In this book motorsport historian Siegfried Strasser tells the incredible story of a man whose story is interwoven with the early history Porsche.
27-year-old Otto Mathè from Innsbruck crashed with his home-built motorcycle on 30 September 1934 on the Graz trotting track during a sand track race.
He was thrown against a pillar. It seemed to be an accident like many others at that time. But Mathè was in coma for three days.
After waking up he realized that his hand had been amputated. His arm remained paralysed for the rest of his life. A career in motorsport seemed to come to an abrupt end.
However, thanks to his invalidity that he was spared a war mission. After the war Otto Mathè rose like a phoenix from the ashes in motorsports
He perfected his driving technique to an amazing extent. Even with just one arm, he beat often his two-armed competitors.
Inseparably connected with his name remain his devil’s rides with the Porsche Type 64 and the self-built Fetzenflieger. On sand and on ice Otto Mathè seemed almost unbeatable.
Siegfried Strasser dove into the life of Porsche pioneer Otto Mathè and learns us all about him. From his early youth all the way to his passing, the life of Mathè breathed motorsports.
All aspects are covered and illustrated with numerous pictures, most of these are never published before.
A real must-have for any Porsche enthusiast with an interest in its early history.
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