Legendary Canadian Racer Passes Away
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Horst Kroll, Canadian auto racing legend, died suddenly at home of natural causes on Thursday, October 26, 2017 in his 81st year. Horst Kroll came to Canada at the age of 20. For more than 25 years he engraved his name in Canadian motor-sport history. As a driver, team owner and car builder, Kroll competed at some of the highest levels of racing in North America. Kroll won the Canadian Driving Championship in 1968. From his small auto repair shop in West Hill, Ontario, Horst manufactured a fleet of 18 Altona Formula Vees, his cars winning the 1969 Canadian Formula Vee Championship.