Sad news from Manfeild

[erik]

That's terrible news. It would be good to get the proper story of what happened. (that Herald article was useless, it said the accident happened in the pits?!)

[curious george]

Gosh, really hope those hurt get better soon.
Thoughts with the family of the one not so lucky :-(
btw, that was quick of the Herald...

[Kwaka-Kid]

not good news to hear at all.

Thoughts go out to the racers and friends/family.

Take care everybody.

[Marknz]

NZ Herald article - very brief & next to no details.

The news article above and the one on the TVNZ website are incorrect... the accident did not happen in the pits. It happened on the start finish straight.

[Marknz]

Your information is indeed very much secomnd hand.Please lets not make ill founded assumptions.
Lets just say it was a correctly run meeting and all marshal points were covered by marshalls-with flags.

You're better off not saying anything at all cause you weren't there and don't have any idea how the meeting was being run. I'd suggest you all keep your conjecture to yourselves unless you've actually spoken to someone who was there.

[campwest]

Your information is indeed very much secomnd hand.Please lets not make ill founded assumptions.
Lets just say it was a correctly run meeting and all marshal points were covered by marshalls-with flags.

I saw a few races today where the red flag was brought out at the start/finish but yellows elsewhere.

I did not see that incident so wont comment.

A guy I saw crawling on the start finish/line claiming "it was a yellow fuking flag" referring to the cprevious corner flag.

And the bike buring ... the van came back to get a fire extinguisher, and got told that they used em all.

RIP dude.

[Brian d marge]

You're better off not saying anything at all cause you weren't there and don't have any idea how the meeting was being run. I'd suggest you all keep your conjecture to yourselves unless you've actually spoken to someone who was there.

Someone was Killed that is three I know off since Xmas , and that is three to many .
One the one hand you dont want to cause offence to the people who were genuinely trying to do the right thing etc

On the other hand ,someone was killed PERIOD ,which means something in the process went wrong.

AND at that level of racing SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN . PERIOD

( feel free to fire those red rep points over here , hell Ill even give meself a few ,,, but i stand by what I say ,no change,,I am F&())'&%& furious that that could happen at that level of racing and yes I am using bad language as its an indication of how pissed I am )

Once again I repeat this is not an attack on those who were trying to do the right thing etc , rather the process which allowed this ( and others) tragegy to happen.

Finally my thoughts are with all those effected by this. and out of respect this is my final post on this .( you can put me down as VERY PISSED OFF in the background )

Stephen

[Marknz]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14641

[Zed]

Someone was Killed that is three I know off since Xmas , and that is three to many .
One the one hand you dont want to cause offence to the people who were genuinely trying to do the right thing etc

If you are not related or friends with the deceased, I fail to fully understand why you are getting so worked up? I think you need to come to terms with death Stephen, people die every minute of every day in this world under many different circumstances, even during the circumstances we love like motor racing! This is a tragic event, and until more specific information is publicised just take a deep breath and have a moment of silence for those currently suffering...

[Coyote]

Holy Crap. And I was thinking about entering the F3 class this round. Just read 7 others were injured, how are they doing?

[VasalineWarrior]

yeah that was one of the most horrible things ive ever seen-why the f2#k was there only one ambulence there? hope everyone made it home ok

[Coyote]

yeah that was one of the most horrible things ive ever seen-why the f2#k was there only one ambulence there? hope everyone made it home ok

Not very often that something like this happens is it? I crashed twice in round 1 and didn't need their assistance. The bike was worse off than me

[JohnBoy]

the item has just been on TV 1 news, no other info has been stated but police have asked if anybody has any video of the crash or leading upto the event.

please people, lets all be sensible about this and be supportive of those who are upset by this event.

[justsomeguy]

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[Georgio]

http://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/599512

The first incident was half way round the track and invloved several bikes
and required the Ambulance. That produced a red flag on the start/finish
line but there was no red flag any where else on the track. Some riders
stopped immediately for the red flad, and started to reform the grid. Riders
coming onto the start finish straight had no warning.

I didn't see the iincident peronally, I was in the pits having just
completed my first race for the day.

I heard three seperate impacts that make you feel sick trying to explain or
remember.

The other incident at the other side of the track had the ambulance tied up,
and they were unaware of the second much more serious accident on the
start/finish line.

One guy died at the scene. The other two were strethered off in the spinal
braces....

The worst thing possible happened. A guy was killed at the track today, and
he did not do anything wrong. It's hard to desribe this one as a racing
incident, but I guess that is what happens at the race track sometimes.
Thankfully not very often, but often enough to remind everyonoe that life is
precious.

Condolences and sympathy to the families.

George Graham.