Georg Meier
Georg "Schorsch" Meier (German pronunciation: [ʃɔʁʃ ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] ⓘ; 9 November 1910 – 19 February 1999) was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT, the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races, in 1939 riding for the factory BMW team and the first motorcycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at over 100 mph.
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Meier with his historic 1939 BMW twin-cylinder Grand Prix race machine | |||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1910 | ||||||||||
| Died | 19 February 1999 (aged 88) | ||||||||||
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