Steven J. Henshaw (died 7 June 1989) was an

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professional

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and working motorcycle mechanic. Born in

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, Henshaw began racing at the nearby club circuit at Darley Moor in

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, progressing to circuits like

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and twice winning the Scarborough Gold Cup held at the

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race circuit. Henshaw's

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career included racing on both

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s and race circuits. His road race entries included a total of 23 appearances at the

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from 1981–1989. He made one appearance in the

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world championships finishing in 17th place at the

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. Henshaw died after an accident at

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during the 1989 Isle of Man TT races. When trying to avoid fallen

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, Henshaw and Mike Seward touched trying to avoid the debris, and Henshaw was killed instantly in the crash.Henshaw was 150th victim on Isle of Man
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'', 15 June 2013, Retrieved 2015-03-04 Henshaw was married to Val. The popular Nottinghamshire man has a Trophy named in his honour at the Gold Cup races held at Oliver's Mount,''

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'' 12 September 1990, pp.20-21 ''Scarborough Gold Cup road race report. Gold scoop for Jefferies. "Yorkshire bike dealer Nick Jefferies receives the Scarborough Gold Cup from Val Henshaw, widow of Steve Henshaw''". Accessed and added 2015-03-04 a road-based circuit through parkland near the Yorkshire east coast holiday resort of

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'' 12 September 1990, pp.20-21 ''Scarborough Gold Cup road race report. "Hot stuff in the Scarborough sun as Dave Savile leads Eddy Wright into one of the tight hairpins that are a feature of the Scarborough parkland circuit''". Accessed and added 2015-03-04

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