A keen motorbike racer from Eastbourne died after he was in a collision with another rider on a Russian racetrack.

Richard Goodwin, 40, of Allfrey Road, was racing his 750cc motorbike on a track near Moscow, when he is believed to have clipped the bike in front, sending him and his bike careering into bushes, an inquest heard.

Mr Goodwin, a father of two, was taken to hospital and, despite having no broken bones, died almost a week later on August 8.

Coroner Alan Craze, sitting at Eastbourne Magistrates Court yesterday, heard Mr Goodwin, a carpenter, died from a blood clot in his leg, as a result of the crash, which had travelled to his lungs causing a pulmonary embolism.

Mr Goodwin's wife, Sviatlana Matseyuk, told the inquest her husband had not had any motorbiking accidents since she had known him.

She said: "It was his hobby and he was very good at it. Because he had got a bit older he chose to race in Eastern Europe because the standard was not as high as in England."

She told the inquest her husband probably clipped the rider in front on a right hand bend. Although she had not seen the impact, she saw the other rider had also come off.

She said: "I don't think anyone could say how it happened, no one saw the impact between the two bikes. Richard said in the hospital the guy in front must have lost control of his bike."

The inquest heard Mr Goodwin had been conscious before he died at the Botkin Hospital in Moscow.

Mr Craze delivered a verdict of death by misadventure and said everyone involved in the sport knew the dangers.