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WSB Champion Fred Merkel – What’s He Doing Now?

Joy Ryder - Friday 07.08.09, 21:17pm

Fred Merkel was the World Superbike Champion in 1988 and 1989 and now, at the age of 46, is living with his family on a ranch in New Zealand.
Merkel started his career as a young boy, taught by his father, and by the age of 19, was racing a 250cc Grand Prix bike. After going [...]

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