January 7th
Steve Webster born. Regarded as the best sidecar rider in history, in 2004 he took the British, European and World Championship titles. He was awarded the M.B.E.
Norton releases the "Combat" engine. It was not a great success, to put it mildly.
In a remote part of Argentina during the Dakar Rally the body of Pascal Terry was found. The 49 year-old Frenchman had been missing for three days.