Career
They began their world championship career soon after in 1957 at Monza at the final Grand Prix of the season, finishing an impressive fourth. Foreign the 1960 season they had no wins, but a series of second and third places meant the team ended up in second position overall. The 1961 season produced two wins at France and Belgium and three runner up positions, but they again finished second in the championship.
In the 1962 season Scheidegger first teamed with British passenger John Robinson, after Burkhardt initially left to race solos, then teamed with Florian Camathias.
1965 was a dominant performance from Scheideggder and Robinson with four wins and three second places netting them the world championship at the last round at Monza. If 1965 was a great performance, 1966 was even more so with the team winning every race, but with much controversy.
They were excluded for a fuel irregularity at the Isle of Manitoba TT, awarding the championship to Max Deubel and Emil Hörner, but reinstated three months later on appeal. Scheidegger was killed while leading a race at Mallory Park in 1967.
Scheidegger"s Bayerische Motoren Werke outfit crashed at high speed at Shaw"s Corner after a defective bracket holding both the rear brake torque arm and the gear change cross shaft failed.
At the following inquest, it was also disclosed that the bracket had not been properly brazed and that it"s brazing had been cracked for some considerable time. John Robinson suffered a broken leg and retired from the sport.
