Wolfgang Reinehr
To this day I 'am trying to get my brain around how much knowledge was within himself about all makes and types of motorcycles. As time passes we are just starting to get a grip on how much of a loss his knowledge is to the motorcycle community, especially in and around Bremerhaven.
One of his biggest loves was his 50cc Kreidler, that was his baby. Lot's of sweat went into her
With not a lot of money on hand and no mature sponsors , he did manage to give some of the well known manufacturer racers a run for their money. Who was Wolfgang Reinehr to come along out of no where to be able to race and have a machine that could perform and hold his own against the best that money could buy?
Well, money was always a concern but not until the early 80' did it come to full term. Having had a very suggsestful racing year my father had no choice but to stop. He had collectet to many champion points and the choices were limited it was to stop racing the 50cc class or to move up to national racing leaague. With no major sponsors there is no way for an average person to be able to affort it. So he was forced to quiet racing his beloved Kreidler.
So with warmth I remember our days on the race tracks and sure do miss those times. It was a lot of fun and a lot of laughters we had.
My father continued being a big part of the racing community, he worked behind the scence repairing and putting motors back together for other race drivers. Also continued on racing if it was Oldtimer races or his last adventure a 250cc Aprilia , that he manged to fine tune and had her just there were she was starting to run smoothly. He did participate in the 2007 Fischereihafen Rennen, Bremerhaven.
