Josef 'Seppi' Angermüller (6 November 1949 – 24 April 1977) was an international
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
and
Long track motorcycle racing
left, Stadion Haunstetten, a Sandbahn track, 300x300px
Long track (more commonly known as the longtrack, or German Sandbahn) is a version of track racing, that takes place on tracks ranging from in length at high speeds. There are also subtle dif ...
rider from Germany.
He earned 14 international caps for the
West German national speedway team.
Speedway career
Angermüller was predominantly known as a
Long track speedway rider.
[ He was however, the West German champion in 1973 and was the first German rider to secure a contract in the ]British League
The British League was the main motorcycle speedway league in Britain from its formation in 1965 until 1995 when British speedway was restructured. It initially had a single division, with a second division starting in 1968 (which was renamed the ...
, riding for the Reading Racers
Reading Racers are a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. In 2016 a ...
1971 and Hull Vikings
The Hull Vikings were a speedway team from Hull, England, who operated primarily from The Boulevard (stadium) and Craven Park from 1971 to 2005.
History
The team originated as the Hull Angels and were based at Hedon Stadium in Hedon on the ...
in 1974.
In the German Bundesliga he rode for MSC Ruhpolding
MSC may refer to:
Computers
* Message Sequence Chart
* Microelectronics Support Centre of UK Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* MIDI Show Control
* MSC Malaysia (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor)
* USB mass storage device class (USB MSC ...
and MSC Olching
MSC may refer to:
Computers
* Message Sequence Chart
* Microelectronics Support Centre of UK Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* MIDI Show Control
* MSC Malaysia (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor)
* USB mass storage device class (USB MSC ...
.
Death
Angermüller died 24 April 1977 after falling in a 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1977 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 32nd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
History was made in the 1977 final when Ivan Mauger of New Zealand equalled Ove Fundin's title record of ...
qualifying round at the San Savino Speedway Park in Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about east of Macerata.
Geography
Civitanova Marche borders the municipalities: Montecosaro, Port ...
, Italy.
See also
Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway
World Longtrack Championship
* 1972
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– Mühldorf
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History
During the Middle Ages, ...
(8th) 11pts
* 1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
– Oslo
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(6th) 15pts
* 1974
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– Scheeßel
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(5th) 13pts
* 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
– Gornja Radgona
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(9th) 9pts
References
1949 births
1977 deaths
German speedway riders
West German speedway riders
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Hull Vikings riders
German expatriate speedway riders in England
Reading Racers riders
Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders
Sport deaths in Italy
People from Pfaffenhofen (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
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