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Dave Potter (motorcyclist) was born on 27 July, 1950 in Hovingham, Yorkshire, England, is a racer. Discover Dave Potter (motorcyclist)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?

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Age 31 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July 1950
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace Hovingham, Yorkshire, England
Date of death (1981-09-18)
Died Place Chester, Cheshire, England
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1981

Defending his Superbike championship at Oulton Park on Monday 31 August 1981, Potter won the first race. In the second heat he slid off at Cascades whilst in the lead and slip into an unprotected Armco barrier and suffered head injuries. He was taken to Chester Royal Infirmary and later transferred to Stoke Mandeville. Potter never regained consciousness and died on 18 September.

1980

The long awaited Yamaha 500-4 was available for 1980 and Potter returned to competing in the ShellSport 500cc Championship. With a win at Brands he finished 3rd in the series. He also competed at selected GP races on the 500. Retaining his Superbike championship was his main focus for the year, and he wrapped up the championship in the penultimate round at Mallory. Potter was awarded the 1980 ITV World of Sport Championship.

1979

Mitsui Yamaha, the UK importers, backed the Broad team in 1979. On works TZ750s Potter battled with Ron Haslam for the Superbike Championship. The series was again decided at the final round at Brands Hatch, this time Potter came out on top and won the championship. He also won Snetterton's 'Race of Aces'.

1978

At the 1978 Transatlantic Trophy, Potter was the top British individual scorer. In the MCN Superbike series, Potter won the rounds at Donington and Mallory and the series went down to the wire at the final round at Brands Hatch but Potter slid off and Barry Sheene won the championship. In the 500 cc ShellSport Championship Potter finished 5th.

1977

Broad added a Suzuki RG 500 to the stable for 1977 (Yamaha had no racing 500 at that time) and Potter competed in the British ShellSport 500cc series on the RG. Competing on a Yamaha TZ750 in the MCN Superbike Championship he finished third.

1976

With greater support from BP, the Broad team became more competitive in 1976. Potter finished 5th overall in the F750 Series, with podiums at Nivelles-Baulers and Silverstone. He also scored his first GP point for 10th place at the 500cc Dutch Grand Prix. On the domestic front, Potter was 4th in the MCN Superbike Championship and won the 'King of Brands' title.

1975

In 1975 Potter joined the BP sponsored team of Ted Broad. On the Broad Yamaha TZ750 Potter finished 5th in the MCN Superbike Championship. He also raced in two of the FIM Formula 750 Championship rounds, finishing 4th in the Imola 200 and second in the Mettet 1000 km. Potter was also chosen for the British team in the 1975 Transatlantic trophy.

Penthouse magazine, BMW and Gus Kuhn teamed up to provide BMW R90S machines for Potter and Green to compete in the 1975 Coupe d'Endurance series. The pair finished second at the 1000 km of Le Mans and fifth at the Barcelona 24 hours but failed to finish in the Bol d'Or.

1974

Potter competed in the 24 hours of Barcelona again in 1974, this time on a Kuhn Norton with Gary Green as co-rider. Gus Kuhn entered Potter and Green on a Norton for the Thruxton 500 mile Endurance GP. At a late stage the pair changed to Green's Triumph Trident and they finished second. In domestic races Potter continued to race the Kuhn Norton including an impressive win in the wet in the production race at Brands Hatch's Hutchinson 100 meeting where he led from start to finish. Potter teamed up with Willie Ryan to develop and race the Crescent 500 cc bike. The machine was relatively unsuccessful but Potter did manage a production class win at Brands Brands Hatch. He also made his only appearance at the Isle of Man TT races in the Senior TT but failed to finish on the Crescent.

1973

In 1973 Potter was in the British team for the Transatlantic Trophy, an annual match series between Britain and America held over the Easter weekend. Potter won the first race at Brands Hatch and finished 5th overall, the second highest finishing Briton. As well as domestic competitions, Potter also competed in Europe, in April at the Rouen Trophee 750 International and the Imola 200 both on the Kuhn Norton. Potter also competed in endurance racing on a BMW with co-rider Graham Sharp in the 24 hours of Barcelona and Bol d'Or.

1972

Potter had some wins on the Khun Norton in 1972, culminating in a win at Silloth in the final round of the British 750 cc Championship which clinched the championship for him. He also finished 6th in that year's MCN Superbike Series. Potter was dominant at Lydden, winning both the Lord of Lydden in June and the Lord of the Flyers in July. As well as domestic competitions, Potter also raced in Europe at the Barcelona 24 hours [es], a round of the FIM Endurance Cup series, at Circuit Paul Ricard and at Rungis in the Grand Prix of Paris.

1971

Having been offered a job by Paul Dunstall, Potter moved to London working for Dunstall as a mechanic. He brought one of Dunstall's bike and had some success on it in clubman's races, winning at Brands Hatch and Snetterton. In 1971, Potter won Lydden Circuit's Lord of Lydden title. The next meeting was the Hutchinson 100 at Brands Hatch, where Potter won the Mick Andrew Trophy. Charlie Sanby crashed at the "Hutch" and was unable to ride for a few weeks due to a suspected broken collarbone, leaving his team, Gus Kuhn, without a rider for Silverstone the next weekend. Potter phoned Vincent Davey of Kuhn and arrange to ride for them. On the Kuun Norton he had some wins during the season, culmination with a win at Snetterton in October which clinched the Bemsee (British Motorcycle Racing Club) Production Title for him.

1969

Potter, from Hovingham, Yorkshire, started racing in 1969 at the Croft Circuit on a BSA Gold Star. The "goldie" was outclassed and not competitive. In his fourth race the bike's oil pump shaft snapped and the engine seized. This caused Potter to crash and he broke his shoulder and hand.

1950

Dave Potter (27 July 1950 – 18 September 1981) was an English motorcycle racer who won the British Superbike Championship twice. Potter crashed during a race at Oulton Park on 31 August 1981 and suffered head injuries from which he died in hospital 17 days later.