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30 Jul 2003, 21:20 (Ref:675742)
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Steve Hislop Killed in Helicopter Crash!!!
I just got a text on my phone with an Orange Motorsport update to say that Steve Hislop, British Superbike Champion has been killed in a helicopter crash in the scottish borders!
I can't find anything on the web yet so it must have just happened. My deepest sympathies go out to Steve's family, friends and everyone that had the pleasure of meeting him. You da man Steve! You won't be forgotten! |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:22 (Ref:675748)
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Steve Hislop
I'm afraid I've just recieved a text on my mobile to say that 'Superbike champion Steve Hislop has been killed in a helicopter crash in the Scottish Borders.'
Shocking news. I don't know any more than that. |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:28 (Ref:675754)
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30 Jul 2003, 21:29 (Ref:675755)
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British Superbike champion Steve Hislop has died in a helicopter crash in the Scottish Borders.
Hislop, who was a Scot, was 41. The civilian aircraft came down at a remote farm near Teviothead, off the A7 close to Hawick. Lothian and Borders Police were alerted to the accident at 1650 BST, but a spokesman said it may have happened earlier in the day. It is understood the helicopter may have been travelling from the south of England. You would hardly know it was a helicopter unless you knew what had happened John Hepburn, Farm worker Firefighters and other rescuers have had to use a four wheel drive vehicle to get from the A7 road to the scene. The helicopter is believed to have come down on moorland leaving wreckage scattered over a wide area. Pat Douglas, 47, said her husband Walter, 51, had come across the crash scene while tending livestock. "We didn't see or hear anything really. We heard a helicopter buzzing around earlier today but we were not aware that anything was untoward until later," said Mrs Douglas. Accident investigation She said Caerlanrig farm was the nearest inhabited building to the scene of the accident. "We are about half a mile from where the crash happened." Farm worker John Hepburn, 18, from Teviothead, who saw the crash scene said: "The main body of the helicopter was on top of a bank and the tail was below, next to a burn. "You would hardly know it was a helicopter unless you knew what had happened." A Department of Transport spokesman said an air accident investigation team was on its way to the site to conduct a full inquiry. The team were expected to arrive at the crash site at first light on Thursday. |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:38 (Ref:675766)
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This is terrible. Seems like the eerie run of racing guys dying in other forms of transport continues. My symapthies go out to his family and friends.
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30 Jul 2003, 21:47 (Ref:675779)
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deepest sympathy to all steves family and friends.
I was very shocked when i heard the news in a news flash on talk sport radio. He was a great rider, who will be sadly missed. |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:51 (Ref:675788)
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R.I.P Steve.
My thoughts are with his family and freinds! How can such a horrible thing happen to such a great rider and person! |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:54 (Ref:675796)
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Awful news
 RIP Steve. |
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30 Jul 2003, 21:58 (Ref:675800)
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It's been a bad year
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30 Jul 2003, 22:02 (Ref:675805)
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What terrible news
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30 Jul 2003, 22:03 (Ref:675807)
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I am proud to be able to say I witnessed this great man in action.
That fact also makes it hard to accept what has happened. My deepest sympathies go out to his friends and family.
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30 Jul 2003, 22:18 (Ref:675822)
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Bloody hell, I can't believe this.
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30 Jul 2003, 22:47 (Ref:675841)
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I just found it on Ceefax and couldn't believe. It appears at the moment that when you reach greatness in Motorsport - ypu are then taken from us.
My condolences to all his family, friends and in the BSB world! The shock keeps piling up! |
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31 Jul 2003, 00:38 (Ref:675890)
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Terrible news
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31 Jul 2003, 00:39 (Ref:675891)
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I was shaking for ages after I heard. My Dad heard it on the news and rang me, and now I've seen it on teletext. I can't believe he's gone, Steve was finally putting his bad luck behind him and over the last 18 months has been phinominal to watch both on the track and off it. I've dug out some old mags, remembering the great Hizzy-Foggy battles in the TT, his heroics on that awful Norton in 1992....what a rider. So sad.
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31 Jul 2003, 00:53 (Ref:675896)
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sad news about steve hislop
I was shocked to here late last night that steve hislop had been killed in a helicopter crash in the scottish borders,my sympothys are with his freinds and family at this time.
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31 Jul 2003, 02:57 (Ref:675922)
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R I P Steve
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31 Jul 2003, 04:14 (Ref:675942)
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Terrible news , my condolences to his family and friends.
Ive only seen Steve on TV and thought he was simply awesome to watch. the world of motorcycling has been hit hard by this loss and will be hard pressed to replace a man like him. RIP Steve. |
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31 Jul 2003, 05:32 (Ref:675953)
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Another sad day for motorsport.
RIP Steve. |
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31 Jul 2003, 06:05 (Ref:675958)
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RIP Steve
It's been an awful year... |
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31 Jul 2003, 06:22 (Ref:675966)
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its a shame, especially when he was about to ride with a new team.
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31 Jul 2003, 06:24 (Ref:675967)
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Godspeed.
RIP |
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31 Jul 2003, 06:30 (Ref:675972)
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rip
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31 Jul 2003, 06:41 (Ref:675974)
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I wonder when he exactly crashed, it's a shame nobody saw or heard anything - wonder if he was still alive after it crashed?
Hizzy was my fave rider
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31 Jul 2003, 07:08 (Ref:675991)
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I hadn't heard...tragic news!
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