It seems we’ve hit a popular topic with the combination of Manfred Winklehock and the BMW M1. West Coast contributor, Gary Faules spent some time poking around Youtube last night and came up with a few choice vids of the man and one of his steeds in action.
First up, we have the super scary crash where Manfred’s Formula 2 car takes flight off a rise at the old Nurburgring. Remember that once the car begins to roll, it’s going through fencing. To give you an idea of how close this could have been, watch the visor on his helmet as he exits the car. He obviously caught the fence in his face.
Our recent post about the BMW M1 vintage racers prompted commenter Mike Hum to direct us to a gallery of shots he took at the Budweiser GT endurance race at Mosport in August 1985 that includes a shot of the same black M1.
Amongst all sorts of great shots, the images of Manfred Winklehock are almost spooky. I’m going to assume these images were taken Saturday, as Manfred died Sunday. I’ve always felt somewhat fortunate that I was able to go up Saturday, but had to work Sunday.
You can see all of Mike’s images here. Watch for some very young looking modern legends: Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Jacky Ickx, Hans Stuck and even Martin Brundle. There are also several shots of Stephan Bellof, on track in the Porsche 962.
