1. Adolf Brudes von Breslau was a Formula One driver from Germany and a member of German nobility.
10 Facts About Adolf Brudes
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Adolf Brudes began his racing career on two wheels as early as 1919.
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Adolf Brudes wished to race at a higher level, and with that in mind, he started racing cars alongside the bikes in 1928.
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Adolf Brudes purchased a Bugatti Type 37A with which he went hillclimbing mostly in Poland, taking a number of overall and class victories.
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Adolf Brudes was paired with Ralph Roese in a BMW 328 spider, finished third.
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Once the war ended, Adolf Brudes' situation was much changed and by 1945, he had lost everything.
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Adolf Brudes's family were forced to move to Sedlitz, a small town in east of Germany where his brothers lived.
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Adolf Brudes found work at the BMW dealer in Halensee, when he was introduced to an American officer who was interested in racing, Alexander Orley.
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Adolf Brudes was employed to prepared BMW coupes for Orley to race.
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Adolf Brudes would continue to race until 1968, when he made his last competitive appearance on the Taunus Hillclimb, where in an Alfa Romeo Giulia, he finished third in class.