Henry (Hank) Baumann

67, Male

Manitowoc, WI

United States

Profile Information:

About Me:
1st generation German. Went to school for automotive engineering-Munich,Germany. Former Skip Barber School instructor and Formula Ford mechanic.Former Service Manager for various Imports. Now a Senior Service Specialist with Kohler Engines. Answer all technical inquiries. I am a total nut on cars but especially Fulvias!
What car(s) do you own?
Currently-84 Porsche Carrera, 63 Triuph TR-3, 90 Volvo 240, 66 VW Beetle, 99 Honda Civic, 84 VW Rabbit GTI.
Formerly Fiat 124, 128,1200 Cabrio, Autobianci A112, Fiat 600, Alfa 1600 Junior, Lotus Cortina, Citroen DS,NSU TTS +too many to list!...
What do you like to do (e.g. vintage race with...)?
Like to do occasional track days with the 911, tune engines, modify and restore interesting cars and motorcycles.Listen to classical and jazz music. Drive road tours with other interesting cars.
What clubs do you belong to?
Lancia,Abarth,Jay Lenos
What would you like to do (e.g. go to race school; get into Vintage Racing)?
I would like to do occassional driver schools to stay semi sharp, help out at Elkart Lake, attend Vintage events,set up cars,hang out with other enthusiasts, do road tours
Location
2440 South 35th Street

Comment Wall:

  • Stephen Page

    Hi Hank
    Welcome to MyVRL.
    Please personalize your Home Page, join the Porsche, Lancia, VW, Alfa Romeo, Triumph, Volvo and your other favorite car Groups, post photos (and race videos if you have them) and invite your friends to join.
    All the best - Stephen
    Chairman
    The Vintage Racing League

    Nov 19, 2008

  • Paul Vanderheijden

    Hank,

    Nice to have you on board at the Abarth group.

    It may be that Bill Allen will have his NSU-TTS up for sale shortly. I know that he is rebuilding the motor back to TTS specifications and I believe he may put the car up for sale after that.

    Bill won the D-Sedan National Championship at Daytona in 1969 with his TTS. This car is a faithful reproduction of the original TTS (destroyed in a race at Santa Barbara a whole bunch of years ago).

    Let me know if this might be of interest.

    Regards,
    Paul

    Jan 25, 2009

  • Paul Vanderheijden

    Hank,

    I sent an email to Bill asking what the status is of his car, and if he wants to sell it. I know that he is getting married soon, and that may change some of his priorities.

    I had not seen him for a number of years, when in 2004 I was at the Oldtimer Meeting at Nurburgring. My wife and I were walking through the pits, and who should we spot walking the other direction but Bill Allen. It was great to spend some hours together and to catch up on old times.

    I beat him for the VARA GP production championship, by one point, at the last race of the season (Tustin Thunder), on the last lap, at the last corner before the finish line. That was a great season.

    Thanks for the nice comments about the website. This is my second iteration, and with the help of Rogerio Machado, one of my customers in Portugal, we have managed to make it quite reasonable. Lots of content there for people to explore.

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Jan 26, 2009