OBITUARY
Photo : Stu Newby
After a season in the USA , Wylie returned to New Zealand and was leading the second of the Marlboro International Series before injury ended his career . Here he is on the Coppertone sponsored Yamaha TZ750 getting stuck into it at the Bay Park Marlboro round . Right : Dale was always passionate about windsurfing
RETURN TO NZ After the US season was over , Wylie and Sinclair returned to New Zealand and Dale raced the Yamaha 750 in the second Marlboro International Series . After the North Island round he was leading on points but crashed a TZ250 in practice at Timaru ’ s Levels circuit , badly damaging his right arm . His racing days were over , so he took up wind-surfing , which was to remain a passion the rest of his life . He also wanted to go flying , so gained his pilot ’ s licence and then trained on helicopters before working in the venison recovery industry on the West Coast of the South Island .
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