Bauer became famous for racing an undermatched Lotus to a fourth place in the 1954 1000km Nürburgring, and thus, providing Lotus with one of its earliest successes.
Bauer fíxose famoso por competir cun Lotus nun incomparable cuarto lugar nos 1000 quilometros de Nürburgring de 1954 e polo tanto, proporcionando a Lotus un dos seus primeiros éxitos.