Brian Steenson was a former

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road racer. His best season was in

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when he finished the year in ninth place in the 350cc world championship. In

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, Steenson finished second to

Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini (; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 ...

in the

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. He was killed while competing in the

1970 Isle of Man TT The 1970 Isle of Man TT, the fourth round of the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved a number of races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. For the third consecutive year, Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior race ...

.Brian Steenson career profile at Motorsport Memorial
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