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Georg “Schorsch” Meier, German motorcycle racer died aged 88

Friday 19th February 1999

Georg “Schorsch” Meier, German motorcycle racer died aged 88. 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, he was also the first motor-cycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at over 100 mph.

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