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image captionBarry Pritchard, pictured, had had a love of motorcycles from his teens, said his family
A highly-experienced motorcyclist who crashed on a track day died doing what he loved , his brother said.
Barry Pritchard, 70, was killed when he was thrown from his bike at Snetterton Race Circuit in Norfolk on 16 June, having clipped another rider on a corner.
In tribute, his brother Michael said: Barry was always a free spirit who had a love of motorcycles from his teens.
Mr Pritchard, from Attleborough in Norfolk, was familiar with Snetterton and was highly regarded as one of the most experienced riders, the inquest heard.
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image captionBarry Pritchard died at Snetterton Circuit in June 2020
A highly-regarded motorcyclist died at a track day after his bike clipped another rider on a hairpin corner and cart-wheeled , an inquest heard.
Barry Pritchard, 70, died when he was thrown from his bike at Snetterton Race Circuit in Norfolk on 16 June.
The bike rotated violently forward , and the most likely cause was sudden front-brake application, which caused the wheel to lock, jurors heard.
The jury concluded Mr Pritchard s death was an accident.
Since the crash, brake lever guards - used to stop the lever being depressed in a collision - have been made mandatory by MotorSport Vision, which runs Snetterton, jurors were told.
Snetterton Circuit, where Barry Pritchard died after a collision in June 2020
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Motorcycles will have to be fitted with extra safety measures before they can be ridden during track days at a Norfolk race circuit.
It follows the death of a 70-year-old rider after a collision which happened at Snetterton Circuit.
Retired businessman Barry Pritchard from Attleborough, was riding at the South Norfolk track on June 16, 2020, an inquest before a jury in Norwich heard.
Senior coroner Jacqueline Lake said as he approached the second corner, his motorcycle cartwheeled through the air, Mr Pritchard was thrown from the machine and died from injuries he sustained.
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