Emil Vorster
Emil "Teddy" Karl Hermann Vorster (* 12. April 1910 , † 10. May 1976 ) was a German entrepreneur , so-called gentleman - racers and motorsport - functionary .
The Rheydter silk - producer (owner / manager of the silk weaving CC Bang) Emil Vorster was before and after the Second World War, a well-known German car sports scene. He successfully took part in many races with a racing car from the British brand MG and various vehicles from the German manufacturer AFM . From the end of 1947 and beginning of 1948 he was the driving force behind the Grenzlandring project , until it was closed forever as a race track after the fatal accident with 13 or 14 dead and 42 injured on August 31, 1952 . Teddy Vorster himself had already ended his own career as an active racing driver in mid-1949 after he had a serious accident at the Aachen forest race in Aachen , in which one spectator was killed and at least three others were injured.
From 1962 to 1975, the co-founder and long-time chairman of the Rheydter Club for Motorsport (RCM) was the President of the German Motorsport Association (DMV) and replaced his predecessor Hans Stuck in this function . Teddy Vorster was honored on the international motorsport stage as Honorary Deputy President of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and at national level in 1970 with the Federal Cross of Merit.
After three failed marriages, Emil Vorster was married to the actress Ruth Lommel (daughter of Ludwig Manfred Lommel and sister of actor and director Ulli Lommel and cameraman Manuel Lommel ) who became famous in the 1940s and 1950s until his death in 1976 .
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| SURNAME | Vorster, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vorster, Teddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer and personality in the history of automobile racing |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1910 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1976 |