Billie Nelson
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Billie Nelson (2 November 1941 – 8 September 1974) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship.[1] Nelson also passengered for Charlie Freeman on his Norton Manx sidecar racer in British and International races for a number of seasons in the 1960s.[citation needed] He was killed at the Opatija Circuit during the 1974 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix when he crashed into the crowd, injuring several spectators.[2] He died later that night at a hospital.[3]
References
- ^ "Billie Nelson career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Preluk - Opatija". racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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