Helmut Krackowizer
| Date of Birth | : | 29 April, 1922 |
| Date of Death | : | 22 October, 2001 (Aged 79) |
| Place of Birth | : | Frankenmarkt, Austria |
| Profession | : | Austrian Motorcycle Racer |
| Nationality | : | Austrian |
Helmut Krackowizer (হেলমুট ক্র্যাকোইজার) was an Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist known for his work with vintage motorcycles.
Biography
Born in Austria on April 29, 1922, Krackowizer began drawing motorcycles as a young schoolboy. He rode his first motorcycle, a 250cc NSU, at the age of 16, and soon replaced this motorcycle with a 500cc Norton International.In 1932, he attended one of the first races on the Gaisberg near Salzburg. He took advantage of any opportunities to ride, buy (a Rudge 250cc two-valve, his first racing motorcycle after the Second World War), or rescue motorcycles. He saw the end of the war as a fighter controller of the Air Signal Corps in a night interception troop on a motorcycle in Norway. His professional career led him to the business degree in 1951 at the Vienna University of Economics and one year later to the Eternit Hatschek company in Vöcklabruck as a "Doctor of Economic Sciences". In 1955 he went to Porsche Austria in Salzburg as Head of Press Affairs. He later moved to Mercedes-Benz Austria in 1964 and then to British Leyland Austria in 1969. Most recently, from 1976, he was Public Relations Manager at Chrysler, which was then renamed Talbot and eventually merged with Peugeot, until his retirement in 1987.
Until his last days he was riding in the saddle of his beloved Rudge, Velocette, Sunbeam racing motorcycles or even on a motorcycle from another brand. The main thing, old and real! With an expert's eye he saw at a glance whether and what was genuine - original - or not on a machine. Not least because he grew up with these motorcycles and was already working in a motorcycle workshop as a teenager in the summer months