August 21st

August 21st, 1947

Ettore Arcos Isidoro Bugatti died.
Bugatti

August 21st, 1966

Gary Nixon wins the Springfield Mile in Illinois watched by a crowd of nearly 30,000. Earlier in the day Bill Corbin of Ohio and San Francisco's Rick Vetter both died in a 5-bike crash. The Springfield Mile was cancelled for the next 15 years.
Springfield Mile

August 21st, 1969

Bruce Anstey born in Wellington, New Zealand.

Dubbed "The Flying Kiwi", Anstey won the Isle of Man TT ten times. He also won both the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix ten times.
The Flying Kiwi

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