Adi Funk
| Adi Funk | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Austria | |
| Date of birth | 1 July 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Klosterneuburg, Austria | |
| Date of death | 27 January 2010 (aged 58) | |
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career history | ||
| Blau Gelbe Stars (AUT) King's Lynn Stars (UK) Leicester Lions (UK) |
1975 1976 1977 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Austrian Champion | 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982 | |
| Team honours | ||
Adolf "Adi" Funk (1 July 1951–27 January 2010) was an Austrian motorcycle speedway rider who won the Austrian Championship four times.
Biography
Born in Klosterneuburg, Funk rose to prominence in the early 1970s, and by 1974 had the highest average in Austrian speedway.[1] He finished in fourth place in the Austrian Championship in 1974 and won it for the first time the following year, also winning the Austrian Pairs Championship (with Alex Taudtmann).[1] In 1976 he rode in Britain for King's Lynn Stars but struggled to score well, averaging only 2.8 over the season. The following year he rode for Leicester Lions, and while his average improved, it was still below three points per match. He went on to win the Austrian Championship for three successive seasons between 1980 and 1982.
Funk also represented Austria several times.[2]
Funk died in January 2010. A memorial meeting in his honour was held in Mureck the following year.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 141
- ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 165
- ↑ "Generalprobe in Mureck", Kleine Zeitung, 29 April 2011, retrieved 2012-03-17