Herbert Linge
Herbert Linge (born 11 June 1928 in Weissach)[1] is a German former racing and rally driver. As an employee of Porsche,[2] he was involved in many events, and later also in motorsport safety.
He took part in many 24 Hours of Le Mans races in the 1960s,[3] even with a Porsche 917. He became famous for being the co-driver of Hans Herrmann in the 1954 Mille Miglia, when their low Porsche 550 passed under a closed railroad crossing, with both ducking under the dashboard. In 1960, Linge won the Tour de Corse rally in a Porsche SC 90. He is still the only German to win the event.
The Deutscher Motor Sport Bund's DMSB-Staffel, founded in 1972 by Linge for the Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde as ONS-Staffel, is considered the first mobile track Marshalling crew, equipped with fast cars like the Porsche 914 or Porsche 911, carrying fire extinguishers and doctors in order to arrive quickly at a crash site.
[edit] References
- ^ "Herbert Linge". arelgodindebeaufort.nl. http://www.carelgodindebeaufort.nl/linge.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Herbert Linge proclaimed honorary citizen of Weissach". Porsche Press Release. 2006. http://www.porsche.com/pap/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/archive2006/quarter4/?pool=international-de&id=2006-10-27. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "4.5 PORSCHE 917 (1969)". imca-slotracing.com. http://www.imca-slotracing.com/Porsche917.htm. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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