1970 a BRM 139 was a non arrival at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama according to Sheldon's Record of GP Racing. It was entered by UTA Racing-Team. (I think UTA is a petrol-card organisation for trucks) Driver was Werner Bickel a German, Austrian or Suisse? I never heard or read of him and this team in other categories of racing.
1971 Bernd Terbeck started one of Rob Lamplough's BRM 126 in the Hockenheim non championship F1 race. Any connetions with the UTA car ?
There were 3 BRM 126 - 2 BRM 133 - 2 BRM 138 and 3 BRM 139 built. All were used in 1968/69/70 by Owen Racing Organisiton or Parnell Racing in 1971 a 133 and the 126 appeared under the Lamplough banner.
Have we to wait for Doug Nye's BRM saga part 3 or has anyone some clues on the fate of the cars, Werner Bickel and UTA Racing
Hugo Boecker
BRM at Jarama 1970 mystery
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Hugo Boecker
, May 15 2004 16:59
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Vitesse2
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 21:26
Bickel has been queried before, Hugo, but with very little result:
http://forums.atlasf...&threadid=63842
Motor Sport shows Bickel as #25 in the entry list, but doesn't specify a model of BRM.
http://forums.atlasf...&threadid=63842
Motor Sport shows Bickel as #25 in the entry list, but doesn't specify a model of BRM.
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Posted 16 May 2004 - 10:06
Originally posted by Vitesse2
Bickel has been queried before, Hugo, but with very little result:
http://forums.atlasf...&threadid=63842
Motor Sport shows Bickel as #25 in the entry list, but doesn't specify a model of BRM.
Unfortunately the name seems to be quite common. About 21,000 hits in Google search:
http://www.google.de...gle-Suche&meta=
And sorry, I do not know anything about him. My interest in this subject is only, because so many people have already asked me for him.
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Hugo Boecker
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 08:18
Just found a little trace of Werner Bickel
http://www.norisring.../1964/64_02.htm
He drove a Fiat Abarth 1000 in some rounds of the German Championship
Anymore results?
http://www.norisring.../1964/64_02.htm
He drove a Fiat Abarth 1000 in some rounds of the German Championship
Anymore results?
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 10:24
UTA was also a French airline, State owned I believe. I don't think they still exist tho'.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 11:40
UTA was merged with Air-France and Air-Inter.
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Hugo Boecker
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 11:42
Originally posted by Mallory Dan
UTA was also a French airline, State owned I believe. I don't think they still exist tho'.
This is the airline
http://www.chez.com/...ebfan/index.php?
It was merged in 1963 from the tow french airlines
COMPAGNIE de TRANSPORTS AERIENS INTERCONTINENTAUX (TAI) and
UNION AEROMARITIME de TRANSPORT (UAT)
In 1992 the the airline became part of Air France
and this is the petrol card service UTA also founded in 63. I think this would fit better for a german racing team.http://www.uta.de/pu...1257102005268B2?
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 15:33
I'm pretty sure the P139 was not actually present at that race nor ever in the hands of Bickel.
There were three P139s and, by May 1970, 139-01 had been sold off to Fred Burt, 139-02 was still with the factory (and would remain so for years) and 139-03 was owned by Gerry Kinnane who had some idea that John Pollock would race it in a few GPs; it returned to BRM in November that year and was flogged off to Bill Jones instead.
All this from the ownership histories prepared for Doug's BRM books.
It is possible Bickel thought he'd done a deal with Kinnane or that he thought he'd done a deal to race the works 139-02.
Allen
There were three P139s and, by May 1970, 139-01 had been sold off to Fred Burt, 139-02 was still with the factory (and would remain so for years) and 139-03 was owned by Gerry Kinnane who had some idea that John Pollock would race it in a few GPs; it returned to BRM in November that year and was flogged off to Bill Jones instead.
All this from the ownership histories prepared for Doug's BRM books.
It is possible Bickel thought he'd done a deal with Kinnane or that he thought he'd done a deal to race the works 139-02.
Allen
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 16:35
Originally posted by Hugo Boecker
Have we to wait for Doug Nye's BRM saga part 3 or has anyone some clues on the fate of the cars, Werner Bickel and UTA Racing
Hugo Boecker
I think it'd be Volume 4 actually -- vol. 3 will be on the V8 monocoque cars, Vol 4 on the H16, the V12s and the Can-Am cars. Sorry to prolong the wait ;)
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 17:30
Thanks Pete and Allen for bringing some light to a mystery.
But do you know who Mr. Bickel was ?
But do you know who Mr. Bickel was ?
