Billie Nelson
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Billie Nelson (November 2, 1941 - September 8, 1974) was a British former 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 1974 Yugoslavian Grand Prix held at the Opatija Circuit.[2]
References
- ↑ "Billie Nelson career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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