Deep sorrow: Georg ‘Schorsch’ Hack has died aged 76

It is with sadness and dismay that AC Landshut has announced the loss of one of its greatest icons. Georg Hack, born on 2 February 1950, passed away on the morning of 2 November 2026 at the age of 76. Hack was one of the most influential figures in Landshut speedway and also made his mark on the international stage, although he never won any of the major individual titles. Hack’s racing career began in the 1970s; he managed to get his name on the winners’ list as early as that decade and also made a name for himself in the Speedway Bundesliga.

During this time, Hack – who never deviated even a centimetre from his chosen racing line – earned the nickname ‘Bretter-Schorsch’ (Schorsch the Plank), as he did on more than one occasion come into contact with the track barriers. He once had a run-in with Manfred Poschenrieder in the pits, but later the two became close friends and teammates in the national speedway team.

In 1982, Hack contested three world finals in 14 days

The Landshut native enjoyed his heyday in the early 1980s: In 1981, Hack won a World Championship bronze medallion in Olching with the German national team – of which he would later become team manager – and in 1982, another bronze medallion followed in White City, London, with which the Germans underlined that 1981 had not been a one-off. The team final in 1982 was just one of three World Championship finals that Hack competed in within a few days. The Bavarian also took part in the Speedway World Championship final in Los Angeles and the Long-Track World Championship final in Korskro, Denmark.

In 1985, Hack ended his active racing career and from then on concentrated on his work in the design department at BMW. For example, he played a major role in the development of the first BMW S1000RR superbike. He remained involved in the sport – which his son Georg Hack Jr. also practised as an active rider – for many years as a coach at AC Landshut and as team manager of the German national speedway team. Numerous riders thus benefited from Hack’s extensive experience, which he always passed on to the next generation willingly and instructively, thereby helping to shape entire generations of riders.

SPEEDWEEK.com extends its deepest sympathies to his family and wishes them much strength during these difficult times. Rest in peace, Schorsch.

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