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minter in 1967 pictured before his retirement from mainstream motorcycle racing 2 january 2015 kent , england british 27 april 1932 file : derek minter small.jpg derek minter
 derek minter
derek minter

derek minter -lrb- 27 april 1932 -- 2 january 2015 -rrb- was a british former grand prix motorcycle and short-circuit road racer .
a versatile rider , he rode a variety of machinery between 1955 and 1967 at increasing levels of expertise and in varying capacities and classes .
his best season was in 1958 when he finished the year in fifth place in the 500cc world championship .
in 1960 , minter won the north west 200 race in northern ireland .
in 1962 , he won the isle of man 250cc lightweight tt
