Our favorite hero: Enrst Henne.
via: bmw motorcycles
"Who better to race for BMW than its own workers? Ernst Henne, who began his illustrious racing career with a 1928 victory at the Targa Floria in Sicily, would go on to be named the "Fastest Man on Two Wheels," and for good reason. Starting in 1929 he broke the world land-speed record an incredible eight times.
Beginning with a swift 134mph in 1929 he would increase his speed on a BMW 750cc machine to 159mph by 1935. At this time he will had also broken a world land-speed record on a sidecar-equipped 750cc motorcycle clocking in at 118mph. In the late 30's, Henne turned to 500cc racers setting records again in 1936 and 1937 at 169 and 173mph respectively. This final record would hold for fourteen years."
External link: Enrst Henne/the Vintangent
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