Did the great motorcycle racer Barry Sheene die?

sequoianoir

Yes, very sad. A great character, an ambassador for the sport of motorcycling, a great competitor and an all round good guy. I met him several times in the 1970's, had a tour of him racing motorhome and a glass of pink champagne with him. Caught him once pulling his leathers back on (up!), wide cheeky grin on his face, as he was coming out the back of a Dunlop tyre van (between races) with his future wife Stephanie who was in a considerable state of undress. A chick in the slicks! I remember his mum and dad were very friendly and easy to chat with also. He survived 2 massive accidents, neither of which was as a result of any mistake he had made. Either would have killed most men and yet he returned having been rebuilt a bit like the Bionic Six Million dollar man. Not many characters in the racing or sporting world anymore and a few like Barry would improve the image so much. R.I.P. Mar 18 03, 2:21 PM

Linus

Linus says: Sadly yes. The great Barry Sheene, motorcycling legend died last week after a long battle with cancer. Tue Mar 18 07:11:22 CST 2003 Just by way of an addendum, here is a tribute by Kenny Roberts, on the BBC website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/2835607.stm Tue Mar 18 07:57:50 CST 2003 (Reposted as one entry - McG) Mar 24 03, 10:55 AM

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