Bill Lomas
Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
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Lomas demonstrating the light weight of the Moto Guzzi V8 engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1928 Milford, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2007 (aged 79) Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.
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