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!