title: Chris Conn
text: # Chris Conn
  
  Chris Conn (31 December 1937 – 12 February 2021) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1964 to 1967.
  
  ## Motorcycle racing career
  
  Conn was born in Portishead, Somerset. His best season was in 1966 when he finished the year in tenth place in the 500cc world championship. In 1966 he won the preseason invitational Mettet Grand Prix.
  
  Conn died from a heart attack in Portishead on February 12, 2021.
  
  