Never heard of him, but reading that article - he deserves a moment of my respect to post. Rip dude.
Shows how just a few years difference in time can make a successful person irrelevant.
Sadly- it seems the best way to be a part of cognizant history past a decade or 2 is pretty much music or villain.
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Back in the late 60s early 70s Joel Robert and Roger Decoster made a formidable team for Suzuki.
Yeah, I saw that news earlier and was very sad to learn of this. Joel was dominating the sport a little before my time, but his legend was such that I became familiar with him even after his dominant years had come to an end. A bit later on the American riders finally reached a level of performance that they would become the main focus for kids like me. But without a doubt, JR was definitely one of the brightest stars in the history of the sport. Truly one of the greats.
(01-13-2021, 02:37 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Joel Robert passed away today complications of Covid.
Heck of a racer in his time... 6 time 250 World Champ
RIP Joel
https://racerxonline.com/2021/01/13/joel...-1943-2021
Mike Bell (AMA 500cc MX champion and supercross winner) just passed away this week; I understand he had a heart attack while riding his mountain bike. A terrible loss.
I read that. " Too Tall" was a heck of a racer too.