There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria to being Porsche’s man in the USA, to his involvement in virtually every facet of Penske Racing. Born just before the Second World War in Vienna, Austria, Kainhofer became involved in motorcycle racing both as a mechanic and as a participant. Later joining Porsche in Stuttgart, he became heavily committed to Porsche’s racing program. Given the choice of emigrating to…
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