Helmut Krackowizer
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Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer, in England also known as "Mister Rudge", (* April 29, 1922 in Frankenmarkt, Upper Austria
, Austria; † October 22, 2001 in Salzburg
. He was a former motorcycle racer and motor journalist with an international reputation especially for vintage motorcycles.
His life had been shaped especially by motorcycles but also by automobiles. Born in Austria
in 1922, he started to make motorcycle drawings while he was a schoolboy, long before he was able to ride his first motorcycle a 250 cc NSU
(at the age of 16). This machine was soon replaced by a 500 cc Norton
“International”.
During summer vacation he worked as mechanics and went to races wherever he had had the possibility. E. g. in 1932 to one of the first races on the Gaisberg near Salzburg
. Also during The Second World War he took all possibilities to ride a motorcycle, to buy one (Rudge 250 cc two valve) - his first racing motorcycle after the Second World War or to rescue one. He had seen the end of that war as fighter controller of the air Signal Corps in a night interception troop - of course on a motorcycle - at Norway.
-Nonntal, Austria
. He became third.
Then in spring 1947 the first dirt track race in Salzburg
, organized by the just founded SAMTC (Salzburg automobile motorcycle and touring club), lured 20.000 spectators on the trotting race course in Salzburg
-Aigen. Encouraged by this success the first motorcycle race finally took place on the motorway near Salzburg on 6 July 1947. 1958 this race became the "Grand Prix of Austria" for motorcycles, which moved later on the motorway Anif
-Grödig, also near Salzburg and in the end on the Salzburgring
, where the race had been upgraded in 1970 to a worldchampion race.
In that motorcycle race on 6 July 1947, Helmut Krackowizer won the junior class 250 cc on Rudge in 44:32,8 min., followed by the Salzburgians Fritz Walcher on New Imperial with a time of 46:43,4 min. and Richard Kwitt on Puch
in 46:43,4 min. The race led over 15 laps, which corresponded to a distance of 63 kilometres (length of one lap: 4,2 km). Krackowizer was then also in the senior race three laps into the lead before he had to abandon because of a defect. This was the beginning of his motorcycle racer career lasting until 1955.
The year 1947 became one of the most successful racing years for him. Among other races he took part in Austria
in Rankweil
and Lustenau
(Vorarlberg
), in Innsbruck
-Hungerburg hill climb race, in Graz
-Lazarettsiedlung and Ries hill climb race, Pötschenpass as well as in Liechtenstein
at the Triesenberg
(remark of Helmut Krackowizer: "much gravel and few Fraenkli [Swiss franc]! Nevertheless my cosy 4th place would have been still enough for the victory, according to Swiss experts"...).
The year's result of 1947: three first places, two class records, two second places, two fourth places - the most successful racer of Austria in the class A to 250 cm³.
1948 he intended to take part in the English TT
, failed however because of missing border documents at the Swiss border. In the following years he rode with changing success also abraod, e.g. in Olten
and Erlen
(Switzerland
), at the "Schauinsland
" hill climb race, in Ingolstadt
and the Norisring
in Nuremberg
as well as on the Hockenheim
(all in Germany
).
Over the years he rode several motorcycle marks as there had been: Rudge 250 cm³, Velocette
KTT MK VIII 350 cm³ ex Binder, BSA
Gold Star 350 cm³, Lohner scooter, Norton
500 cm³, AJS
, Puch
and others. 1955 he retired from his active motorcycle racing career.
at Vöcklabruck
, Upper Austria
, in the town, where he had lived. 1955 he moved to Salzburg
, to Porsche
, where he started as PR- and advertising manager.
Later on he changed to Mercedes Benz (1964) and British Leyland (1969). His last job until his retirement in 1987 had been with Chrysler
(renamed in Talbot
and finally merged with Peugeot
).
During this time he wrote articles on motorcycle races for various magazines and recommenced his schoolboy activity of drawing famous racing motorcycles. His superb drawings were first published with great success in 1965. Having written and published books on motorcycles which included "MOTOR CYCLE SPORT" and "THE HISTORY OF FAMOUS MAKES OF MOTORCYCLE" he returned to the making of more drawings which can today be printed to a much better quality than was possible twenty years ago. It had been pencils drawings showing every detail of a motorcycle. Even during the last months of his life he had drawn. Besides this hobby he wrote books about the his-tory of races and motorcycles, he wrote for magazines within German- and English speaking areas.
He had been an expert for nearly every type of motorcycle, knowing every history of them, curriculum vitae of most of the racers of former times. He had counted as a friend e.g. Sammy Miller
, John Surtees
, Walter Zeller
, Luigi Taveri
, Hans Haldemann, Schorsch Meier
and many other of the motor race scenery.
One of his dreams came true in realizing the marvellous “Oldtimer Grand Prix
” on the Salzburgring
: Stars like Niki Lauda or above mentioned racers came to speed up! Mercedes Benz brought their legendary "Silver Arrows” to Salzburg
.
Until short time ago he had had as registration number on his car “S-Rudge 1” – of course he had been member of the Rudge Club in England
! He had loved to be in England as there he had had many friends, many motorcycles, many memories….
One famous Austrian Motor Magazine had dedicated him a story of his life in 1997. This story ends with that picture of the Sunbeam above and a sentence of Gaston Bachelard
(1884–1962, French academic): “A man is the creation of his passions and not of his needs!”
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, Austria; † October 22, 2001 in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
. He was a former motorcycle racer and motor journalist with an international reputation especially for vintage motorcycles.
His life
On the morning of 22 October 2001, he died after suffering his 3rd heart attack on Monday 15th of October, in his 80th year.His life had been shaped especially by motorcycles but also by automobiles. Born in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 1922, he started to make motorcycle drawings while he was a schoolboy, long before he was able to ride his first motorcycle a 250 cc NSU
NSU Motorenwerke AG
NSU Motorenwerke AG, normally just NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. It was acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969...
(at the age of 16). This machine was soon replaced by a 500 cc Norton
Norton (motorcycle)
Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...
“International”.
During summer vacation he worked as mechanics and went to races wherever he had had the possibility. E. g. in 1932 to one of the first races on the Gaisberg near Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
. Also during The Second World War he took all possibilities to ride a motorcycle, to buy one (Rudge 250 cc two valve) - his first racing motorcycle after the Second World War or to rescue one. He had seen the end of that war as fighter controller of the air Signal Corps in a night interception troop - of course on a motorcycle - at Norway.
The years of motorcycle racing 1946–1955
In autumn 1946 he rode his first motorcycle race with his Rudge 250 cm³, in pouring rain during the first post war race in SalzburgSalzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
-Nonntal, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. He became third.
Then in spring 1947 the first dirt track race in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, organized by the just founded SAMTC (Salzburg automobile motorcycle and touring club), lured 20.000 spectators on the trotting race course in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
-Aigen. Encouraged by this success the first motorcycle race finally took place on the motorway near Salzburg on 6 July 1947. 1958 this race became the "Grand Prix of Austria" for motorcycles, which moved later on the motorway Anif
Anif
Anif is a small municipality with 4,300 inhabitants, located south of Salzburg in the state of Salzburg, Austria.-History:The place was mentioned for the first time as "the church near Anif" in 788. In 1782, the Grimm brothers recorded in his Brixener Volksbuch a local tale about a peasant and a...
-Grödig, also near Salzburg and in the end on the Salzburgring
Salzburgring
The Salzburgring is a permanent race track in Austria, east of Salzburg.-History:This race track had been opened in 1968. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" at the bottom, and the narrow...
, where the race had been upgraded in 1970 to a worldchampion race.
In that motorcycle race on 6 July 1947, Helmut Krackowizer won the junior class 250 cc on Rudge in 44:32,8 min., followed by the Salzburgians Fritz Walcher on New Imperial with a time of 46:43,4 min. and Richard Kwitt on Puch
Puch
Puch is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.-Pre 1919:...
in 46:43,4 min. The race led over 15 laps, which corresponded to a distance of 63 kilometres (length of one lap: 4,2 km). Krackowizer was then also in the senior race three laps into the lead before he had to abandon because of a defect. This was the beginning of his motorcycle racer career lasting until 1955.
The year 1947 became one of the most successful racing years for him. Among other races he took part in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in Rankweil
Rankweil
Rankweil is a town beautifully situated in the River-Rhine-Valley , Vorarlberg, Austria, part of the district Feldkirch. As of 2002 it has a population of 11,443. Attractions include its Basilica. It is also the hometown of the former Olympic ski champion Mario Reiter.Images of the Rankweil...
and Lustenau
Lustenau
Lustenau is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. It lies on the Rhine River, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town in terms of inhabitants ....
(Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
), in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
-Hungerburg hill climb race, in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
-Lazarettsiedlung and Ries hill climb race, Pötschenpass as well as in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
at the Triesenberg
Triesenberg
Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...
(remark of Helmut Krackowizer: "much gravel and few Fraenkli [Swiss franc]! Nevertheless my cosy 4th place would have been still enough for the victory, according to Swiss experts"...).
The year's result of 1947: three first places, two class records, two second places, two fourth places - the most successful racer of Austria in the class A to 250 cm³.
1948 he intended to take part in the English TT
Tourist Trophy
Tourist Trophy may refer to:* Isle of Man TT, the original Tourist Trophy motorcycle racing event* RAC Tourist Trophy, the longest awarded prize in motorsports* Dutch TT at Assen, a MotoGP event...
, failed however because of missing border documents at the Swiss border. In the following years he rode with changing success also abraod, e.g. in Olten
Olten
Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.Olten's railway station is within 30 minutes of Zurich, Bern, Basel, and Lucerne by train, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.-History:...
and Erlen
Erlen
Erlen is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The current municipality was formed in 1995 from the smaller communities of Erlen, Engishofen, Ennetaach, Kümmertshausen and Riedt...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
), at the "Schauinsland
Schauinsland
The Schauinsland , is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level....
" hill climb race, in Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
and the Norisring
Norisring
The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx...
in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
as well as on the Hockenheim
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
(all in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
Over the years he rode several motorcycle marks as there had been: Rudge 250 cm³, Velocette
Velocette
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...
KTT MK VIII 350 cm³ ex Binder, BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....
Gold Star 350 cm³, Lohner scooter, Norton
Norton (motorcycle)
Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...
500 cm³, AJS
AJS
AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on...
, Puch
Puch
Puch is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.-Pre 1919:...
and others. 1955 he retired from his active motorcycle racing career.
Journalism and others
His profession started in 1952, after he had graduated at the university of economics at Vienna with “Doctor of The Economics”, at the factory EternitEternit
Eternit is the registered trademark for fibre cement. This has caused fibre cement to be known under the "Eternit" brand. Though, this is not to be confused, "Eternit" is only a trademark for fibre cement....
at Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck
Vöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway, and has been ranked in the top 10 most-visited cities in Austria....
, Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, in the town, where he had lived. 1955 he moved to Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, to Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
, where he started as PR- and advertising manager.
Later on he changed to Mercedes Benz (1964) and British Leyland (1969). His last job until his retirement in 1987 had been with Chrysler
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
(renamed in Talbot
Talbot
Talbot was an automobile marque that existed from 1903 to 1986, with a hiatus from 1960 to 1978, under a number of different owners, latterly under Peugeot...
and finally merged with Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
).
During this time he wrote articles on motorcycle races for various magazines and recommenced his schoolboy activity of drawing famous racing motorcycles. His superb drawings were first published with great success in 1965. Having written and published books on motorcycles which included "MOTOR CYCLE SPORT" and "THE HISTORY OF FAMOUS MAKES OF MOTORCYCLE" he returned to the making of more drawings which can today be printed to a much better quality than was possible twenty years ago. It had been pencils drawings showing every detail of a motorcycle. Even during the last months of his life he had drawn. Besides this hobby he wrote books about the his-tory of races and motorcycles, he wrote for magazines within German- and English speaking areas.
He had been an expert for nearly every type of motorcycle, knowing every history of them, curriculum vitae of most of the racers of former times. He had counted as a friend e.g. Sammy Miller
Sammy Miller
Samuel Hamilton "Sammy" Miller, MBE is a championship winning motorcycle racer, in both road racing and trials. He was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours.-Career:...
, John Surtees
John Surtees
John Surtees, OBE is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. He was 500cc motorcycle World Champion in 1956 and 1958–60, Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels...
, Walter Zeller
Walter Zeller (motorcyclist)
Walter Zeller was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany who rode for the BMW factory racing team. His best year was in when he finished the season second in the 500cc world championship behind John Surtees....
, Luigi Taveri
Luigi Taveri
Luigi Taveri is a Swiss former motorcycle road racer. He was three times world champion in the 125 cc class of the Grand Prix road racing championship, in 1962, 1964, and 1966....
, Hans Haldemann, Schorsch Meier
Georg Meier
Georg Meier was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races in 1939 riding for the factory BMW team and the first motor-cycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at over 100mph.-Biography:Meier was...
and many other of the motor race scenery.
One of his dreams came true in realizing the marvellous “Oldtimer Grand Prix
Oldtimer Grand Prix
There are two different historical motorsport events called Oldtimer Grand Prix, therefore this may refer to:*Oldtimer Grand Prix *Oldtimer Grand Prix...
” on the Salzburgring
Salzburgring
The Salzburgring is a permanent race track in Austria, east of Salzburg.-History:This race track had been opened in 1968. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" at the bottom, and the narrow...
: Stars like Niki Lauda or above mentioned racers came to speed up! Mercedes Benz brought their legendary "Silver Arrows” to Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
.
Until short time ago he had had as registration number on his car “S-Rudge 1” – of course he had been member of the Rudge Club in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
! He had loved to be in England as there he had had many friends, many motorcycles, many memories….
One famous Austrian Motor Magazine had dedicated him a story of his life in 1997. This story ends with that picture of the Sunbeam above and a sentence of Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break...
(1884–1962, French academic): “A man is the creation of his passions and not of his needs!”
His books
- Helmut Krackowizer, Klaus Fischer and Hans Haldemann, TOEFF Land Schweiz, SERAG AG Verlag, Pfäffikon, 1992, ISBN-3-908007-72-5
- Helmut Krackowizer and Klaus Fischer, TOEFF Land Schweiz 2, SERAG AG Verlag, Pfäffikon, 2000, ISBN 3-908007-87-9
- Helmut Krackowizer "Motorrad Album", Markt Buch, VF Verlagsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, 1990, ISBN 3-926917-05-9y
- Helmut Krackowizer "Motorräder - Berühmte Marken von Adler bis Zenith", Markt Buch VF Verlagsgesellschaft Wiesbaden 1988, ISBN 3-926917-00-8
- Helmut Krackowizer "Motorräder - Berühmte Marken von AJS bis Zündapp", Welsermühl Verlag
- Helmut Krackowizer "25 Motorrad WM", 1975, Welsermühl Verlag
- Helmut Krackowizer and Peter Carrick "Motorradsport", 1972, (his first book)
- Helmut Krackowizer "Meilensteine der Motorradgeschichte von 1885 bis heute", Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart
- Helmut Krackowizer "Meilensteine der Motorradgeschichte", 1995, Gondrom Verlag GmbH
- Helmut Krackowizer and Klaus Vollmar "Horex Regina bis Imperator 1950-56", Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1986
- Helmut Krackowizer, Hans Seper and Alois Brusati "Österreichische Kraftfahrzeuge. Von Anbeginn bis heute", 1982
- Helmut Krackowizer "Die klassischen Rennmotorräder", Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart,1965
motorcycle pencil drawings "Milestones"
Helmut Krackowizer - Since about 1965 Helmut Krackowizer had drawn vintage motorcycles (black/white). He had published these drawings in special editions. Each edition consisted of four drawings, each of a size of 42 x 30 cm, and one sheet with description of those four motorcycles. Some of these collections are still available:- Klausenrennen Memorial, edition 1993
- Supercharged racing motorcycles
- Austrian Motorsport Jubilee 1996: what happens 90, 65 and 40 years ago
- Valvoline Austria Trophae, edition 1994
- 60 years ago: the Italian Tourist TrophyTourist TrophyTourist Trophy may refer to:* Isle of Man TT, the original Tourist Trophy motorcycle racing event* RAC Tourist Trophy, the longest awarded prize in motorsports* Dutch TT at Assen, a MotoGP event...
wins started - Josef-Faber-Jubilee, edition 1995