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Willy Koppen
Willy Koppen (January 7, 1924 - October 22, 2002) was a Dutch people, Dutch motorcycle racer, one of the first women participating at international motor races during the nineteen fifties. Early years Will Elisabeth Koppen was born on 7 January 1924 in Overveen and brought up in a non-motorcycling family. They lived very close to the Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort Circuit where she took up riding motor cycles. She was a holder of the “80 star” of the circuit and drove her brand new Adler motorcycle at up to 130 km/h. In order to afford her hobby, she worked as a nurse or secretary during winter time in order to be fully focused on motorsport in summer time. She was her own mechanic and, as an Autodidacticism, autodidact, she taught herself how to maintain and adjust an engine. In 1949 she obtained her motorcycle license and started to gain experience by driving through the Netherlands on a borrowed Saroléa motorcycle. In 1950 she bought her first motorcycle, a Zündapp DB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zandvoort Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort (), known for sponsorship reasons as CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, and previously known as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a motorsport race track located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, near the North Sea coast line. It returned to the Formula One calendar in 2021 as the location of the revived Dutch Grand Prix. History 1930s to mid 1980s There were plans for races at Zandvoort before World War II: the first street race was held on 3 June 1939. However, a permanent race track was not constructed until after the war, using communications roads built by the occupying German army. Contrary to popular belief John Hugenholtz cannot be credited with the design of the Zandvoort track, although he was involved as the chairman of the Nederlandse Automobiel Ren Club (Dutch Auto Racing Club) before becoming the first track director in 1949. Instead, it was 1927 Le Mans winner, S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis who was brought in as a track design adviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
