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Paul Smart RIP

Masterbrew
Masterbrew Posts: 263
in Other Football and Sports
Motorcyclists of a certain age will be saddened by the news that Paul Smart was killed in a road traffic accident yesterday, when the motorcycle he was riding was in a collision with a car on the A21 near Flimwell.

I only caught the tail end of his career but one memory was of him racing in the Isle of Man TT when the fairing of his Suzuki 500 came loose. His pit crew ripped it off and he finished the race with the bike "naked".

I also visited his shop in Paddock Wood several times and he was very friendly and chatty.

He was also brother-in-law to Barry Sheene, who married Paul's sister.

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    RIP
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,141
    RIP
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,141
    Used to visit his shop in Paddock Wood as i rode Kawasaki triples back in the day.
  • bexleyaddick
    bexleyaddick Posts: 478
    RIP such sad news - his exploits on that famous Silver and blue air cooled Ducati at Imola are the stuff of legend and it was great to see the actual bike on display in his shop at Paddock Wood. 
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    Masterbrew said:
    Motorcyclists of a certain age will be saddened by the news that Paul Smart was killed in a road traffic accident yesterday, when the motorcycle he was riding was in a collision with a car on the A21 near Flimwell.

    I only caught the tail end of his career but one memory was of him racing in the Isle of Man TT when the fairing of his Suzuki 500 came loose. His pit crew ripped it off and he finished the race with the bike "naked".

    I also visited his shop in Paddock Wood several times and he was very friendly and chatty.

    He was also brother-in-law to Barry Sheene, who married Paul's sister.
    I think Paul married Barry's sister. 
    RIP Paul. 
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 263
    Starinnaddick said:

    I think Paul married Barry's sister. 
    RIP Paul. 
    Yes, you are right. Brain-fade on my part...
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,580
    RIP.....A21....not my favourite road.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,899
    RIP..a true legend 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    HastingsRed said:
    RIP.....A21....not my favourite road.
    Dreadful A road……..in many places barely worthy of an A road classification.😕
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,782
    Had too many close calls on that road, so I tend to avoid it these days
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  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    All the roads around here are accident Black spots, that section of the A21, the A229 from Hawkhurst to Staplehurst and the cross roads on the Tenterden Road out of Cranbrook.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,580
    SoundAsa£ said:
    HastingsRed said:
    RIP.....A21....not my favourite road.
    Dreadful A road……..in many places barely worthy of an A road classification.😕
    Very true....and don't get me started on the A259.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    edited October 2021
    On much of the A21 you can only travel at the speed of the vehicle in front…..over taking, unless you have a powerful car with significant acceleration abilities, is a big no no.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    I knew the name rang a bell but I couldn't place it.  That is sad news.

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