Pukekohe Raceway fatal crash (9 March)

[Cleve]

Truly horrible. My thoughts and sympathies with all who know these (as yet unknown to me) riders. My fear is they are people I know well.

[GSVR]

Was on the second to last lap of the 600's race.

http://www.nzsbk.co.nz/

According to Frosty on the other thread Aria, TwoSmoker and JayRacer weren't involved.

Sad way for the series to end.

[Trouser]

a bit more info

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4431834a10.html

[Sparky Bills]

Another death at that track....

RIP boys. My thoughts are with their families and freinds.

Not nice news at all!

[Livvy]

That's terrible. Rest in peace fallen riders and sympathies to all their friends and families.

[Brett]

So Sorry to hear of this. We were going to be there spectating today, but overslept. Gutted to hear this. COndolences to family and friends, RIP the riders.

[carver]

That's terrible. Rest in peace fallen riders and sympathies to all their friends and families.

that sucks, racing is a dangerous game i guess..

[emaN]

...to put freinds minds at rest.
I can tell you folk it ISN'T Two Smoker,Jayracer,Nicko,White Trash, Shaun, Codgyoldracer,Keystone,Aria or Rob (torque)

thanks T...

Hate to think what the families are going through at this hideous time...my thoughts & prayers are with them.

[ajturbo]

RIP ..........

[McDuck]

That sucks. I guess there would not have been a lot of time to do stuff about it at 260kph

[FROSTY:Me]

Update its not I can tell you folk it ISN'T Two Smoker,Jayracer,Nicko,White Trash, Shaun, Codgyoldracer,Keystone,Aria or Rob (torque) or Jonno

[bistard]

Another Sad Sad Day!!,heres thinking of the friends,family & the officials at Puke

[unrealone]

RIP Riders.

[Tony.OK]

SAD SAD news,R.I.P fellow bikers,my thoughts and sympathies go out to all family and friends.

[alexthekidd]

A mechanical failure may have contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash at Pukekohe Park raceway this morning.

Two motorcyclists, who have yet to be named, were killed after they collided on the back straight in a race about 11am.

Emergency services were on the scene immediately but could not do anything for the riders.

Police spokeswoman Darragh O'Riordan said early estimates were that one of the motorcyclists was travelling about 260kmh when the crash occurred.

"It seems that the crash happened when one of the racers struck the other from behind," she told NZPA.

"We believe that the bike in front was slowing and may have had a mechanical failure, but we don't know for sure at this stage."

The motorcyclists were competing at a meeting organised by the Auckland Motorcycling Club which included the fifth round of the New Zealand Superbike Road Race Championship.

-NZPA

Already a thread on this in another section, but thought i'd post the media release up in the main section of the forum. Mods - remove if you feel so inclined.