Sheene's team boss dies

Rex White, the man who managed Barry Sheene’s Heron Suzuki team during his 1976 and 1977 500cc GP wins, has died at home.

White was the manager of the official Suzuki GP team throughout the 1970s and 1980s and had been unwell for some time. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

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