I have just heard the sad news that Ray Cowles has died this morning. Ray had been ill for some time. I will personally miss him very much, as will my family. He was a dear man, and the Southern100 in particular will never be the same without Raymond and his pipe.
Many riders like Ian Lougher owe their start in the sport to Ray, who was a deeply kind man, and in spite of his deafness, he could always hear a good joke, or a secret!

A sad loss of one of the great characters of the sport. There can hardly be a Welshman of note, past or present, who hasn't been 'touched' by Ray

RIP my condolences to family and friends.

rip rAY, I REMEMBER TALKING TO HIM AT mONDELLO, MANY TRS AGO, I AM HARD OF HEARING MYSELF, AND I CAN TELL YOU, IT WAS SURE AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION
RIP Ray

I add my condolences to Ray and family.
Actually raced with Ray in early 60s when if memory serves me right he was riding Arial Arrows and Velocettes.Last spoke with him TTRA 2005 dinner as although he was hard of hearing he could lip read quite well.
Under the chequed flag Ray RIP

what a character Ray was.
He will be sadly missed by lots of people.
Ray I will raise one of your special coffees for you at the pre tt classic races.
with love
Ali Andy and young Bob S100
xxx

A great man and a sad loss condolonces to all his family and friends, RIP RAY.

Very sad to hear of Rays death , a real character , used to frequent our bar a loy , always cracking jokes etc , will be badly missed . And the riders he has helped over the years , the list is endless .
RIP Ray . Alex , Sheila , Shaun & Ellen Hogg .

The welsh wizard has left us :cry:

R.I.P. Raymond you will be sadly missed.

Another great character leaves us. What a privilege to know this man. And what secrets and magic of tuning must he be taking with him.
When I saw Ray at Oswestry in February at the TT Legends night, I didn't think the great man looked at all well. But this is very sad news indeed, and my sympathies go to his family, and not forgetting Selwyn Griffiths, who was always by Ray's side. There will be many riders who have benefitted from Ray's genius who will mourn his passing.