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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hovingham, Yorkshire, England | 27 July 1950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 September 1981 Chester, Cheshire, England | (aged 31)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David William Potter (27 July 1950 – 18 September 1981)[1] was an English motorcycle racer who won the British Superbike Championship twice. Potter crashed during a race at Oulton Park on 31 August 1981 and suffered head injuries from which he died in hospital 17 days later.