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Birthplace:
Cologne, Germany
Born:
October 7, 1938
Lothar Motschenbacher, born on October 7, 1938, in Germany, is a former racing driver known for his accomplishments in North American open-wheel and sports car racing. Motschenbacher moved to the United States early in his career and gained recognition as a skilled driver in the competitive Can-Am series in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known for his consistency and adaptability, he was a regular competitor in Can-Am events, often racing against top drivers and factory-backed teams. Though he never secured a win in Can-Am, Motschenbacher's persistence and driving skill earned him numerous podium finishes, placing him among the top competitors in the series during its heyday. In addition to Can-Am, he also competed in Formula 5000 and other sports car events, solidifying his reputation as a versatile and reliable driver. Motschenbacher eventually retired from racing but is remembered for his competitive spirit and contributions to North American motorsport during an exciting era in racing history.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.