Wilhelm Herz (
1912 –
1998) was a motorbike racer and world-record holder. He was born in
Lampertheim,
Germany and started his career in 1932 with
DKW and went over to
NSU in 1939. He ran races on national and international courses like the Berlin
AVUS, Grenzlandring,
Helsinki,
Hockenheimring,
Hohenstein-Ernstthal,
Isle of Man,
Monza,
Nürburgring, Schleizer Dreieck, Schottenring and
Solitude. He gained his international reputation through numerous world records on two- und four-wheeled vehicles. The outstanding world records were the absolute world records of 1951 on the motorway Munich - Ingolstadt and the ones on the
Bonneville Salt Flats,
Utah/USA in 1956. In this instance he was the first person, who rode a motorbike over to 200mph.
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