be reckoned with on the British
circuits, but also showed his
mettle at the Isle of Man, first in
the 1966 Manx Grand Prix and in
the TT up to 1974. It was in 1974
that he suffered the most serious
of his not infrequent crashes,
breaking both femurs at Mallory
Park while dicing furiously with
his brother-in-law Barry Sheene.
Trans-Atlantic trips became
a regular thing for Paul, almost
winning on debut for Triumph at
the 1970 Daytona 200.
In 1972 he and his wife Mag-
gie moved to the U.S. to race
Kawasakis for Bob Hansen's
team, winning the Champion
Spark Plug Classic at Ontario.
The following year he switched
to works Suzukis, taking two
more AMA wins as well as nu-
merous victories in Britain.
After another broken leg in
1975 at the Imola 200, he was
never quite the same and quit
racing full time in early 1977.
Later in life he became a regular
at Classic and Historic meetings,
making numerous trips to New
Zealand and Australia and annu-
ally competing at the Goodwood
Revival.
He is survived by Maggie, son
Scott and daughter Paula.
Jim Scaysbrook
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Paul on his day of days,
winning the 1972 Imola
200 for Ducati.
PHOTO: DUCATI
