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Brausch Niemann

Brausch Niemann, Port Elizabeth, 1966. Copyright, David Pearson, 2022. Used with Permission.

Brausch Niemann, Port Elizabeth, 1966. Copyright, David Pearson, 2022. Used with Permission.

Brausch Niemann, 2011. Copyright Wolf Gruhle, 2016. Used with Permission.

Brausch Niemann, 2011. Copyright Wolf Gruhle, 2016. Used with Permission.

Born:

07 Jan 1939
Durban

Nationality:

South Africa

Grands Prix:

1 (1963-1965)

Founded a company in Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire, Wales, where he ran the Gazelle Exhausts motorcycle workshop. Gazelle Exhausts still exists, but now in Ruffec, France, one of two countries Brausch has a base in (The other is Thailand), where they work on hand built exhausts for a number of vehicles, even caravans. Formerly also worked as a Kawasaki dealer in South Africa. Niemann, who ended his racing career in motorbikes, perhaps excelled the most as a driver in Formula Junior. Niemann and his wife also run a guest-house in France.

Biography last updated 29 Aug 2022