http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Nick amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm

<Genuine surprise>

****!

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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:14:49 +0000, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:01:34 GMT, "Nick"
><nick.aird......@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm
>
>I'm rather shocked by this - only 34, and struck down by a brain
>tumour, after slinging a car through the forests all those times.

Same here - as they used to say "34 is no age to go". There seems to be
a tendency for a proportion of talented people in all fields of
endeavour to die far too young regardless of the risks they take.
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:34:43 +0000, Paul Corfield
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:14:49 +0000, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:01:34 GMT, "Nick"
>><nick.aird......@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm
>>
>>I'm rather shocked by this - only 34, and struck down by a brain
>>tumour, after slinging a car through the forests all those times.
>
>Same here - as they used to say "34 is no age to go". There seems to be
>a tendency for a proportion of talented people in all fields of
>endeavour to die far too young regardless of the risks they take.

He certainly accomplished more in those 34 years than most people
manage in a lot longer though.
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:47:33 +0000, Ben <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:34:43 +0000, Paul Corfield
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:14:49 +0000, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:01:34 GMT, "Nick"
>>><nick.aird......@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm
>>>
>>>I'm rather shocked by this - only 34, and struck down by a brain
>>>tumour, after slinging a car through the forests all those times.
>>
>>Same here - as they used to say "34 is no age to go". There seems to be
>>a tendency for a proportion of talented people in all fields of
>>endeavour to die far too young regardless of the risks they take.
>
>He certainly accomplished more in those 34 years than most people
>manage in a lot longer though.

"... accomplished more ..."?

He got paid to drive a car through some woods now and again, ffs!
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Nick wrote
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm

Who?


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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:59:54 +0000, Salad Dodger
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:47:33 +0000, Ben <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:34:43 +0000, Paul Corfield
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:14:49 +0000, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:01:34 GMT, "Nick"
>>>><nick.aird......@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm
>>>>
>>>>I'm rather shocked by this - only 34, and struck down by a brain
>>>>tumour, after slinging a car through the forests all those times.
>>>
>>>Same here - as they used to say "34 is no age to go". There seems to be
>>>a tendency for a proportion of talented people in all fields of
>>>endeavour to die far too young regardless of the risks they take.
>>
>>He certainly accomplished more in those 34 years than most people
>>manage in a lot longer though.
>
>"... accomplished more ..."?
>
>He got paid to drive a car through some woods now and again, ffs!

Not many people are prepared to dedicate enough time and effort to a
career to become the best in the world at it.
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steve auvache wrote:

> Who?

Richard Bayfield. He burned down in 1531.
You get to hear all the news first in ukrm.

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Nick came up with the following;:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm



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"Nick" <nick.aird......@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ly/4472642.stm

Arse!

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(updated Nov. 2005)