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[EMWR3 / 55 1955 (East Germany)]
――In the 1950s, winning an international race was a big dream come true for the great masters of socialist countries, especially East Germany.
――However, that did not happen, even if a great deal of effort was made.
--In early 1951, the East German authorities formed a team dedicated to racing and began to act to realize that dream.
--The finished car `R1` proved that the policy was not wrong by winning the race AVUS in Berlin in 1952.
――The following year, the racing team joined the production of EMW in Eisenach, and the action to realize the dream continued.
--Since then, the focus has been on developing a new racing car with a new chassis and streamlined body, with a competitive 138 horsepower, the latest 1.5L, 6-cylinder DOHC engine.
--The EMW race team participated in the world championship race [German Grand Prix] only once and competed with the world's elite racers.
--May 16, 1954 Arthur Rosenhammer's National Racing Series season began with a victory in the [Leipzig City Race].
--The world's fastest speed is an internationally recognized distance of 10 miles, with an average speed of 229.5 km / h.
――But they did not rest, even if they succeeded, and cooperated to improve technology and aerodynamics until the beginning of the next season.
--They completed four more racing cars in time for use at the start of the 1955 season.
—— Even if the race year was successful, political reasons ended the team in 1956.
--On September 23, 1956, the people of West Germany lonely watched the last lap of those racing cars at the Dessau circuit.
――One of them can be seen at the Eisenach World Automobile Museum.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )