Raced and Lived on the Edge RIP Anthony Gobert

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Australian Anthony Gobert dead at 48. He had it all at one time, but partying evolved into serious addiction.

R.I.P Anthony Gobert

“The Go Show” , Anthony Gobert, has passed away in Australia.

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The above is one of the last public pictures of Anthony. He looks pretty bad.

Life in the Fast Lane: Anthony Gobert Surfaces In Concerning Social Media Clip

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Anthony Gobertâs life on the edge: his brother asks for help

The former bad boy of Superbike has lost control of his life and brother Aaron has decided to launch a crowdfunding to help him

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That's Anthony on a 600 Yamaha at Willow Springs

The following story is about Anthony getting beat up.

Anthony “Go-Show” Gobert Recovering In Hospital After Being Attacked And Beaten, Brother Aaron Gobert Says

Copyright 2019, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By Michael Gougis Anthony “Go-Show” Gobert, who raced 500cc Grand Prix, World Superbike and AMA Pro Superbike, was beaten at his home by intruders […]

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"At just 19, Gobert became the youngest ever SWC race winner when he won the final leg of the 1994 season at Phillip Island in Victoria. The record was broken two years later"

"Gobert had a chequered past with drug and alcohol abuse, which cost him his ride with the Suzuki factory 500cc Grand Prix team in 1997, having failed a drug test.
His life spiralled further into the grips of addiction in 2004 when his then girlfriend Suni Dixon died.
Gobert admitted he had a heroin addiction in 2006 while standing trial for driving with an expired license.
Two years later, he was convicted and put behind bars for robbing a 70-year-old pensioner and a 31-year-old woman"

Former MotoGP Aussie prodigy dies at 48 after sad battle

The record-breaking racer was hospitalised but couldn’t be saved from a grim fate that ‘runs deeply’ in his family.

7news.com.au