Emil Vorster

The silk-manufacturer (owner/general manager of C. C. bang Silk weaving) of Rheydt Emil Vorster is known size of German autosports scene before and after the World War II.

With a British brand MG Cars and vehicles of the German manufacturer AFM, he participated successfully in many races.

From the end of 1947, in early 1948 he was the driving force behind the project Grenzlandring (border-region ring), until this forever has been blocked after the fatal crash with 13 or 14 dead and 42 wounded on 31 August 1952, as a track.

Honorary Vice-President) Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Emil Vorster's fourth and final wife was the actress Ruth Lommel who had a film career in the 1940s and 1950s.