Shea Lun Tsang
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| Complete name: Shea Lun Tsang [in Chinese Tsang Shea Lun] |
| Birth date: ??.???.???? |
| Birth Place: unknown, unknown |
| Death date: 16.Nov.1973 |
| Death Place: Macau, Macau (now China, then Portuguese overseas territory) |
| Nationality: Hong Kong |
| Gender: male |
| Age at death: ?? |
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| Event date: 16.Nov.1973 |
| Series: sports bike - non-championship |
| Race: 7th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Event type: race |
| Country: China |
| Venue: Macau (Circuito da Guia) |
| Variant: 6.11-kilometer street circuit (1958-1992) |
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| Role: rider |
| Vehicle type: motorcycle |
| Vehicle sub-type: sports bike - from 601 cm3 up to 750 cm3 |
| Vehicle brand/model: Norton 750 Commando |
| Vehicle number: ?? |
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Notes:
Hong Kong motorcyclist Tsang Shea Lun died in Macau hospital from injuries in a crash which happened during the 7th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.
The accident occurred on Sunday, 16 November 1973. Tsang Shea Lun crashed his Norton Commando into a retaining wall, on the third lap of the race held on the twisting Circuito da Guia, 6.11-kilometer street course in Macau.
Japanese riders swept the first three places in the 25-lap race. Takashi Arioka was the winner, from Akira Terui, second and Toshimitsu So, all three riding Suzuki TR500s.
Tsang Shea Lun was reported to be the fourth competitor, the first motorcycle rider, to be killed in the Macau Grand Prix since the first edition held in 1958.
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Sources:
- Newspaper The Straits Times (Singapore), issue of Wednesday, 19 November 1973, page 1, article "Macao Grand Prix death", retrieved by website http://newspapers.nl.sg/ .
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Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW, Australia), issue of Thursday, 20 November 1973, article "Grand Prix Rider Killed", page 8, retrieved by website http://news.google.com/newspapers .
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