VOTW – Barry Sheene 170mph crash from 1975

Video of the Week – Barry Sheene and his 170mph Daytona practice crash in 1975.

Adopted as a honarary Aussie after moving here from England, Barry Sheene passed away sadly in 2003 from cancer. Years earlier though, this video shows his huge crash at Daytona in 1975 after a rear tyre issue caused a 170mph plus crash, breaking his leg among other injuries.

Barry went on to win 2 World 500cc Championships, 1976, and 1977, and suffered even worse leg injuries in another horror crash a few years later.

Here he talks to the BBC in this clip, reliving the crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2m16HvLdGk