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Helmut Clasen

Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer

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Born
September 3, 1935
Age in 2026
91
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1935

About Helmut Clasen

Helmut Clasen is a Canadian motorcycle racer. He is an active motorcycle enduro competitor since 1957, called "Speedy" by family and friends alike. Clasen finished his first International Six Day Trials in 1962 which was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. During the 1971 ISDT, Clasen won the first ever Gold Medal for Canada. Clasen has participated in 7 ISDT's (1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1989, and 1994), and has won the Canadian Off Road National Championship 14 times. Clasen won his final Canadian National Championship in 2000, at the age of 65.

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Helmut Clasen timeline

  1. Clasen finished his first International Six Day Trials in 1962 which was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
  2. Clasen has participated in 7 ISDT's (1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1989, and 1994), and has won the Canadian Off Road National Championship 14 times.
  3. During the 1971 ISDT, Clasen won the first ever Gold Medal for Canada.
  4. Clasen won his final Canadian National Championship in 2000, at the age of 65.

The world when Helmut Clasen was born

Helmut Clasen was born in 1935. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Helmut Clasen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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