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Alan Shepherd (28 September 1935 – 16 July 2007) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best seasons were in 1962 and 1963, when he rode a Matchless to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship, both times to Mike Hailwood.〔(Alan Shepherd career statistics at MotoGP.com )〕 Shepherd was a three-time winner of the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland and finished on the podium twice at the Isle of Man TT.〔(Alan Shepherd Isle of Man statistics at IOMTT.com )〕 Shepherd was a rider for the East German MZ factory team. In 1964 when a resident of Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England, he was allowed to keep his 125 cc single cylinder and 250 cc twin cylinder machines as part of his earnings due to currency difficulties, which he then offered for sale through ''Motor Cycle'', a UK weekly magazine.〔Motor Cycle 24 September 1964, p.593 ''Racing Line by David Dixon. "Who wants to buy an MZ? Alan's address is Appledene, Lindale, Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire''". Accessed 24 November 2014〕 Shepherd retired in 1965 after recovering from a head injury suffered in late 1964 when testing a works Honda in preparation for the 1964 Japanese Grand Prix. He told ''Motor Cycle'''s ''David Dixon'' in June 1965 that – whilst he felt fully recovered – he no longer had the confidence to be a top-runner, and would not ride Hondas unless he could give the best possible performance.〔Motor Cycle 3 June 1965, p.742 ''Racing Line by David Dixon. "Alan Shepherd Quits''". Accessed 7 April 2014〕 He died peacefully at Summerhill Nursing Home, Kendal, Cumbria in July 2007, with a funeral service at Cartmel Priory followed by cremation at Lancaster.〔(Obituary archive, originally from Westmorland Gazette ), July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2014〕 ==Motorcycle Grand Prix results== (key) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Shepherd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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