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Driver's badge for the 1939 Latvia Rally and 1938/9 racing licenceThe enamel car badge shown below was found a few years back on a certain internet auction site. Both it and the driver's racing licence, shown further down, came together. The badge is in great condition, and features a stylised 1930s car speeding along. My understanding of the Latvian language isn't the best, so if anyone can translate this for me, I'd be interested to hear from them - was the '39 event the 2nd running of this road race/rally ?
1938/9 racing driver's licence - Georg GötzWith the badge, came the racing license shown below, for driver Georg Götz. The driver was born in 1900. It was issued in September 1938 (note the modified year date - it originally read 1937, so perhaps they were using up blank licences from the year before), so would have expired just as WW2 was kicking off. The licence and photograph have been stamped by the O.N.S., which stands for the Oberste Nationale Sportbehörde, acting 'für die deutsche Kraftfahrt', which was based in Berlin - Graf-Spee-Str.6. A close look at the driver's lapel badge suggests that Goetz may have been a member of a far right German political party of the day... If anyone can shed light on this 1939 event, and George Gotz, I'd be interested to hear from you so that I can add to this page. Update. Richard got in touch, and adds this information. At first I thought he may have drove a Steyr automobile, but this actually refers to the town in which he was born - Steyr, in Austria .. "I can't add much to what you have on Georg Götz - I've nothing on a competition career, if he had one - but there is one mistake on your page. He wasn't a Steyr driver, but the information on the licence indicates that he was born (and lived in) Steyr, a town in Austria. In 1938, Austria was incorporated into the Reich, which would account for the German licence: the date alteration might be due to having to replace all Austrian competition licences for 1938. The Nazi badge was more or less obligatory, as you couldn't get a racing licence unless you were a party member". Thanks for the info! Return to the Motor racing memorabilia section. |
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