1938: Schorsch Meier, the "cast iron man"

With the 55 bhp BMW compressor machine he causes an uproar on the race tracks of Europe. The results speak for themselves: in 1938, the BMW factory rider Georg Meier wins the European championship. In 1939, Georg "Schorsch" Meier - already referred to in the weekly new magazines of the time as "cast iron Meier" - makes even bigger international headlines: he is the first foreigner to win the legendary "Senior Tourist Trophy" on the Isle of Man - yet another victory for BMW.