Michael Werner from Germany catastropic fire

[bernie]

I have just heard Michael Werner from Germany has suffered a catastropic fire at this home and has lost his current race engines, his historical engines, everything. I do not know anything more about it than what I have written. A terrible incident for sure.

[Mark75H]

I saw the pictures the day after. A huge tragedy

[Capt.Insane-o]

:(

Oh no....... Michael is a great guy and had a pretty extensive inventory.

[bernie]

I saw the pictures the day after. A huge tragedy Sam where did you see the photos?

[Bob V]

Courtesy of Powerboat Racing World

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Werner’s workshop wiped out

BY JOHN MOORE ON 23RD MARCH 2018

Legendary German racer and engineer Michael Werner lost his entire workshop in an horrific inferno on Thursday.
60 years of racing history went up in flames together with all of Michael Werner’s customer’s equipment.
The UIM F2 Rupp Temper Racing team took the worst hit, with 2 hulls and equipment destroyed.
Not a single washer survived the fire.
Rupp Temper said today:
Testing was due to start in few weeks time and the Brodenbach race is just 6 weeks from now.
We had prepared all our equipment.
Motors, gearboxes and spare parts were all ready to go.
We are now in a state of shock.
The team will meet over the weekend and discuss what we can do, but it’s evident that the accident could not have hit any harder.

[Mark75H]

Sam where did you see the photos?


Facebook. One of Michael's friends posted them. He responded a few days later. All his current racing equipment went up along with all his trophies and memorabilia

[Capt.Insane-o]

Ugh that's brutal :(

[powerabout]

Very sad
battery charger??
If I left a charger on over night its going on the floor or steel bench, same with anything welded etc