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What European champion only had one eye? ...yes even during his racing career.
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I remember the story, my Dad explaining to me the difficulties of depth perception, and everything else - but the guy's name. SHIT! This is going to drive me nuts... Was he Swedish?
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[quote="winn peeples":b8dac]I remember the story, my Dad explaining to me the difficulties of depth perception, and everything else - but the guy's name. SHIT! This is going to drive me nuts... Was he Swedish?[/quote:b8dac]NO
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T-BOND 4/30/2006 6:57pm
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[quote="BobbyM":81c54]was it a brown one?[/quote:81c54]Oh my heavens no.

Hint: he is from Belgium

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Jackey Martens, 1993 500cc World Champ.
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I believe you are correct Terry K
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T-BOND 5/1/2006 8:19am
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[quote="maicobreako":8da21]Victor Leloup?[/quote:8da21]Maicobreako is the WINNER!!!! a real know-it-all. Victor LeLoup was the first European Champion (before there was a World Championship) in 1953. He rode works FN's. He is still alive today.
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[quote="T-BOND":ae708]Maicobreako is the WINNER!!!! a real know-it-all. Victor LeLoup was the first European Champion (before there was a World Championship) in 1953. He rode works FN's. He is still alive today.[/quote:ae708]

OK, here's one for you. Which 500cc World Champ was killed whilst riding a National?
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T-BOND 5/1/2006 5:15pm
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[quote="maicobreako":b6d65]

OK, here's one for you. Which 500cc World Champ was killed whilst riding a National?[/quote:b6d65]A national where?
maicobreako 5/1/2006 5:16pm
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[quote="T-BOND":fd339]A national where?[/quote:fd339]

His home country . . . race was in Stekene, Belgium
maicobreako 5/1/2006 5:22pm
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Here's another European Champion type question.

This former 125cc champ's father was a two time 500cc champ (and teamate of Leloup).
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[quote="maicobreako":710f4]Here's another European Champion type question.

This former 125cc champ's father was a two time 500cc champ (and teamate of Leloup).[/quote:710f4]August Mingels
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T-BOND 5/1/2006 7:21pm
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[quote="maicobreako":77b55]

OK, here's one for you. Which 500cc World Champ was killed whilst riding a National?[/quote:77b55]Rene Baeten
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[quote="T-BOND":5f73d]Rene Baeten[/quote:5f73d]

Already addressed...
project racer 5/1/2006 7:33pm
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wtf? i did not realize moto is over five decades old already. :roll:
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[quote="T-BOND":70910]August Mingels[/quote:70910]If you are thinking of Jean Paul Mingels, he is August's nephew.

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T-BOND 5/1/2006 8:18pm
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[quote="project racer":19ea4]T, are you allowed to quote yourself? :?[/quote:19ea4]Nobody else listens to me " title="Laughing">
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[quote="T-BOND":fc39c]If you are thinking of Jean Paul Mingels, he is August's nephew.[/quote:fc39c]

Really?

Goes to prove I shouldn't believe everything I read.

OK, enough Belchen waffle questions, who was the top American finisher at the very first British Grand Prix, and what movie stunt is he most reknowned for?
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racin mason 5/1/2006 9:37pm
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Bud Eakins,he was McQueens stuntman in the Great Exscape,he jumped the bike over the fence and into Austria.
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correcto-mundo.

[img:fea24]http://www.mcqueenonline.com/Scan10013web.jpg[/img:fea24]

Ekins finished 5th in the 1952 British grand prix aboard a Matchless.

Speaking of McQueen, he rode on the 1964 US ISDT squad (as did Ekins and his brother Dave):

[img:fea24]https://www.mcqueenonline.com/erfutposter.jpg[/img:fea24]

No word on what brand of cancer stick that is . . .
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[quote="racin mason":b1396]Camel stud,he wouldnt smoke some sissy cigarette[/quote:b1396]

Yep and we all know how well that worked out for him. " title="Sad">

That jump in The Great Escape is what got me interested in bikes.

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