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Jerzy Jankowski was a Polish motorcycle and racing driver/designer.
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Jerzy Jankowski | |
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| Born | 4 July 1920 |
| Died | 27 November 1986 (aged 66) |
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Jerzy Jankowski was a Polish motorcycle and racing driver/designer.
He was born in 1920 in Będzin. In 1936 he started racing racing motorcycles in the colors of the Pogoń Dąbrowa Górnicza club. [1] Then he raced in the colors of Polonia Bytom and Legia Warsaw. [2] In 1939 he modified the DKW RT3 motorcycle, which was described by the magazine Motorcycle and Cyclecar. [1]
In 1947 he won the gold medal in the Six-Day Race. [1] [2] In the same year he organized a sports team of the SHL plant. [1] In 1948, together with the team, he won the International Motorcycle Marathon, organized in Poland and Czechoslovakia. [2] After working for SHL, he found employment at WFM. There he co-created sports motorcycles and the WFM Osa scooter. [1]
In 1953, he ended his career as a motorcycle racer due to a serious leg injury sustained on the Sześciodniówka. During his stay in hospital, Jankowski developed a prototype of the Moto-Rak motorcycle, which did not go into production.
In October 1957, he became the head of the Centre for the Construction of Performance Cars. [3] During this period, Jankowski developed the first Polish racing car built from scratch, designated Rak 650. This vehicle, based on a lightweight space frame, was powered by a Triumph engine. [4] In 1958, Jankowski won the Polish Championship title with this vehicle. [5]
In 1959 he won the Budapest Grand Prix. [2] During this period he began developing a car compliant with Formula Junior regulations – Rak Junior I. [6] In 1963 he co-initiated the Cup of Peace and Friendship, which was held until 1990, in which drivers from socialist countries competed [7] [8]
After the international regulations changed from Formula Junior to Formula 3 after 1963, Jankowski began developing a car to that specification. [9] The result was the Rak 64, with which Jankowski won the Polish championship title in 1964 and the inaugural Cup of Peace and Friendship. [10] In 1966, he won the race at the Strahov Stadium. [11] After 1966, Jankowski ended his racing career. The last racing car he designed was the Promot-Rak 67. [12]
In total, Jankowski was the author of 23 racing motorcycle and car designs and 19 patents. In the years 1950–1953 he was the Polish champion and vice-champion ten times in motorcycle racing, and was also a three-time Polish champion in auto racing. [1] [2]
He died on 27 November 1986. He was buried at the Bródnowski Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. [13]
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