TG 521 Gerd Caspari / Germany |
Gerd Caspari entered the STTG class in 2001 with his modified street twin bike and wheelybar.
In 2002 Gerd's Alu-Buell saw the light. With a "Van Swieten" engine and "Ed Kemp" heads.
Team | Low Budget Team |
Engine | H-D S+S 136 cu.inch, 2240 ccm |
Injection | Hestec |
Frame | homemade Aluminium (welding by Schmicking) |
Transmission | R + D (USA) |
Front Wheel+Tyre | Kosman , Mickey Thompson slick |
Rear Wheel+Tyre | Kosman, Mickey Thompson slick |
Horsepower | 220 PS at Rear Wheel |
Weight | 185 kg |
Racing since | 1994 |
Sponsors | W+W Cycles Gladbeck, Harley Davidson Koblens, Joy Leather's Holzwickede, Schmicking Performance Wheelchairs |
Gerd was the runner up in the 2003 STTG Championship.
After the 2005 reason, Gerd sold his bike to Bernd Niessen, and ten years later he bought it back and made his comeback.
Caspari's best time is 8.303 seconds, set in Hockenheim in 2016.