Leader of the Pack: Barry Sheene’s Own Story

First Edition, pp. 188 illusts #0119Barry Steven Frank Sheene MBE (11 September 1950 – 10 March 2003) was a British professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing and was a two-time world champion, winning consecutive 500cc titles in 1976 and 1977.Sheene’s 1977 title remained as Britain’s last solo motorcycle world championship until Danny Kent in 2015 in the Moto3 category.After a racing career stretching from 1968 to 1984 he retired from competition and relocated to Australia, working as a motorsport commentator and property developer.