Roger Burnett
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1960 Brigg, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roger Peter Burnett (born 2 March 1960) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Great Britain. He competed in the 500cc class between 1984 and 1989.[1]
In 1988, Roger Burnett took the first pole positions in World Superbike history at Donington Park.
He competed in 26 Superbike races, starting in 19 of them, between 1988 and 1991, achieving three podiums.[2]
After competing, Burnett was a mentor and manager for various riders including Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and Jonathan Rea.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Roger Burnett career statistics at MotoGP
- ^ Roger Burnett career statistics at Superbike Archives
- ^ Q&A: Roger Burnett crash.net, 8 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2022
- ^ James Toseland: The Autobiography p.202 at Google books. Retrieved 11 April 2022
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