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Old 27-05-2008
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Originally Posted by Nick Goodall View Post

If anyone doesn't know Ben "technically" finished 2nd at the 1993 Worlds in Basildon behind Masami running a Cat 2000 but was disqualified over some techinical issue with his Tanaplan Motor - I don't know the exact details but it's along these lines. He stopped racing to take up professional rugby including being part of the England team that went on tour in Australia and is now a coach at Bristol.
I went to watch that world's. He qualified 2nd as well didn't he? I 'heard' someone grassed him up for the fact he was running a different endbell to the type that motor sold with at that time.
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