HEINZ KINIGADNER
1984 KTM 250cc
His first GP was in 1978 Austrian motocross legend and the air-cooled KTM, but it wasn’t until 1980 Heinz Kinigadner became that was much more like a that he scored his first a household name in his tractor; three gears, imworld championship points native country overnight possible! After the first riding a Puch to finish the when he clinched the first race at Saddleback Park 250cc GP season in 37th. of his two FIM 250cc MoI phoned Trunkenpolz and The following year, 1981, tocross World Championsaid ‘Erich, please let me he rocketed to 5th before ships in 1984. What made go 250cc, forget all my switching to Yamaha for it extra special was that contract money, everything, The 125cc class in the European Championship usually puts a spotlight on the next the ’82 season where he he won racing an Austrian let me go 250cc.’ placed 9th. A little ‘hitbig name in motocross. fact both of the 2015 FIMbit Motocross World Champions and motorcycle as well, andInit’s and-miss’ Kini signed with his 1984 KTM 250cc that didn’t quite go vice-world champions Romain Febvre, Gautier Paulin, Tim GajserThe andseason Pauls Jonass KTM but not for the 250cc we will feature in this issue according to plan though, have all won the EMX125 championship on their paths to motocross supremacy. class, as he recalls: of MXGP Magazine. as the tall Austrian suffered a broken arm to‘I signed with KTM for the ‘Kini’ originally trained as a wards the end of the year, 500cc class in ’83 and then baker and confectioner but as well as a ‘smashed I went to the States for thankfully, the lure of rackidney’ at Unadilla. He the Golden State series ing got the better of him. finished the season 11th
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