April 1970 Porsche tested the 917 longtail variant at the very fast Ehra-Lessien test track. While driving the car at a speed of 350km/h (217 mph) he was surprised by sudden rain and the car went off the road. Ten days before, Kurt Ahrens survived a similar accident.