Hermann Paul Müller
Hermann Paul Müller ( born November 21, 1909 in Bielefeld, † December 30, 1975 in Ingolstadt ) was a German racing driver.
Career
HP Müller, as he called himself often, began his career in 1929 with motorcycle racing on Victoria. For DKW he won the 1936 European runner-up title in the 500 cc class. In the same year he was on the Zschopauer Zweitakter German champion in the half-liter class.
1937 Müller moved into the automotive sport of Auto Union. At the time, this was a quite common operation, the great German plants recruited a number of riders in motorcycle sports. The Grand Prix 1939 season was his most powerful: he won with his Type D Grand Prix of France and was second in the Grand Prix of Germany. After the previously used scoring system he had so European champion in 1939 must be, but the outcome of this championship is controversial. The Supreme National Sports Authority of Germany Hermann Lang told the European Championship, where in the calculation of scores an enigmatic approach was applied to the day.
During World War II Mueller was in the aircraft factory in Łódź ( Lodz time ) and was active after 1945 obliged to do forced labor in Chemnitz. After his return to West Germany he began again with motorcycle racing. In DKW he was 1947-1951 four times German champion. After the third ranks in the 125 cc - 250 cc World Championship 1954, he was in 1955 NSU at the age of 45 years world champion of the 250 cc class. In 1956 he undertook motorcycle world record runs at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. He then worked for Auto Union in Ingolstadt, where he also in 1975, after a long illness, died.
- Records on the Bonneville salt lake: ( "Flying Deckchair " Baumm II) 50 cc motor 196 km / h on August 9, 1956
- 100 - cc engine 222 km / h on August 3, 1956
- 125 - cc engine 242 km / h on August 7, 1956
Dangers are with NSU NSU engines and racing team of the Department TX, see also Wilhelm Herz, who also went there with NSU records at the same time.