# Emil Vorster

> Emil "Teddy" Vorster was a German racing driver and entrepreneur, so-called gentleman-racing driver and motorsport-functionary. The silk-manufacturer 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, 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. Vorster's own active career ended by mid-1949 after he suffered a serious accident at the Aachen Forest race in Aachen where a spectator killed had come and at least three others were injured.

*German racing driver (1910-1976)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1910-04-12
- **Died:** 1976-05-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Emil "Teddy" Vorster was a German racing driver and entrepreneur, so-called gentleman-racing driver and motorsport-functionary. The silk-manufacturer 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, 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. Vorster's own active career ended by mid-1949 after he suffered a serious accident at the Aachen Forest race in Aachen where a spectator killed had come and at least three others were injured.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 33.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Emil Vorster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Vorster)
- [Emil Vorster](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Vorster)
- [Emil Vorster](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Vorster)
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