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Carjam Radio Show -- A Car Show About PeopleWebsite: http://www.kclr96fm.com/presenters?id=531Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/carjamradioYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CarjamRadioBernd Rosemeyer (October 14, 1909 in L...
Carjam Radio Show -- A Car Show About PeopleWebsite: http://www.kclr96fm.com/presenters?id=531Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/carjamradioYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CarjamRadioBernd Rosemeyer (October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany -- January 28, 1938 on the Frankfurt/Darmstadt Autobahn) was a German racing driver. Bernd was killed during a world speed record attempt on the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, on January 28 1938.In only his second ever Grand Prix, at the daunting Nürburgring, Rosemeyer took the lead from the great Rudolf Caracciola and was almost in sight of the finish line when he missed a gear and was over taken. However in subsequent years he made up for this mistake by winning three consecutive races at the Nürburgring, one famously in thick fog. Later in 1935 he won his first Grand Prix at the Brno Masaryk Circuit in Czechoslovakia.Whilst on the podium he was introduced to the famous aviatrix Elly Beinhorn. Their celebrity relationship was too good an opportunity to miss for the Nazi Party and Heinrich Himmler chose to make him a member of the SS, an 'honour' he would have been unwise to refuse. All German drivers were required to join the National Socialist Motor Corps, but Rosemeyer allegedly got away with never wearing a uniform.Several sensational Grand Prix motor racing victories in 1936 and 1937 (also in the Vanderbilt Cup in the USA) made him popular not only in Germany. He won the European driving championship in 1936.Competing for the record on the same day against Rudolf Caracciola, the Mercedes driver went first and set a new record of 432 km/h (268 mph) in the early hours of the day. Rosemeyer went out next in his Auto Union Streamliner despite a report that the wind was picking up. After two preliminary runs he was on his third and final attempt at 11:47 a.m., when the car suddenly went out of control. Whether caught by a gust of wind or by an unforeseen aerodynamic effect, it skidded to the left and, perhaps after over-correcting, it swerved to the right and off the highway where it went airborne. Rosemeyer was thrown out of the car as it somersaulted through the air; he died at the roadside.carjamradio "car jam radio" "car radio show" "car talk radio show" "carjam" ferrari subaru toyota ford "car talk" bbc "top gear" lotus fiat "alfa romeo" hot sexy new nissan fast Porsche suv "celebrity car" maserati vw audi 4x4 estate f1 formula one "classic cars" evo "best car ads" "funny car ads" funniest "fail""sexy car ad" impreza "great car ad" "banned car ad" "high speed" "tractor" "rally car" crashes accidents
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