About Adolf Brudes
Adolf Brudes von Breslau was a Formula One driver from Germany and a member of German nobility. He started racing motorcycles in 1919. As an owner of a BMW and Auto Union dealership in Breslau, he had the opportunities to go racing, which he did from 1928 onwards, initially in hillclimbs. After World War II wiped out his business, he moved to Berlin and for a while became a mechanic, wherever he could find jobs. However he soon was back racing, and he continued until 1968, in hillclimbs. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 Großer Preis von Deutschland, but scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. A year later, Brudes set a Land Speed Record of 102½ mph (165 km/h), riding one of these bikes. Also would also go on to record a podium finish in the 1940 Mille Miglia. A few years earlier, he received an invitation from August Momberger to drive the new Borgward sports cars, in a number of record attempts.
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