Barry Sheene

[Superflid]

Just heard that he has died, presumably from the cancer he had been fighting for some time.
A great loss, Barry was a real star.

[DennisTheMenace]

Rip Barry

[Ian V]

Great man. Yery sad. RIP Barry

[Podie]

Great shame... and a sad loss to motorsport too.

[MoJocvh]

Pants. RIP Barry.

[hut49]

Very sad. He was a great, great champion who became a very entertaining TV personality. I'm sure there'll be an excellent review of his life on the telly - it will be on my must-watch list. Travel safe, Barry.

Hutch

[.Mark]

Barry Sheene, one of the proper school boy heros. RIP Barry.

[the Wiz]

Met him at Goodwood - a true gentleman. A sad, sad loss.

[Pvapour]

A great loss, one of times great heroes, our thoughts are with his family.

[Graham]

after all the things he survived, to be taken by cancer just isnt fair..


he'll always be one of my heros, and the reason i've written 7's with a line throught the middle since i was at primary school

G

[Buffalo]

Thats sucks

he still had it too, was it goodwood he made an appearance at last year??

[deltaf]

Yeah it was at Godwood, he won that little race too.
Shame, as he was a real Racer and he'll be missed.
Rest in peace Barry.

[Deadly Dog]

A real hero of motorsport. To have come back the way he did after sustaining those appalling injuries was amazing.

Rest in peace Barry.

[ABBTVR]

No. 7

R.I.P.

Big Al.

[iguana]

To me motorsport has lost the greatest character of the Modern age. A sad day.

[smeagol]

Saw him last year at Donnington, he won the race with his superb style. When interved he thanked the crowd, and his mechanics first rather than talk about the race.

Truely a great racer, a great embassidor for the sport, and a true gentleman.

RIP Barry you will be sorely missed.

[robkola]

Met him a few times in Oz at Champ Car Races - where he was a linchpin of the Channel 10 motorsport team. Still the epitome of charm, coolness and appeared to be a picture of good health despite all the battering his body had taken. (Remember the film of him after he left most his skin on the Daytona tarmac?)

Like James Hunt - taken from us far too early. They had so much more to give the fans despite retiring when most of us weren't even born.

Condolences to your family and colleagues.

[Buffalo]

MCN Obitary to BS

www.motorcyclenews.com/news/detail?sectionID=212131&documentID=164708&pageNum=1

[robp]

RIP Barry Sheene

Like many on here I saw him win that race last year at Goodwood. Was a great race to watch, even with his illness he kicked everyones ass!

[mrsd]

RIP