RIP Paulo Gonçalves

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Edited Date/Time 1/13/2020 5:03am
This was mentioned inside another thread, but I thought it at least deserved its own topic. RIP Paulo. Shit, this sucks.

https://jalopnik.com/portuguese-dakar-motorcyclist-paulo-goncalves-has-…


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1/13/2020 2:12am
Extremely saddening to read, thoughts are with with family and friends.
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1/13/2020 3:44am
Reading Toby's account of the scene he came across was brutal. Can't imagine the last minutes of the man, RIP.
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SenditDan
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1/13/2020 4:35am Edited Date/Time 1/13/2020 5:03am
He was one of my motocross Heros, watched him race many times! most humble human you will ever meet.
He was a portuguese motocross, supercross and Enduro national champion

1997 - 125 mx/sx national champion
1998 - 250 mx/sx national champion
1999 - 250 mx national champion
2000 - 250 mx national champion
2001 - 250 mx national champion
2002 - 250 mx/sx & Enduro 4T national champion
2003 - 250 4T enduro national champion
2004 - 250 2T enduro national champion
2005 - 450 enduro national champion
2006 - mx2 mx national champion
2007 - mx1 supercross national champion
2008 - mx1 mx/sx National champion

After 2008 he went on to give the rally scene a go!

Descança em paz amigo Paulo "speedy" Gonçalves

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1/13/2020 4:49am
Had the luck and pleasure to meet him, amazing human being, so humble and so fast, still have pictures with him

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