RIP Jason Richards - V8 SuperCars

**Hopeful Bastard** · 16th December 2011, 15:38

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/champi...4/default.aspx

THE V8 Supercar community is in deep mourning with the tragic passing of popular driver Jason Richards.

The New Zealander passed away peacefully last night at 8.00pm after a brave battle with Adreno Cortical Carcinoma (ACC), with which he was first diagnosed in November last year.

R.I.P JR. You will be missed Buddy.

**Madness** · 16th December 2011, 15:44

Far out!! What a loss. He always came across as a true gentleman, never hot headed or egotistical.

RIP

**onearmedbandit** · 16th December 2011, 15:46

Aw shit, that sucks.

And yes I realise that many many other 'unknowns' die every day from similar conditions etc, but not everyone of them we get to watch on TV and get to 'know them'.

**onearmedbandit** · 16th December 2011, 15:48

Wait a minute.....

http://www.sports-force.net.au/motor...ichards-alive/

**Hopeful Bastard** · 16th December 2011, 15:53

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Wait a minute.....

http://www.sports-force.net.au/motor...ichards-alive/

Yeah, Unfortunately, There were 3 Jason Richards that passed Yesterday. And one of them is Our man.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsp...r-fight-age-35

**NordieBoy** · 16th December 2011, 16:12

Another Nelsonian gone...

http://jasonrichards.bradjonesracing.com.au/

**onearmedbandit** · 16th December 2011, 16:21

Originally Posted by Hopeful Bastard

Yeah, Unfortunately, There were 3 Jason Richards that passed Yesterday. And one of them is Our man.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsp...r-fight-age-35

Damn, for a while there it looked like it wasn't.

**steve_t** · 16th December 2011, 17:17

Very sad. Another kiwi who made his mark taken away too early. What an awful time of the year for his family to lose him

**nighthawk** · 16th December 2011, 17:54

Damn shame, was a great bloke.

RIP JR

**kiwisfly** · 16th December 2011, 18:47

sad indeed

**Mental Trousers** · 16th December 2011, 19:04

Certainly raised the eyebrows when I heard it on the radio. I knew he'd been fighting cancer but I thought he was recovering and on the up. But I guess that's his personality coming though, always a happy, positive bloke who just got out there and did it.

Sad.

**Fast Eddie** · 16th December 2011, 20:14

Bugger, that Radio DJ on Hauraki just announced that it wasnt our Jason that passed away.. sad to see that wasnt the case

**Katman** · 16th December 2011, 20:19

Deepest respect to a courageous man.

**eelracing** · 16th December 2011, 20:22

Very sad, when I saw this on the news it showed him being interviewed 6 months ago.He was saying how hard it was to deal with writing up the next thirty years of birthday cards for his two daughters.
How could you deal with that?

The good always go far to young.