Following a discussion in the pub today,the query was raised as to a pre war German rider who was fatlaly injured at Ballaugh and there is a memorial plaque on a wall opposite the Raven pub ? Can anyone enlighten me as to whom it was ? Thanks.

Karl Gall - works BMW rider (with Georg Meier & Jock West) in 1939.

Killed in practice for 1939 Senior TT.

First TT visit was with the factory BM in 1938 - off on open roads and spent several weeks in Nobles hospital.

The 1939 accident was, I think, on his first practice lap - trying to follow Freddie Frith's Norton.

He was BMW's No 1 rider at the time.

Thanks Larry.

The great Freddie Frith would have been sad about that.I knew him well,and bought my first bike from his Grimsby shop in 1963

At one time Freddie was sponsored by Nigel Spring of Springs Jam of Brigg

How many Lincolnshire riders have won a TT ?.

Karl Gall was not German but Austrian. He was born in Vienna but in 1938 Austria was a part of Germany (what a cruel time)

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Been there Ian,Thanks
This was my friends reaction to the information you all posted.

Hi Sid,
Many thanks for the info on Karl Gall. I think it`s the most info I`ve ever seen about him. I`d forgotten his name!
In my ancient "The Story of the TT" (published by "The TT Special" in 1947 ) he is`nt even mentioned in the 1939 chapter. He does get a casual mention in an earlier chapter as the 3rd fastest rider over 2 timed test sections of the Course in 1938. I`d no idea he was No1, I always thought that he would be Meier.