Chris Conn (31 December 1937 – 12 February 2021) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1964 to 1967.
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Motorcycle racing career
editConn was born in Portishead, Somerset.[1] His best season was in 1966 when he finished the year in tenth place in the 500cc world championship.[2] In 1966 he won the preseason invitational Mettet Grand Prix.[3]
Conn died from a heart attack in Kinross-shire on February 12, 2021.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Southern 100 Champion Chris Conn passes away". newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Chris Conn Grand Prix results". motogp.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Mettet Grand Prix results". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 27 February 2022.