Motorcrosser Dies at Clevedon

[Mattyc]

A 23 year old died at the Motocross track at clevedon

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10345627

Really sad news, My sympathy to the Guys family

[Lou Girardin]

Motorcrosser? or just a dirt bike rider?
Motorcrosser sounds more 'newsy' now that there's coverage of Coppins and Townley.
Doesn't it.

[pritch]

Motorcrosser? or just a dirt bike rider?
Doesn't it.

Does it matter? Dead is dead.

[WRT]

Hadnt heard about this up until now,

Quad bike death (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10345625)

My condolences to both familys involved in these two tragic accidents, but I have to ask, why was a 4yo riding a 300cc Quad bike by herself? No wonder manslaughter charges have been laid.

[ManDownUnder]

what a loss... only 4 - so much potential snuffed out.

Condolences to the family!

[PLUG]

geez ... it might be the death of the track if the info in the artical is correct ..."tractor going one way bike the other & the track was open !!" OSH's rotweilers are going to have a good feed on this.

[Mattyc]

Yeah i was thinking that myself, Wonder what effect it will have on the track The guy who owns it is a real nice guy, hes been in the moto-x scene for years, Im guessing it was him driving the grader ( i thought it was a front end loader, but the herald says grader, my memory is a bit blurred)

I also have Sympathy for him, as i have been up there before on a wednesday, and hes told us not to go out on the track when the he was out powerhoe-ing the track, maybe he was out hoeing, someone turned up and just went for it, theres a few low sections in that track, enough to conceal the grader from the riders view ?

Very Sad

[crashe]

Update: via email from police comms centre

RIP David
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NZ Police CommCens Alert 15:40 15-09-2005 Counties Manukau

Location of incident: Ardmore

Incident Type: Fatal motorbike crash 14 Sept

Yesterday at about 1540 hrs David BEGG died at the Moto xtreme Yamaha raceway situated on Ardmore Quarry Road, Papakura after an incident where his motorbike he was riding has colided with a tractor that was harrowing the track.

David Begg is a 23 year old male, residing in Whitford, he was employed as a truck driver.


Issued by: Inspector Darroch Todd